Family Decision Making Power and Women’s Marital Satisfaction

Zhongwu Li ()
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Zhongwu Li: Zhejiang University of Technology

Journal of Family and Economic Issues, 2023, vol. 44, issue 3, No 4, 568-583

Abstract: Abstract Using the China Family Panel Studies (CFPS) data, we examine the relationship between family decision-making power and women’s marital satisfaction. Interestingly, this paper reveals that overall, there is a negative association between women’s family decision-making power and marital satisfaction. However, some heterogeneities exist: the negative association is found among women with less education (income), and constrained by Confucian family ethics, but no association is found for women from higher socioeconomic backgrounds. Women from more traditional and economically disadvantaged backgrounds are conflicted by the prospect of breaking existing social norms designated for them. Therefore, when operating outside the traditional norms to become family decision-makers, their marital satisfaction is reduced.

Keywords: Family decision-making power; Marital satisfaction; Confucian family ethics; Gender role attitudes; CFPS (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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