Labor Force Participation, Family Adjustment and Parental Stress in Chinese Families: A Gendered View.

This study explored how parents' employment status influenced family adjustment and parental stress in urban China. Based in a large city in South China, we surveyed 17,459 parents of children from fourth to sixth grade in 49 schools in 2021. Results showed that for fathers, employment had a positiv...

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Published in:	Journal of Child & Family Studies Vol. 34; no. 10; pp. 2552 - 2565
Main Authors:	Zhou, Huiquan, Wang, Xiaotao, Li, Mei
Format:	Article
Published:	Springer Nature Oct2025
Subjects:	China Gender role Psychology of fathers Fatherhood Work-life balance Sex distribution Culture Psychological adaptation Parenting Family relations Father-child relationship Gender inequality Psychology of mothers Psychological stress Metropolitan areas Child care Mother-child relationship Motherhood Employment Scale analysis (Psychology) Cronbach's alpha Descriptive statistics Comparative studies Regression analysis
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