Benevolent Sexism, Perceived Fairness, Decision-Making, and Marital Satisfaction: Covert Power Influences
Year: 2014
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: This study examined the association between endorsement of benevolent sexism and marital satisfaction in heterosexual marriages, which are perceived as being egalitarian.The goal was to explore how covert power dynamics like those involved in benevolent sexism affect marital satisfaction, and how perceived fairness and decision-making outcomes interact with this relationship.Men and women who have cohabitated with their spouses at least five years were asked to complete measures assessing their endorsement of benevolent sexism and their perceived global marital satisfaction.Participants were also asked to fill out measures examining the mediating effect of perceived fairness and decision-making outcomes.Previous research on marital satisfaction in egalitarian couples has been equivocal.Much research has found that wives in egalitarian marriages tend to be less satisfied, while husbands tend to be more satisfied.Research on Ambivalent Sexism indicates that, very often, both men and women hold favorable views toward women who behave in "gender appropriate" ways.This study did not find a relationship between endorsement of benevolent sexism and marital satisfaction in either men or women,
Author: Monique J. Brown
Institution: Antioch University
Language: English
Subfield: Social Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2248808505