I wish we had more time to spend together ... - The distrubution and predictors of perceived family time pressures among married men and women in the paid labor force

In this article, I examine the distribution of time pressure associated with the roles of marital partner and parent using data from a telephone survey. Results of an analysis of open-ended responses indicate that less than a quarter of respondents are satisfied with the time they spend with their children and spouses. Women are more likely to want to improve the quality of family time, whereas men are somewhat more likely to want more time with their spouses and children. Regression analysis indicates that social Support, hours of paid labor, hours of housework, Job control, and having dependent children are all associated with significant variation in family time pressures. In contrast to research oil general time pressure, there are no socioeconomic differences in family time pressures, and women do not experience significantly higher family time pressures than men do.