1992 Volume 7 Issue 2 Pages 91-102
This study attempts to compare job-induced separated families with non-separated families in terms of the relations between participation in and commitment to the husband's company and the husband and the wife's perceptions of their family system. Also, this study discusses how the connection between the husband and his family their influences his family system. The major findings about separated families were as follows: 1) Husbands began to worry about their spouses and children. However, the wives felt that degree of their husbands' participation did not correspond to the size of the problems. 2) A wife whose husband was concerned about his family's well-being felt that she must keep her home in good order. On the other hand, when the husband was not concerned about the family, the wife's expectation of the spouse's help did not induce the husband to contribute. 3) The frequency of husband's return to the home was related to his participation in the family, and the wife's perceptio was influenced by the frequency of the spouse's telephone calling.
