Hungarian Stay-at-Home Fathers: A New Alternative for Family Wellbeing
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Theoretical Framework
2.1. Work–Life Balance of Working Parents and Parental Wellbeing
2.2. Changing Parental Roles
2.3. Wellbeing and Parental Roles
2.3.1. Paid Work and the Working Environment
2.3.2. Unpaid Work
2.3.3. Job Satisfaction and Life Satisfaction
3. Methodology and Sampling
4. Analysis
4.1. Paid Work: Environment and Attitudes
4.2. Unpaid Work: Attitudes and Practices
4.3. Emerging Patterns of Parents’ Wellbeing
5. Discussion
6. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Sztáray Kézdy, É.; Drjenovszky, Z. Hungarian Stay-at-Home Fathers: A New Alternative for Family Wellbeing. Soc. Sci. 2021, 10, 197. https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci10060197
Sztáray Kézdy É, Drjenovszky Z. Hungarian Stay-at-Home Fathers: A New Alternative for Family Wellbeing. Social Sciences. 2021; 10(6):197. https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci10060197
Chicago/Turabian StyleSztáray Kézdy, Éva, and Zsófia Drjenovszky. 2021. "Hungarian Stay-at-Home Fathers: A New Alternative for Family Wellbeing" Social Sciences 10, no. 6: 197. https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci10060197
APA StyleSztáray Kézdy, É., & Drjenovszky, Z. (2021). Hungarian Stay-at-Home Fathers: A New Alternative for Family Wellbeing. Social Sciences, 10(6), 197. https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci10060197