Stress in Two-Earner Couples and Stage in the Life-Cycle

Suzan N. C. Lewis and Cary L. Cooper

Chapter 34 in From Stress to Wellbeing Volume 2, 2013, pp 193-211 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract Reviews of the predominantly American research on two-earner couples (i.e. couples in which both partners are employed) have generally concluded that this life-style has both costs and benefits (Piotrkowski & Repetti, 1984). Early research was concerned with the viability of this type of marriage (Rapoport & Rapoport, 1969), but more recently researchers have accepted its prevalence and attempted to quantify the costs and benefits in terms of occupational stress and well-being (Sekaran, 1983, 1985). Identification of the sources and manifestations of stress is a necessary first stage in improving the quality of life of two-earner spouses.

Keywords: Marital Satisfaction; Work Commitment; Dual Earner Couple; Life Dissatisfaction; Dual Career (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1057/9781137309341_12

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