abstract: 'Objective To examine the association between divorce and partners''

  allocation of paid and unpaid work, and change over a few key decades in

  both West Germany and the United States. Background Past research has

  indicated that partner similarity in time spent on both paid and unpaid

  work is associated with a higher risk of marital dissolution. We explore

  whether the association between paid work disparities and divorce or

  between unpaid work disparities and divorce changed across time or

  differed between two cultures. Method Using data from the Panel Study of

  Income Dynamics for the United States and the German Socio-Economic

  Panel for West Germany from the mid-1980s until the end of the 2000s, we

  conducted event history analyses. Results Over time, the risk of divorce

  declined among couples with a more similar division of labor. In

  parallel, the relative stability of marriages adhering to a dissimilar

  pattern of unpaid work decreased in Western Germany. Conclusion These

  results contrast with the predictions of a static normative perspective,

  but they are consistent with the multiple equilibrium theory, which

  predicts that divorce risks will decline in tandem with the embrace of

  more gender similarity in couple arrangements. Thus, evidence suggests

  that as societies evolve toward greater gender similarity in the

  division of paid and unpaid work, marital stability will likely improve.

  Implications Preventive intervention approaches promoting new forms of

  organization in the division of work between partners may be useful in

  the quest for improved marital relations and well-being.'
affiliation: 'Bellani, D (Corresponding Author), Univ Florence, DISIA Dept Stat, Comp
  Sci, Applicat G Parenti, Viale Morgagni 59, I-50134 Florence, Italy.

  Bellani, Daniela, Univ Florence, Florence, Italy.

  Esping-Andersen, Gosta, Bocconi Univ, Milan, Italy.'
author: Bellani, Daniela and Esping-Andersen, Gosta
author-email: daniela.bellani@unifi.it
author_list:
- family: Bellani
  given: Daniela
- family: Esping-Andersen
  given: Gosta
da: '2023-09-28'
doi: 10.1111/fare.12405
earlyaccessdate: NOV 2019
eissn: 1741-3729
files: []
issn: 0197-6664
journal: FAMILY RELATIONS
keywords: 'divorce; family relationships; gender roles; social change; work and

  family issues'
keywords-plus: 'DIVISION-OF-LABOR; MARITAL SATISFACTION; WIVES EMPLOYMENT; HOUSEWORK;

  STABILITY; MARRIAGE; CONTEXT; EQUITY; DETERMINANTS; COHABITATION'
language: English
month: FEB
number: '1'
number-of-cited-references: '74'
orcid-numbers: BELLANI, DANIELA/0000-0003-0672-925X
pages: 207-226
papis_id: d2e45100a01103b900bae7dedb24d6d7
ref: Bellani2020genderedtime
times-cited: '6'
title: 'Gendered Time Allocation and Divorce: A Longitudinal Analysis of German and
  American Couples'
type: article
unique-id: WOS:000496890800001
usage-count-last-180-days: '1'
usage-count-since-2013: '31'
volume: '69'
web-of-science-categories: Family Studies; Social Work
year: '2020'