Marital Satisfaction in Dual Earner Family

Abstract

In a dual earner family an important feature is the division of work and family life. It emphasises role reallocation in the household and the impact of women's work on their psychological well-being and social status. The dual earner job families are characterized by role overload , work-family pressures and to cope with that situation. In order to prove her proficiency on both the fronts, women are facing the problem of overwork and are often being stressed out of their energy. Further, with both the spouses working, there is also the problem of what is called work to family spill-over and vice versa. Marital satisfaction is a key element of perceived happiness. Marital satisfaction refers to a global level of favorability that individual spouses report with their marital relationship. This paper investigates the marital satisfaction of the dual earner couples. The satisfaction level on various field of both male and female are studied. The significant difference between both male and female of couples in dual earner family has been examined An critical examination has been made on the various field of marital satisfaction to find out if the couple differ significantly or not. Keyword: Dual earner family, role overload, work-family conflict, marital satisfaction.