| Publication |
| Author(s) | Walters, C.M.; McKenry, P.C. |
| Title | Predictors of Life Satisfaction Among Rural and Urban Employed Mothers: A Research Note. |
| Source | Journal of Marriage and the Family, 1985, Vol. 47, 1067 - 1071 |
| URL | http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/journal.asp?ref=0022-2445 |
| Investigation |
| Public | Employed mothers, rural and urban areas USA,1983 |
| Collect period | 1 |
| Survey name | Not available |
| Sample | Probability stratified sample |
| | Working and nonworking mothers from intact family structures with at least one child involved in a 4-H program in the state of Ohio. The mothers were randomly selected in 1982 from 4-H membership lists in 24 randomly selected counties. Because this sample contained a disproportionate share of rural as compared with urban subjects, 4-H membership lists in an additional seven urban counties were purposively surveyed.
Only rural (farm and nonfarm) and urban mothers who were employed outside the home were used |
| Respondents N = | 237 |
| Non Response | 29% |
| Assesment | Questionnaire: paper |
| | Mailed questionnaire |
| Happiness measure(s) used |
| Author's label | | Our subject description |
| Children's support | show | Amount of current support received |
| Children's support | show | Perceived conflict between work and home life, also classified as above ↑ |
| Children's support | show | Sources of current support, also classified as above ↑ |
| Children's support | show | Support received from children, also classified as above ↑ |
| Children's support | show | Working mother, also classified as above ↑ |
| Expectation of working | show | Aspirations for employment |
| Friendship with women who are also employed outside the home | show | Current characteristics of friends |
| Greater importance attached to employment | show | Attitudes to own (un)employment |
| higher levels of education and training | show | Level of school-education |
| Job family conflict | show | Perceived conflict between work and home life |
| Job family conflict | show | Role conflict, also classified as above ↑ |
| Neighbors support | show | Current social support received |
| Neighbors support | show | Social contacts in vinicity, also classified as above ↑ |
| non traditional sex role attitudes | show | Gender-role attitudes |
| Presence of female friends at the place of employment | show | Current characteristics of friends |
| Reason for working | show | Reasons for working |
| Role model of working mother | show | Working mother |
| Rural vs Urban | show | Rural vs urban dwelling |