The gendered division of cognitive household labor, mental load, and family–work conflict in European countries

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Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14616696.2023.2271963" target="_blank" >https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14616696.2023.2271963</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14616696.2023.2271963" target="_blank" >10.1080/14616696.2023.2271963</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

The gendered division of cognitive household labor, mental load, and family–work conflict in European countries

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

The unequal division of cognitive labor within households, and its potential association with mental load and stress, has gained substantial interest in recent public and scholarly discussions. We aim to deepen this debate theoretically and empirically. First, going beyond the question of whether the division of cognitive labor is gendered, we connect cognitive household labor with existing stress theories and ask whether men and women typically perform cognitive labor tasks that involve different levels of stress. We then discuss whether women perform these stressful tasks more often, making them more prone to higher levels of family–work conflict. Second, we test the association between the division of cognitive labor and family–work conflict empirically using large-scale survey data from 10 European countries within the Generations &amp; Gender Programme (GGP). Results based on logistic regressions confirm that a high share of cognitive labor increases women's family–work conflict, but not men's. We discuss future directions in the conceptualization and measurement of cognitive labor in the household and its implications for mental load. Through its contributions, this paper lays the foundations for a comprehensive understanding of the implications of an unequal division of cognitive labor in the household for gender inequality.

Název v anglickém jazyce

The gendered division of cognitive household labor, mental load, and family–work conflict in European countries

Popis výsledku anglicky

The unequal division of cognitive labor within households, and its potential association with mental load and stress, has gained substantial interest in recent public and scholarly discussions. We aim to deepen this debate theoretically and empirically. First, going beyond the question of whether the division of cognitive labor is gendered, we connect cognitive household labor with existing stress theories and ask whether men and women typically perform cognitive labor tasks that involve different levels of stress. We then discuss whether women perform these stressful tasks more often, making them more prone to higher levels of family–work conflict. Second, we test the association between the division of cognitive labor and family–work conflict empirically using large-scale survey data from 10 European countries within the Generations &amp; Gender Programme (GGP). Results based on logistic regressions confirm that a high share of cognitive labor increases women's family–work conflict, but not men's. We discuss future directions in the conceptualization and measurement of cognitive labor in the household and its implications for mental load. Through its contributions, this paper lays the foundations for a comprehensive understanding of the implications of an unequal division of cognitive labor in the household for gender inequality.

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J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

50400 - Sociology

Projekt

—

Návaznosti

—

Rok uplatnění

2024

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

European Societies

ISSN

1461-6696

e-ISSN

1469-8307

Svazek periodika

26

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

3

Stát vydavatele periodika

US - Spojené státy americké

Počet stran výsledku

27

Strana od-do

828-854

Kód UT WoS článku

001090568600001

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85174825510