Attitudes, status, and psychological functioning of women in egalitarian and traditional marriages

These data were collected in order to compare the attitudes and psychological functioning of wives in traditional and egalitarian marriages. Participants were obtained by using the friendship pyramid method, and all were married with at least one child under the age of six. All the women were nominated as either traditional or egalitarian; the 60 who agreed with their nominations became participants. There are 20 egalitarian, 20 traditional working, and 20 traditional nonworking subjects. In addition, data exist from 45 participants who did not agree with their nominations. The research instruments consisted of the following: a biographical data sheet, a division of household chores checklist, a Maferr Inventory of Feminine Values, the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, Attitudes Towards Female Authority, the How I Get My Way measure, Multiple Affect Adjective Check List, and the Langer 22 Item Screening Score. For each participant, there is an in-depth taped interview. All computer-accessible data, paper data, and audio tapes of the in-depth interviews are available for those participants who agreed to deposit their data.