This study explores whether the perceived decision-making power between partners in married and cohabitating unions varies by the composition of race and gender of the couple, using three types of interracial/intraracial couplings involving Asian Americans. Although interracial unions have dramatically increased and symbolized racial integration in the United States, the association between racial/gender make-up in couples and perceived spousal power dynamics has received less attention. Using multinomial logistic regressions on data from the National Latino and Asian American Survey (NLAAS), the present study revealed that Asian men partnering with White women perceive less male-dominant, more egalitarian decision-making power than Asian men partnering with Asian women. In contrast, there was no significant difference in the perceived decision-making power between Asian women partnering with White men and their endogenously partnered counterparts. These findings suggest the necessity to look closely at the intersections of race and gender in power relations among intimate unions.

本研究使用涉及亚裔美国人的三种跨种族/跨种族耦合，探讨已婚和同居联盟中伴侣之间感知的决策权是否因夫妻的种族和性别构成而异。尽管跨种族结合在美国急剧增加并象征着种族融合，但夫妻中的种族/性别构成与感知的配偶权力动态之间的关联却很少受到关注。本研究对来自全国拉丁裔和亚裔美国人调查 (NLAAS) 的数据进行多项逻辑回归，发现与白人女性合作的亚洲男性比与亚洲女性合作的亚洲男性认为男性占主导地位的决策权更少，决策权更平等。相比之下，与白人男性合作的亚洲女性与其内生合作的同行在感知决策权方面没有显着差异。这些发现表明有必要仔细研究亲密工会之间权力关系中种族和性别的交叉点。