Changing housework, changing health? A longitudinal analysis of how changes in housework are associated with functional somatic symptoms
Aim: The aim of this study was to analyse how changes in housework over the course of adulthood are related to somatic health in Swedish men and women. Methods: Data were drawn from 2 waves of the Northern Swedish Cohort Study, response rate 94.3%, N=1,001. A subsample of cohabiting individuals was...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:7f4f65a978ee4a6fbd1944250b8f10b5 2023-05-15T15:11:28+02:00 Changing housework, changing health? A longitudinal analysis of how changes in housework are associated with functional somatic symptoms Evelina Landstedt Lisa Harryson Anne Hammarström 2016-06-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.3402/ijch.v75.31781 https://doaj.org/article/7f4f65a978ee4a6fbd1944250b8f10b5 EN eng Taylor & Francis Group http://www.circumpolarhealthjournal.net/index.php/ijch/article/view/31781/pdf_81 https://doaj.org/toc/2242-3982 2242-3982 doi:10.3402/ijch.v75.31781 https://doaj.org/article/7f4f65a978ee4a6fbd1944250b8f10b5 International Journal of Circumpolar Health, Vol 75, Iss 0, Pp 1-8 (2016) domestic work functional somatic symptoms embodiment gender theory longitudinal analysis Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 article 2016 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.3402/ijch.v75.31781 2022-12-31T00:31:32Z Aim: The aim of this study was to analyse how changes in housework over the course of adulthood are related to somatic health in Swedish men and women. Methods: Data were drawn from 2 waves of the Northern Swedish Cohort Study, response rate 94.3%, N=1,001. A subsample of cohabiting individuals was selected (n=328 women, 300 men). Outcome variable was functional somatic symptoms (FSS) at age 42. Associations were assessed in multivariate general linear models with adjustment for confounders and somatic health at age 30. Results: Housework is primarily performed by women, and women's responsibility for and performance of housework increased from ages 30 to 42. These changes were associated with elevated levels of FSS at age 42 in women. Men reported considerably lower responsibility for and performed less housework compared with women, the load of housework for men does not change substantially from ages 30 to 42 and no associations with FSS were identified. Conclusions: The gendered division of housework means that women are particularly exposed to a heavy workload. Women's responsibility for and performance of housework increase between ages 30 and 42 and this threatens to be embodied in the form FSS. We conclude that housework should be considered an important source of stress in addition to that from waged work and that a deeper understanding of the links between housework and health requires a gender theoretical analysis. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Circumpolar Health International Journal of Circumpolar Health Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic International Journal of Circumpolar Health 75 1 31781 |
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Aim: The aim of this study was to analyse how changes in housework over the course of adulthood are related to somatic health in Swedish men and women. Methods: Data were drawn from 2 waves of the Northern Swedish Cohort Study, response rate 94.3%, N=1,001. A subsample of cohabiting individuals was selected (n=328 women, 300 men). Outcome variable was functional somatic symptoms (FSS) at age 42. Associations were assessed in multivariate general linear models with adjustment for confounders and somatic health at age 30. Results: Housework is primarily performed by women, and women's responsibility for and performance of housework increased from ages 30 to 42. These changes were associated with elevated levels of FSS at age 42 in women. Men reported considerably lower responsibility for and performed less housework compared with women, the load of housework for men does not change substantially from ages 30 to 42 and no associations with FSS were identified. Conclusions: The gendered division of housework means that women are particularly exposed to a heavy workload. Women's responsibility for and performance of housework increase between ages 30 and 42 and this threatens to be embodied in the form FSS. We conclude that housework should be considered an important source of stress in addition to that from waged work and that a deeper understanding of the links between housework and health requires a gender theoretical analysis. |
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Changing housework, changing health? A longitudinal analysis of how changes in housework are associated with functional somatic symptoms |
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Changing housework, changing health? A longitudinal analysis of how changes in housework are associated with functional somatic symptoms |
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Changing housework, changing health? A longitudinal analysis of how changes in housework are associated with functional somatic symptoms |
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Changing housework, changing health? A longitudinal analysis of how changes in housework are associated with functional somatic symptoms |
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changing housework, changing health? a longitudinal analysis of how changes in housework are associated with functional somatic symptoms |
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