富 山 医 科 薬 科 大 学 看 護 学 会 誌 第3 号 2 00 0
Stud y o n C hildc a re a n d H o u s e w o rk b y W o rkin g C o u ple s (1)
M its u e H O R IIl, M ay u m i I S H I D A2, y uki k o O B A S H I3, T o m o mi H A S E G A W A l
1scho ol of N u r sing ,T oya m a M edic al a nd P h a r m a c e utic al U niv e r sit y
2 G r adu ate Sch o ol of N u r s l ng ,T oya m a M edic al a nd Pha r m a c e utic al U niv e r s lt y
3T oy a m a M edic al a n d P ha r m a c e utic al U niv e r sitie s T e a ching H o spltal
A b str a et
W ith r e c e ntin c r e a s ein the e m ploy m e nt r ate of w o m e n ,the n u m be r s of w o m e n w o rk ing
afte r f rla r riage a nd ha ving bab ie s a r ein c T e a Sirlg . F o r m a n age m e nt oftheir w o rk a nd fa m ily life, the hu sba nd's c o ope r atio n is ind isp e n s able. Studie s o n fathe r s h a v e be e n r e c e ntly in c r e a sing ,but they a r e still a r ein s ufficie nt c o m pa r ed to th o s e o n m othe r s.
In this study, w ein v e stlgated thein v olv e m e nt of c o uple s a nd their ta sk sha r ein chil dc a r e a nd ho u s e w o rk u sing q u e stio n n air e s of 1 3 5 c o uple s w ho s e chil dr e n w e r e c a r ed fo r in 3
n u r s e rie s in T oya m a P r efe ctu r e
, a nd a n aly z ed diffe r e n c e s in r e c ognitio n bet w e e n fathe r s a nd m othe r s.
O f the w o m e n in their 3 0s who c a r ed fo r their ch il dr e n , the tr aditio n al c o n c ep t of
‖G EN D E R ‖ (hu sba nd ‑ do min a n c e, m a n‑ do min a n c e, w o rk fo r m e n a nd ho u s e w o rk fo r w o m e n) w a s c o n si de r ed to be
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w r o ng
‖in 31 .9 % ,
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p a rtially right' ■in 5 9.3 % ,
' '1a rgely right' 'in
7.4 % , a nd ‑ 'right‖in 1.5 % . T heir w o rking t y pe s w e r e pa rt‑tim ejobs (2 6 .2 %), s elf‑e m ploy m e nt (l l.1 %) , a nd full‑tim ejobs (6 2.2 %) . A fte r day n u r s e rie s, s o m e w o m e n a sked their m othe r‑ in‑la w o r o w n m othe r to c a r e fo r their chil dr e n
, a nd a s m all n u m be r of m othe r utiliz ed p r olo ng ed c a r ein the n u r s e rie s ,
H u sba nds w e r efo u nd to be m o r ein v olv ed in playl ng a nd chatting with ch ildr e n, c ud dling ,
s e nding the ch il dr e n to the n u r s e rie s a nd c olle cting, a nd shop pl ng tha n in o rde r childc a r e a nd h o u s ehol d w o rk , but n o n e of the m r e a ched thele v els that their wiv e s e xp e cted .
K ey w o rds
B eha vio r of w o rk ing c o uple s, ch ildc a r e by hu sba nd ,ho u s e w o rk by hu sba nd, beh a vio r of hu sba nd e xp e cted by wife
Intr odu etio n
W ith r e c e nt in c r e a sing p a rtic lpatio n of
w o m e n in public affair s a nd a de c r e a s e in the n u mbe r ofch il dr e n p e r w o m e nin Japa n ,cir c u m ‑ sta n c e s of chil dc a r e ha v e be e n c o n si de r ably
cha ngl ng , a nd hu sba nds a r e e xpe cted to pe rfo r m chil dc a r e a n d ho u s e w o rk .
In the s e cir c u m sta n c e s
, stud ie s o n fathe r s
ha v e be e nin c r e a sing . F ujiw a r a et all).indic ated
that o n e fa cto r affe cting hu sba nds
' beha vio r s of ch il dc a r e a nd ho u s e w o rk w a s e m ploy m e nt
of their wife, a nd r ep o rted that h u sba nds di d
m o r e ho u s e w o rk in fa milie s whe r e their wife
had ajob a nd that cbildc a r e a nd ho u s e w o rk bv hu sba nds w e r e m o r e e xpe cted bv their wife.
In the p r e s e nt study , w e s u r v eyed w o rking c o
uple s who s e ch il dr e n w e r e c a r ed fo rin 3 n u r s e rie sin T oy a m a P r efe ctu r e, a nd a n alyz ed the p
r oble m s of chil dc a r e a nd ho u s e w o rk by u sing qu e stio n n air e s.
M et h ods
Ⅰ. Subje ct
T he s ubje cts w e r e 315 c o uple s who s e ch il dr e n w e r e c a r ed fo r・in H a nd K n u r s e rie sin T oy a m a C it y a nd in M n u r s e ry in F u chu‑m a chi.
Ⅱ. In v e sti gatio n m eth ods
W e pr ep a r ed t w o k ids of qu e stio n n air e s , o n e
fo r fathe r s a nd the othe r fo r m othe r s. W ith
c o n s e nt of the he ad te a che r s of the n u r s e rie s,
w e e xplain ed ab o ut o u rin v e stlg atio n to pa r e n ts at the tim e of s e nding their ch il dr e n to the n u r s e rie s. A fte r c o n s e nt w a s gl V e n , W e a sked the m to a n s w e r 2 k inds of q u e stio n n air e s a nd to r etu r n the m to a c olle ctio n bo x within 2
w e eks.
Ⅲ. In v e stigatio n ite m s
The in v e stig atio n ite m s fo r hu sba nds w e r e
the age s of the c o uple
, fa mily t y pe, d w elling t y pe, e m ploy m e nt t y p e, tim e in the ho u s e,
c o m m e nts o n birth of their babie s, a nd th e
fr eq u e n cy of cbildc a r e a nd h o u s e w o rk they do, which w e r e to be a n s w e r ed ite m by Ite m by
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T he in v e stigatio n ite m s fo r wiv e s w e r e the
p r e s e n c e o r abs e n c e of e m ploy m e nt,the pe r s o n
wh o lo oks afte r their chil dr e n du ring w o rk ,
the a ctu al a nd e xpe cted fr eq u e n cy of their
h u sba nd's ch il dc a r e a nd ho u s e w o rk ( s a m e ite m s a sin the qu e stio n n air e fo r h u sb a nds) to
be a n s w e r ed by 4 g r ade s
, a nd their vie w s abo ut ‖G E N D E R ‖. T he statistic al d iffe r e n c e s w e r e a n aly z ed bv du ring t‑te st.
R e s ults
T he q u e stio n n air e s w e r e a n s w e r ed by 1 3 5 of 3 15 c o uple s (4 9.2 %). O f the 15 5 c o uple s, wiv e s of 13 5 c o uple s w e r e e m ployed . T w elv e c o uple s of wh ich the wiv e s w e r e n ot e m ploy ed w e r e e x cluded be c a u s e of the s m all n u m be r.
T he effe ctiv e c olle ctio n r ate w a s 4 2.8 % .
Ⅰ. Ba ckgr o u nd
(1) A ge : H u sba nd, 3 5.0 ±4.9 ye a r s;W ife, 3 2.4
±4 .2 ye a r s
(2) Fa mily t y pe : N u cle a rfa mily,4 3.7 % ;E xte nded fa mily,5 6 .3 %
(3) D w elling t y pe :D eta ch ed h o u s e, 8 1.0 % ;
M ultisto ried apa rtm e nt,1 9 .0 %
(4) D w elling e n vir o n m e nt:R u r al a r e a s,23 .1 %; U rba n r e si de ntial a r e a s, 7 2.4 % ;Othe r s,4.5 % (5) E m ploy m e nt c o nditio n : W o rk e nds at
r egula r tim e,4 3.2 % (6 0 pe r s o n s) ;W o rk e nds atir r egula rti m e ,4 8.2 % (6 7 p e r s o n s)
(6) T im e at ho m e hu sba nds o n w e ek days : M e a n , l l.3 ±2 .9 ho u r s ( ト2 0 ho u r s); Le s s
tha n 5 ho u r s
,3 .8 % (5 p e r s o n);5 ‑10 h o u r s
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2 6 %
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(7) T im e at ho m e of h u sb a nds o n days off:
M e a n ,19 .0 ± 4 .9 ho u r s
(8) E m ploy m e nt of wi右e s a nd its t y pe : A ll
wiv e s had ajob . T he e m ploy m e nt t y pe s'w e r e
pa rt ‑tim e (3 6 wiv e s
,2 6 .2 %) ,s elf‑e m ploy m e nt
(1 5 wiv e s, l l.1 %) , a nd full‑tim e jobs (8 4
wiv e s, 6 2 .2 %) . O f the 8 4 full‑tim e m othe r s,
4 2 finished their w o rk at a r egula r tim e, while the othe r s alw ays w o rked afte r e nding
r egula r tim e a s w ell, w o rked o n Su ndays,
w o rked in 2nd‑ o r 3rd ‑shifts
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Ⅱ. F r equ e n cie s of ehil de a r e a n d ho u s e w o rk p e rfo r m ed by th e h u sba nds a nd th efr eq ‑
u e n cie s e x pe cted by the wiv e s
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