Childcare task division and shared parenting attitudes in dual-earner families with young children.

A study was conducted to determine the attitudes of dual-earner couples to shared parenting (SP), marital satisfaction, and division of child-care tasks. Findings revealed that psychological and relational SP dimensions predicted marital fulfillment, parental competence, and closeness to children;...

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Publicado en:	Family Relations Vol. 50; no. 2; pp. 143 - 154
Autores principales:	Ehrenberg, Marion F., Gearing-Small, Margaret, Hunter, Michael A.
Formato:	Artículo
Publicado:	Wiley-Blackwell April 2001
Materias:	Dual-career families Marital satisfaction Married people's attitudes Married people & psychology Parenting Division of household labor
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Sumario:	A study was conducted to determine the attitudes of dual-earner couples to shared parenting (SP), marital satisfaction, and division of child-care tasks. Findings revealed that psychological and relational SP dimensions predicted marital fulfillment, parental competence, and closeness to children; but division of child-care tasks did not. These results were interpreted as indicating how family practitioners can educate and help dual-earner couples with regard to these relational aspects of shared parenting.