Female Labor Force Status and Couple's Marital Satisfaction: A Chinese Analysis.

ABSTRACT: While China has decreasing female labor participation and increasing marital instability, compared to the rest of the world, its female labor participation rate is higher on average. The effect of female labor force status on couples' marital satisfaction, as one of the main factors for evaluating marital quality, has been separately discussed, including extensive margins considering whether women are in the labor market and intensive margins on women working hours per week. This study analyzed data from the 2014 China Family Panel Studies (CFPS) using a binary logit model and a stability test. Results showed that the work hours, rather than the occupational status, of women affect marital satisfaction. In addition, regardless of the gender role attitudes held by the couple, marital satisf

SUBMITTER: Yu X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8343394 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature