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American Behavioral Scientist, Vol. 49, No. 9, 1248-1269 (2006)
DOI: 10.1177/0002764206286388
© 2006 SAGE Publications

When Workers Care

Dual-Earner Couples' Caregiving Strategies, Benefit Use, and Psychological Well-Being

Noelle Chesley

University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee

Phyllis Moen

University of Minnesota

This study analyzes longitudinal survey data on dual-earner couples (N= 884) to assess individual- and couple-level effects of caregiving on changes in well-being. The authors draw on a life course, role context, and strategic selection theoretical framework to examine positive and negative effects of individuals' own caregiving transitions and their having a spouse engaged in caregiving on well-being. The authors find that (a) caregiving is associated with well-being declines for dual-earner women and well-being increases for dual-earner men; (b) women caregivers with flexible work arrangements report higher levels of well-being than caregivers without such arrangements, although the size of this effect is small; and (c) having a spouse involved in caregiving affects employee well-being, but in different ways for women and men.

Key Words: caregiving • dual-earner couples • employment • longitudinal • well-being


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