ABSTRACT

The study aimed to explore associations between division of parental leave and perceived quality of coparenting in parents of infants and to compare parents’ work-family balance in terms of satisfaction with time on parental leave and time spent at work. Using survey data from 280 Swedish parents at 18 months after childbirth, we compared parents who shared parental leave equally with those who did not share equally. The primary outcome was parents’ perceived quality of coparenting, operationalised as parenting alliance and satisfaction with their partner’s involvement in caregiving. Satisfaction with time on parental leave and time spent at work was also measured. Both mothers and fathers who shared parental leave equally reported higher coparenting quality than those who did not share leave equally. Mothers who shared parental leave equally reported higher satisfaction with their partner’s involvement in caregiving than those who did not share equally. Our findings suggest that equal division of parental leave is associated with higher perceived quality of coparenting for both mothers and fathers, and higher satisfaction with their work-family balance at 18 months after childbirth.

摘要

该研究旨在探讨育儿假的划分与婴儿父母共同养育的感知质量之间的关联，并在对育儿假时间和工作时间的满意度方面比较父母的工作-家庭平衡。我们使用来自 280 名瑞典父母在分娩后 18 个月的调查数据，将平均分享育儿假的父母与不平均分享育儿假的父母进行了比较。主要结果是父母对共同养育的感知质量、作为养育联盟的可操作性以及对其伴侣参与照料的满意度。还测量了对育儿假时间和工作时间的满意度。共享育儿假的母亲和父亲的共同育儿质量均高于不共享育儿假的父亲。分享育儿假的母亲对伴侣参与照顾的满意度高于不分享育儿假的母亲。我们的研究结果表明，平等分配育儿假与更高的母亲和父亲共同抚养的感知质量以及在分娩后 18 个月时对工作与家庭平衡的更高满意度有关。