The gender differences of marital satisfaction’s influencing factors in China

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10.2991/978-94-6463-276-7_21How to use a DOI?

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Spouse doing household chores; family decision-making; physical and mental health; marital satisfaction; gender differences; China

Abstract

The discussion on gender differences can be traced back to the early stages of human society, where different division of labor was formed between men and women based on physiological gender. The traditional gender role concept positions men as the role of “supporting the family” and forms a labor division model of “men leading the outside and women leading the inside”. In modern society, the improvement of women’s labor participation rate and the universal generalization of “double salary” families have prompted obvious changes in the traditional concept of gender roles and the formation of a new pattern of gender division in families. However, traditional gender division of labor still exists within the family. Therefore, the gender difference in marital satisfaction in China is an important scientific issue. This article is based on role theory, gender role theory, gender difference theory, social gender theory, and the empathy altruism hypothesis. Using data from 2017 China General Social Survey (CGSS), relevant analysis, exploratory factor analysis, confirmatory factor analysis, structural equation modeling, and comparative analysis are used to study the gender difference in marital satisfaction in China, Structural equation models were constructed for both males and females. The research results indicate that both male and female marital satisfaction can be significantly improved by spouses doing household chores, and the increase in female marital satisfaction is greater when spouses do household chores. Family decision-making can significantly improve male marital satisfaction, while female participation in family decision-making can reduce male marital satisfaction. However, male participation in family decision-making has no significant impact on female marital satisfaction. Both physical and mental health can significantly affect the marital satisfaction of both men and women, but the impact of men’s physical and mental health on women’s marital satisfaction is more significant. This study has important practical significance in improving marital satisfaction in Chinese families and promoting the construction of harmonious families.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Yan Sun
AU  - Weiwei Wang
PY  - 2023
DA  - 2023/10/27
TI  - The gender differences of marital satisfaction’s influencing factors in China
BT  - Proceedings of the 2023 4th International Conference on Big Data and Social Sciences (ICBDSS 2023)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 190
EP  - 213
SN  - 2667-128X
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6463-276-7_21
DO  - 10.2991/978-94-6463-276-7_21
ID  - Sun2023
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