Article: Wives' relative income and marital satisfaction among the urban Chinese population: Exploring some moderating effects

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TitleWives' relative income and marital satisfaction among the urban Chinese population: Exploring some moderating effects
AuthorsZhang, H
Tsang, SKM
Chi, P2
Cheung, YT3
Zhang, X
Yip, PSF3
Issue Date2012
PublisherUniversity of Calgary, Department of Sociology. The Journal's web site is located at http://soci.ucalgary.ca
CitationJournal Of Comparative Family Studies, 2012, v. 43 n. 2, p. 185-199 [How to Cite?]
AbstractIn contemporary urban China, the employment of married women has led to wives making an economic contribution to the family in both absolute and relative terms. However, little is known about the effect of wives' relative income on marital satisfaction in the Chinese context. This study aims to address two key questions: (a) is wives' relative income associated with marital satisfaction in the Chinese population? (b) Is this association dependent on any condition? Hierarchical multiple regression, using the data of 272 men and 340 women from five large cities in the 2004 Chinese Urban Household Survey, indicates that, after controlling for other variables, wives' income relative to household income is negatively associated with marital satisfaction. We also find that this association has more negative impact on married women than married men. The implications of this study for further research and practice are discussed.
ISSN0047-2328
2011 Impact Factor: 0.476
2011 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.033
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dc.contributor.authorZhang, H
dc.contributor.authorTsang, SKM
dc.contributor.authorChi, P
dc.contributor.authorCheung, YT
dc.contributor.authorZhang, X
dc.contributor.authorYip, PSF
dc.date.accessioned2012-10-30T06:21:15Z
dc.date.available2012-10-30T06:21:15Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.description.abstractIn contemporary urban China, the employment of married women has led to wives making an economic contribution to the family in both absolute and relative terms. However, little is known about the effect of wives' relative income on marital satisfaction in the Chinese context. This study aims to address two key questions: (a) is wives' relative income associated with marital satisfaction in the Chinese population? (b) Is this association dependent on any condition? Hierarchical multiple regression, using the data of 272 men and 340 women from five large cities in the 2004 Chinese Urban Household Survey, indicates that, after controlling for other variables, wives' income relative to household income is negatively associated with marital satisfaction. We also find that this association has more negative impact on married women than married men. The implications of this study for further research and practice are discussed.
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dc.identifier.citationJournal Of Comparative Family Studies, 2012, v. 43 n. 2, p. 185-199 [How to Cite?]
dc.identifier.epage199
dc.identifier.hkuros210811
dc.identifier.issn0047-2328
2011 Impact Factor: 0.476
2011 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.033
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/172299
dc.identifier.volume43
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherUniversity of Calgary, Department of Sociology. The Journal's web site is located at http://soci.ucalgary.ca
dc.publisher.placeCanada
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Comparative Family Studies
dc.relation.referencesReferences in Scopus
dc.titleWives' relative income and marital satisfaction among the urban Chinese population: Exploring some moderating effects
dc.typeArticle
Author Affiliations
  1. Beijing Normal University
  2. Wayne State University
  3. The University of Hong Kong
  4. Renmin University of China