Domestic work division and satisfaction in cohabiting adults: Associations with life satisfaction and self-rated health.
BACKGROUND
The amount and perception of domestic work may affect satisfaction with everyday life, but further knowledge is needed about the relationship between domestic work division and health and well-being.


OBJECTIVE
To describe the division of, and satisfaction with, domestic work and responsibility for home/family in adults living with a partner. A further aim was to investigate the associations between these aspects and self-rated life satisfaction and health.


METHODS
Data from the Work, Lipids and Fibrinogen survey collected 2009 were used, comprising 4924 participants living with a partner. Data were analyzed using logistic regression.


RESULTS
The majority shared domestic work and responsibility for home/family equally with their partner. However, more women conducted the majority of the domestic work and were less satisfied with its division. When both division and satisfaction with division was included in the analysis, solely satisfaction with the division and the responsibility were associated with higher odds for good life satisfaction. Regarding health, higher odds for good self-rated health were seen in those who were satisfied with their division of responsibility.


CONCLUSIONS
The results highlight the importance of taking into account not solely the actual division of domestic work but also the satisfaction with it.
a School of Health and Welfare , Jönköping University , Jönköping , Sweden.
Petra
P
Wagman
b Department of Psychology , Umeå University , Umeå , Sweden.|c Stress Research Institute, Stockholm University , Stockholm , Sweden.
Maria
M
Nordin
d Center of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Stockholm County Council , Stockholm , Sweden.|e Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet , Stockholm , Sweden.
Lars
L
Alfredsson
f Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine , Uppsala University , Uppsala , Sweden.
Peter J M
PJ
Westerholm
a School of Health and Welfare , Jönköping University , Jönköping , Sweden.|e Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet , Stockholm , Sweden.
Eleonor I
EI
Fransson
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015331:Cohort Studies; D059026:Diagnostic Self Evaluation; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006796:Household Work; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D018454:Spouses / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
Activities in everyday life; gender differences; occupational balance