Developing an Attitudes Toward Housecleaning Scale: Gender Comparisons and Counseling Applications

An Attitudes Toward Housecleaning Scale was tested with two diverse adult workforce samples, with one sample from the employees of a Holt Caterpillar dealership and the other from the faculty/staff at two universities. In both samples, a 13-item scale that assessed three factors, preferred level of...

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Published inThe Family journal (Alexandria, Va.) Vol. 14; no. 4; pp. 400 - 407
Main Authors Ogletree, Shirley Matile, Worthen, James B., Turner, G. Marc, Vickers, Victoria
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Thousand Oaks, CA Sage Publications 01.10.2006
SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
Subjects
Attitudes
Counselling
Emotions
Family therapy
Gender differences
Housework
Marriage counseling
housecleaning attitudes
marital counseling
gender
housework
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Summary:An Attitudes Toward Housecleaning Scale was tested with two diverse adult workforce samples, with one sample from the employees of a Holt Caterpillar dealership and the other from the faculty/staff at two universities. In both samples, a 13-item scale that assessed three factors, preferred level of cleanliness, liking of house-cleaning tasks, and gender attitudes related to housecleaning responsibilities, was supported by confirmatory factor analyses. In Study 2, men on average liked housecleaning more than women, whereas women typically felt more conflict, guilt, and resentment related to housework. Possible applications for couples in premarital and marital counseling are discussed.
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ISSN:1066-4807
1552-3950
DOI:10.1177/1066480706289589