Determinants and impact of role-related time use allocation on self-reported health among married men and women: a cross-national comparative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Research on the effects of marriage on health maintains that there is a gender-specific gradient, with men deriving far greater benefits than women. One reason provided for this difference is the disproportionate amount of time spent by women on housework and childcare. However, this hypothesis has yet to be explicitly tested for these role-related time use activities. This study provides empirical evidence on the association between role-related time use activities (i.e. housework, childcare and paid work) and self-reported health among married men and women.

Methods

Data from the Multinational Time Use Study (MTUS) on 32,881 men and 26,915 women from Germany, Italy, Spain, the UK and the US were analyzed. Seemingly unrelated regression (SUR) models and multivari

SUBMITTER: Jonsson KR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7404928 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature