abstract: 'This study attempted to examine the impact of relative income on marital

  happiness and instability among urban Chinese women. Using a sample of

  1104 married women in Beijing, this study found that wives'' relative

  income was negatively associated with marital happiness, and positively

  associated with marital instability to a small extent. Traditional

  breadwinner role attitudes were positively associated with marital

  happiness, and negatively associated with marital instability. Feminine

  role attitudes were not associated with any dimension of marital

  quality. Hierarchical multiple regression indicated that the moderating

  role of feminine role attitudes on marital happiness was supported. In

  other words, the negative impact of wives'' income advantage on marital

  happiness was buffered by egalitarian feminine role attitudes. The

  implications of the findings for theoretical verification and

  family-friendly policy making are discussed.'
affiliation: 'Zhang, HP (Corresponding Author), Renmin Univ China, Dept Social Work,
  Sch Sociol \& Populat Studies, 59 Zhongguancun St, Beijing 100872, Peoples R China.

  Renmin Univ China, Dept Social Work, Sch Sociol \& Populat Studies, Beijing 100872,
  Peoples R China.'
author: Zhang, Huiping
author-email: zhang\_huiping@yahoo.com
author_list:
- family: Zhang
  given: Huiping
da: '2023-09-28'
eissn: 1929-9850
files: []
issn: 0047-2328
journal: JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE FAMILY STUDIES
keywords-plus: 'PERCEIVED FAIRNESS; HOUSEHOLD LABOR; EMPLOYMENT; IDEOLOGY; HUSBANDS;

  EARNINGS; DIVORCE; FAMILY; SATISFACTION; RESOURCES'
language: English
month: SPR
number: '2'
number-of-cited-references: '73'
pages: 203+
papis_id: cb1d3316855f239f6f7598fcc8f64eab
ref: Zhang2015wivesrelative
times-cited: '10'
title: 'Wives'' Relative Income and Marital Quality in Urban China: Gender Role Attitudes
  as a Moderator'
type: article
unique-id: WOS:000359182500004
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usage-count-since-2013: '22'
volume: '46'
web-of-science-categories: Family Studies
year: '2015'