Hartley Sigan L, Mihaila Iulia, Otalora-Fadner Hannah S, Bussanich Paige M
Human Development and Family Studies and Waisman Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Fam Relat. 2014 Dec;63(5):627-638. doi: 10.1111/fare.12093.
Couples who have a child or adolescent with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are faced with the difficult decision of how to divide childcare responsibilities and paid employment. We examined the division of labor and its relation to parenting stress and marital adjustment in 73 married couples who have a child or adolescent with ASD. Mothers and fathers independently reported on their global level of parenting stress and marital adjustment and then completed a 7-day online daily diary of time spent in childcare, time spent in paid employment, and satisfaction with the time that one's spouse spent in childcare. Overall, couples demonstrated a pattern of partial role specialization in which mothers engaged in more childcare and fathers engaged in more paid employment. Child age was negatively related and degree of disability was positively related to role specialization. Time spent in paid employment and satisfaction with the time that one's spouse spent in childcare had important associations with parenting stress and marital adjustment.
家中有患有自闭症谱系障碍（ASD）的儿童或青少年的夫妻，面临着如何分担育儿责任和有偿工作的艰难抉择。我们研究了73对家中有患有ASD的儿童或青少年的已婚夫妻的劳动分工及其与育儿压力和婚姻调适的关系。母亲和父亲分别报告了他们总体的育儿压力和婚姻调适水平，然后完成了一份为期7天的在线日常日记，记录他们在育儿方面花费的时间、从事有偿工作的时间，以及对配偶在育儿方面所花时间的满意度。总体而言，夫妻呈现出一种部分角色专业化的模式，即母亲承担更多育儿责任，父亲从事更多有偿工作。孩子的年龄与角色专业化呈负相关，残疾程度与角色专业化呈正相关。从事有偿工作的时间以及对配偶在育儿方面所花时间的满意度，与育儿压力和婚姻调适有着重要关联。
