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Impact of Women's Off‐Farm Employment on Marital Adjustment
Author(s) -
Little Linda F.,
Knaub Patricia Kain,
Wozniak Patricia,
Draughn Peggy S.,
Smith Craig W.,
Weeks O'Neal
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
home economics research journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.372
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 1552-3934
pISSN - 0046-7774
DOI - 10.1177/1077727x8801700106
Subject(s) - context (archaeology) , marital status , competition (biology) , psychology , quality (philosophy) , marital relationship , demographic economics , economics , demography , developmental psychology , sociology , geography , population , biology , ecology , philosophy , archaeology , epistemology
Literature bearing on the relationship of women's employment status to couples' marital adjustment is reviewed. Three competing hypotheses—status competi tion, status enhancement, and no effects—are discussed in terms of farm couples' current context. Findings from this study of 527 farm couples suggest that at this time, women's off‐farm employment might be in competition with traditional farm values, and thus might hinder high‐quality marital relationships in farm couples. Additional determinants of marital adjustment in farm couples are dis cussed.