Mancini, J. A. 1979. This articles examines subjective and objective covariates of family life satisfaction among husbands and wives, based on interview data from a sample of 974 married adults. Multiple-regression analyses indicate that among husbands, family life satisfaction is positively related to satisfaction with leisure, friendships, marriage and work, to the number of wage earners in the family, and to personal employment status.
Satisfaction is negatively related to wife's employment status and financial satisfaction.
Among wives, satisfactions with friendships, marriage, leisure and life in general positively co-vary with family life satisfaction, as does age at first marriage and employment status of husband. Age itself is found to relate negatively. The findings indicate both similarities and differences regarding primary indicators of family life quality. Discussion focuses on how family life interacts with other life domains and on the differing life experiences of husbands and wives. Zenhner, Robert. 1977.