division of labor, perceived labor-related stress and well-being among european couples劳动分工、感知labor-related压力和幸福在欧洲夫妇.pdfVIP

Vol.2, No.4, 452-460 (2012) Open Journal of Preventive Medicine /10.4236/ojpm.2012.24064 Division of labor, perceived labor-related stress and well-being among European couples * Emma Hagqvist , Katja Gillander Gådin, Mikael Nordenmark Department of Health Sciences, Mid Sweden University, Östersund, Sweden; *Corresponding Author: Emma.Hagqvist@miun.se Received 14 August 2012; revised 21 September 2012; accepted 29 October 2012 ABSTRACT between married or cohabiting men and women. Recent studies show that American and European women spend Background: The objective of this study was to less time performing paid work and more time perform- analyze how involvement in paid and unpaid ing unpaid work than men do [2-7]. However, the equa- work and perceived labor-related stress are re- lization of responsibilities and opportunities between lated to the well-being of married or cohabiting married or cohabiting men and women regarding the men and women in Europe. Methods: Data from division of work is a common political goal in the Euro- the European Social Survey round two has been pean Union. These goals are based on the belief that an used. The sample consists of 5800 women and equal distribution of labor will equalize power relations 6952 men, aged between 18 - 65 years. Exposure within couples and promote the well-being of both wo- variables were divided into labor involvement, men and men [8]. time spent on paid and unpaid work, and la- Several studies have explored