Offering and Asking for Help with Domestic Chores in Couple Relationships

Marius Marici, Otilia Clipa (), Maria-Doina Schipor (), Remus Runcan and Ana-Maria Andrei
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Marius Marici: Faculty of Education Sciences, Ștefan cel Mare University, 720229 Suceava, Romania
Otilia Clipa: Faculty of Education Sciences, Ștefan cel Mare University, 720229 Suceava, Romania
Maria-Doina Schipor: Faculty of Education Sciences, Ștefan cel Mare University, 720229 Suceava, Romania
Remus Runcan: Faculty of Educational Sciences, Psychology and Social Work, Aurel Vlaicu University of Arad, 310032 Arad, Romania
Ana-Maria Andrei: Psychology and Educational Sciences Faculty, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University, 700506 Iași, Romania

IJERPH, 2023, vol. 20, issue 4, 1-17

Abstract: Domestic chores are a topic of great interest for couple relationships since they are a source of conflict between intimate partners. The purpose of the present research is to investigate offering and asking for help with domestic chores and the respondents’ tendency to be intuitive or verbal or to do chores alone. A vignette applied to children and married adults. The respondents were 116 boys and 116 girls and 110 male partners and 300 female partners, who completed individual questionnaires, online using Google Forms, regarding helping behaviour. Research findings indicate that men are more verbal and women are more intuitive when offering help, but when asking for help with domestic chores, men and women are statistically similar. The present research raises questions about the role of gender differences in couple relationships, and about educational solutions for couples and provides opportunities for future research.

Keywords: offering help; asking for help; gender differences; couple relationships; domestic chores; intuitive vs. verbal communication (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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