Psychology 2035A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Job Satisfaction, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Maladjusted

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2035A/B
• Professor: Doug Hazelwood

Document Summary

Work and career issues: job satisfaction and involvement can affect their own marital satisfaction, their partner"s marital satisfaction and their children"s development, being a parent has an impact on one"s career, especially for women. 51% of women say having children makes it difficult to advance in their career, compared to only. Work and marital adjustment: studies have compared the marital adjustment of male-breadwinner vs. dual career couples. Categorize women as working or non working and evaluate marital satisfaction. Most find little in the way of consistent differences in the marital adjustment. Often find some benefits for dual-career couples- increased social contacts, self-esteem and egalitarian attitudes. Dual-career couples face special problems in negotiating career priorities, child care arrangements and other practical matters but their marriages are not negatively affected: frustration and stress of an unsatisfying job might spill over and contaminate marriage. Pressures at work- report more conflicts and feel overwhelmed by multiple commitments.