Men's Commitment to Family Reconsidered : Focus on the Diversity of Life Style as a Work/Life

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  • 育児期男性にとっての家庭関与の意味 : 男性の生活スタイルの多様化に注目して
  • イクジキ ダンセイ ニ トッテ ノ カテイ カンヨ ノ イミ : ダンセイ ノ セイカツ スタイル ノ タヨウカ ニ チュウモク シテ

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Based on their balance of energy investment among work, family, and personal activities, 332 married men with 3-4 year old children were categorized into 4 lifestyle types: "job plus personal activity,""job-only,""double-standard," and "egalitarian." The relationship between men's life satisfaction and their commitment to the family was examined using hierarchical multiple regression analysis on each type. The main findings were the differences between "double-standard" and "egalitarian" which were found to be highly family-oriented. Sharing household chores with one's wife had a positive effect on a man's life satisfaction in the "egalitarian" type, while all variables about commitment to family were not significant in the "double-standard" group. Furthermore, a wife's preference for traditional gender roles increased one's life satisfaction in the "double-standard" but not in the "egalitarian" type. These findings suggest that men's high commitment to family does not always imply that they are free from the traditional gender bias.

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