Using two waves of the Generations and Gender Survey for eight European countries, we test under what conditions couples experience high levels of disagreement over time or separate. The results partly support the idea of relative resources, suggesting that a decrease in the status of men in couples (job loss) is significantly associated with high levels of conflict. The transition to high conflict is more frequent when there is a discrepancy between policy and behavior. Social policies designed to meet the needs of working parents in dual-earner couples together with the diffusion of gender egalitarian values can lead to a reduction in unhealthy levels of couple conflict.

使用针对八个欧洲国家的两波世代和性别调查，我们测试了在什么条件下夫妻会随着时间的推移或分居而经历高度分歧。结果部分支持相对资源的想法，表明夫妻中男性地位的下降（失业）与高度冲突显着相关。当政策和行为之间存在差异时，向高度冲突的转变更为频繁。旨在满足双职工夫妇在职父母的需求的社会政策，加上性别平等价值观的传播，可以减少不健康的夫妻冲突水平。