Satisfaction with Time Allocations Within the Family: The Role of Family Type

This study examines the links between inequality in the time allocations of partners in couple families and the satisfaction they have with the way they spend their time. It uses time diary and self-reported satisfaction data from the 2006 Australian Time Use Survey. It shows that inequality in the...

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Main Authors: Le, Anh, Miller, Paul
Format: Journal Article
Published: Springer Netherlands 2013
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/11611
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description This study examines the links between inequality in the time allocations of partners in couple families and the satisfaction they have with the way they spend their time. It uses time diary and self-reported satisfaction data from the 2006 Australian Time Use Survey. It shows that inequality in the time allocations of partners in couple families affects the satisfaction with the current allocation of time in families without children, but not in families with children. It is argued that the patterns of time use associated with children, specifically specialization in specific tasks, are the main reason for this finding.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-116112017-09-13T14:56:50Z Satisfaction with Time Allocations Within the Family: The Role of Family Type Le, Anh Miller, Paul Coordination Satisfaction Specialization Time allocations This study examines the links between inequality in the time allocations of partners in couple families and the satisfaction they have with the way they spend their time. It uses time diary and self-reported satisfaction data from the 2006 Australian Time Use Survey. It shows that inequality in the time allocations of partners in couple families affects the satisfaction with the current allocation of time in families without children, but not in families with children. It is argued that the patterns of time use associated with children, specifically specialization in specific tasks, are the main reason for this finding. 2013 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/11611 10.1007/s10902-012-9381-z Springer Netherlands restricted
spellingShingle Coordination
Satisfaction
Specialization
Time allocations
Le, Anh
Miller, Paul
Satisfaction with Time Allocations Within the Family: The Role of Family Type
title Satisfaction with Time Allocations Within the Family: The Role of Family Type
title_full Satisfaction with Time Allocations Within the Family: The Role of Family Type
title_fullStr Satisfaction with Time Allocations Within the Family: The Role of Family Type
title_full_unstemmed Satisfaction with Time Allocations Within the Family: The Role of Family Type
title_short Satisfaction with Time Allocations Within the Family: The Role of Family Type
title_sort satisfaction with time allocations within the family: the role of family type
topic Coordination
Satisfaction
Specialization
Time allocations
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/11611