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Gender Equality and Restless Sleep Among Partnered Europeans
Author(s) -
Maume David J.,
Hewitt Belinda,
Ruppanner Leah
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of marriage and family
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.578
H-Index - 159
eISSN - 1741-3737
pISSN - 0022-2445
DOI - 10.1111/jomf.12488
Subject(s) - nexus (standard) , context (archaeology) , sleep (system call) , unemployment , psychology , gender equality , inequality , situated , european social survey , demographic economics , social psychology , sociology , gender studies , political science , economic growth , economics , geography , politics , mathematical analysis , mathematics , archaeology , artificial intelligence , computer science , law , embedded system , operating system
Sleep is situated in the work–family nexus and can be shaped by national norms promoting gender equality. The authors tested this proposition using individual data from the European Social Survey matched to a country‐level measure of gender equality. In individual‐level models, women's sleep was more troubled by the presence of children in the home and partners' unemployment, whereas men's restless sleep was associated with their own unemployment and worries about household finances. In country‐level models, the authors find that in nations that empower women and elevate their status, men and women alike report sounder sleep, and the gender gap in restless sleep is significantly reduced among those living in gender‐equal countries. This study adds to the understanding of gender differences in sleep quality and provides new evidence on the importance of the national context in shaping the pattern of gender inequality in the domestic sphere.