Marital Satisfaction Among Dual-Earner Marriage Couples: Commuter versus Single Residences Couples

Abstract

This study aimed to compare marital satisfaction in two types of dual-earner couples, namely commuter and single residence marriage couples. Commuter marriage couples are those who live in two separate residences due to their work demands for at least part of the week, whereas single residence couples live in the same residences. A sample of 239 couples filled out the Couple Satisfaction Index (CSI). Factorial ANOVA used to compare marital satisfaction of the two groups. The result showed that commuter marriage couples have higher marital satisfaction compared to single residence dual earner couple. Men in this study reported higher marital satisfaction compared to women.

Family Relationship and Dual-earners as Correlates of Marital Satisfaction among Married Couples

“…Apart from the negative relationship that being dualearners may have on marital satisfaction it may usher in some health consequences alongside. However, other studies report positive association between dual-earners and marital satisfaction (Christianie et al, 2018;Campos et al, 2013). The inconsistency in these results may have been in the types of dual-earners the scholars focused on.…”

“…Husband's work-pressure was negatively linked to marital satisfaction when their wives reported low pressure. Christianie et al (2018) show variations in result; it reports positive association between dual-earners and marital satisfaction, and further explained that the commuter type of dual earners is more satisfying to male than female spouses.…”

“…Perhaps, the areas of similarity and differences may be on culture and sample characteristics. Christianie et al (2018) reported a study on marital satisfaction among dual-earner married couples: commuter versus single residence couples. Participants for the study were 239 couples.…”

“…Men reported higher marital satisfaction than women. Christianie et al (2018) seems to have focused more on other aspects of dual-earners. Therefore, it varies with the present concerns of this investigation.…”

Women’s work–family conflict and its consequences in commuter marriages: The moderating role of spouses’ family commitment in a dyad analysis

“…Second, this study was concerned with the overlooked group of stay-at-home spouses (wives) to enrich the current research in the CMs field. Previous research on CMs emphasized the view of commuters including individualism and interdependence ( Lindemann, 2017 ), gender roles ( Lindemann, 2018 ), family division ( van der Klis and Karsten, 2009 ), and the differences in marriage satisfaction between CMs and cohabiting families ( Chrishianie et al, 2018 ; Lee, 2018a ). We explored the relationship between WFC and the job/family/marriage satisfaction of the stay-at-home spouses using the actor–partner interdependence model (APIM).…”