Wives' Relative Income and Marital Quality in Urban China: The Role of Perceived Equity

被引:11
作者
Zhang, Huiping [1 ]
Tsang, Sandra Kit Man [2 ]
机构
[1] Renmin Univ China, Sch Sociol & Populat Studies, Dept Social Work, Beijing 100872, Peoples R China
[2] Univ Hong Kong, Dept Social Work, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Peoples R China
关键词
Wives' relative income; Marital happiness; Marital instability; Perceived equity; Urban China; DIVISION-OF-LABOR; HOUSEHOLD LABOR; GENDER IDEOLOGY; HAPPINESS; MARRIAGE; FAIRNESS; FAMILY; EMPLOYMENT; DIVORCE; COUPLES;
D O I
10.1007/s11211-012-0166-7
中图分类号
B84 [心理学];
学科分类号
010107 [宗教学];
摘要
The debate over the association between wives' relative income (WRI) and marital quality remain controversial in the west; however, this important research area has been surprisingly under-studied against the backdrop of the fast socioeconomic transition in contemporary China. Using 763 urban Chinese wives, this study examined both the mediating and the moderating role of perceived equity between WRI and marital quality. Hierarchical multiple regression indicated that urban Chinese wives' relative income had a negative impact on their marital happiness and a positive impact on marital instability to a small extent. The mediating role of perceived equity was not supported in this study; however, perceived equity could buffer the positive effect of wives' relative income on marital instability, especially for higher-earning wives. This study contributes to understanding wives' socioeconomic resources and marital quality from an equity perspective in the Chinese context and generates implications for cross-cultural research on perceived equity. It also serves for marital counseling on improving higher-earning wives' perception of fairness as well as family-friendly policy making.
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页码:406 / 420
页数:15
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