Gender role ideology and implications for well-being among older adults in Singapore

• Main Authors: HAIFAN, Nadya, SAYRI, Erra Natalia, TAN, Micah, TADAI, Mindy Eiko
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2022
• Subjects: Gender; gender roles; older adults; Singapore; Asian Studies; Family, Life Course, and Society; Gender and Sexuality; Gerontology
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/rosa_reports/7; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/rosa_reports/article/1006/viewcontent/gri_olderadults_mar22.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Gender role ideology, referring to the attitudes that individuals hold with respect to the social roles that different genders should adopt, have been suggested to affect the mental well-being (e.g., Paul & Moser, 2009; Sweeting, 2014) and marital satisfaction (e.g., Amato et al., 2007; Davis & Greenstein, 2009) of individuals. Despite this, gender role ideology and the impact they may have on well-being is understudied among older adults in Singapore. Given this, the current report provides a brief examination of gender role ideology among older adults in Singapore. This includes the following: 1. The demographic distribution of gender role ideology among older adults in Singapore 2. The relationship between gender role ideology and mental well-being among older adults in Singapore 3. The relationship between gender role ideology and marital satisfaction among older adults in Singapore