Temporary Labor Migration and Spouses' Marital Quality
Evidence from Nepal
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 18991970 |
|---|---|
| Authors | E L Compernolle (0000-0002-3559-6698, University of Chicago, corresponding author), Ellen Compernolle (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 83 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 1058-1075 |
| Publication date | 2021-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Marriage and the Family (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-2445 • E-ISSN: 1741-3737 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/jomf.12766 |
| PMID | 34456366 |
| OpenAlex | W3171165895 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 91 |
OBJECTIVE: This study investigated the effect of temporary labor migration on spouses' marital quality. BACKGROUND: How temporary international labor migration affects the marital relationship remains unclear. Research shows migration increases couples' risk of dissolution, whereas studies of spouses' marital quality-much of which is cross-sectional and/or limited to either internal or joint migration-is more mixed. This lack of consensus masks the possibility that, under certain conditions, migration may improve spouses' marital quality. METHOD: This study uses data from the Chitwan Valley Family Study, a panel study set in Nepal, and primary data collected among a subsample of migrant husbands (in East Asia, Middle East) and their wives and nonmigrant couples (in Nepal). RESULTS: Findings from linear regression models show that, relative to non-migrant spouses, spouses engaged in temporary international labor migration report significantly higher marital quality-less conflict and more love-net of marital quality assessed 6 years earlier. However, these benefits are not enjoyed equally between spouses: husbands' marital quality improves, whereas changes in their wives' are less conclusive. CONCLUSION: The fact that these benefits (a) diverge from previous understandings and (b) vary by spouse's gender extends current understandings of the conditions shaping this association: social and structural forces supporting men as breadwinners, a strong husband-wife bond facilitating husbands' migration, and marriage-protective social environments at both ends of migration
Demographic economics · Economics · Internal migration · Panel data · Political science · Population · Quality (philosophy) · Sociology · Spouse · Wife · Demography · Family Dynamics and Relationships · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Psychology · Work-Family Balance Challenges
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2024 (2) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |