Petra Wagman1, Maria Nordin2,3, Lars Alfredsson4,5, Peter J M Westerholm6, Eleonor I Fransson1,5. 1. a School of Health and Welfare , Jönköping University , Jönköping , Sweden. 2. b Department of Psychology , Umeå University , Umeå , Sweden. 3. c Stress Research Institute, Stockholm University , Stockholm , Sweden. 4. d Center of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Stockholm County Council , Stockholm , Sweden. 5. e Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet , Stockholm , Sweden. 6. f Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine , Uppsala University , Uppsala , Sweden.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The amount and perception of domestic work may affect satisfaction with everyday life, but further knowledge is needed about the relationship between domestic work division and health and well-being. AIM: To describe the division of, and satisfaction with, domestic work and responsibility for home/family in adults living with a partner. A further aim was to investigate the associations between these aspects and self-rated life satisfaction and health. METHOD: Data from the Work, Lipids and Fibrinogen survey collected 2009 were used, comprising 4924 participants living with a partner. Data were analyzed using logistic regression. RESULTS: The majority shared domestic work and responsibility for home/family equally with their partner. However, more women conducted the majority of the domestic work and were less satisfied with its division. When both division and satisfaction with division was included in the analysis, solely satisfaction with the division and the responsibility were associated with higher odds for good life satisfaction. Regarding health, higher odds for good self-rated health were seen in those who were satisfied with their division of responsibility. CONCLUSION AND SIGNIFICANCE: The results highlight the importance of taking into account not solely the actual division of domestic work but also the satisfaction with it.
BACKGROUND: The amount and perception of domestic work may affect satisfaction with everyday life, but further knowledge is needed about the relationship between domestic work division and health and well-being. AIM: To describe the division of, and satisfaction with, domestic work and responsibility for home/family in adults living with a partner. A further aim was to investigate the associations between these aspects and self-rated life satisfaction and health. METHOD: Data from the Work, Lipids and Fibrinogen survey collected 2009 were used, comprising 4924 participants living with a partner. Data were analyzed using logistic regression. RESULTS: The majority shared domestic work and responsibility for home/family equally with their partner. However, more women conducted the majority of the domestic work and were less satisfied with its division. When both division and satisfaction with division was included in the analysis, solely satisfaction with the division and the responsibility were associated with higher odds for good life satisfaction. Regarding health, higher odds for good self-rated health were seen in those who were satisfied with their division of responsibility. CONCLUSION AND SIGNIFICANCE: The results highlight the importance of taking into account not solely the actual division of domestic work but also the satisfaction with it.
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Activities in everyday life; gender differences; occupational balance
Authors: Irena Stepanikova; Sanjeev Acharya; Alejandra Colón-López; Safa Abdalla; Jana Klanova; Gary L Darmstadt Journal: EClinicalMedicine Date: 2022-08-27