Women's Status and Marital Satisfaction in Bolivia

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ID2949992
AuthorsJulie Orgill (Brigham Young University), T B Heaton (0000-0001-7729-1641, Brigham Young University)
Year2005
Volume36
Issue1
Pages23-40
Publication date2005-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Comparative Family Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0047-2328 • E-ISSN: 1929-9850
PublisherUniversity of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.3138/jcfs.36.1.23
OpenAlexW2604636579
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited1

A critical debate in the literature recently has centered on women's autonomy, and particularly its effects on the marital unit and the family functions. This study uses information gathered from 865 mothers with children under the age of twelve in Bolivian communities to examine the relationship between women's status, autonomy and marital satisfaction. In particular, four linear regression models are tested to examine the individual and collective relationships between status, relational, and autonomy variables and marital satisfaction. The amount of respect a wife receives from her husband in the home and her ability to express her opinion in her marital union are significantly correlated with higher levels of marital satisfaction. These findings suggest that raising women's autonomy in these aforementioned areas enhances their satisfaction with their marital unions and familial situations. Women's status and autonomy, as indicated by the amount of respect they receive and their ability to express their opinion are important dynamics in marital relationships

Autonomy · Marital status · Political science · Population · Sociology · Wife · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics · Demography · Family Dynamics and Relationships · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving · Psychology · Social Psychology

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