Expected Versus Actual Work Roles of Women
作者研究了一组1980年时35岁的女性，考察她们中年（即35岁左右）的长期工作规划对实际工作行为的影响。作者假设工作规划会显著影响实际行为，并会改变许多与女性就业相关变量的作用。结果发现，规划确实影响了后续行为，主要体现在那些预期就业的女性实现了规划。此外，婚姻和生育状况只显著影响了预期在家女性的劳动行为，而工作经历只影响了预期就业女性的就业。这表明1970年代的人口和经济变化对不同规划群体的规划实现产生了不同影响，且计划做全职主妇的女性其就业行为可能只是对家庭角色变化的暂时反应。
This paper examines the impact of women's long-range work plans for mid life on actual work behavior at that age for a cohort of women who were 35 in 1980. We hypothesized that work plans would significantly affect actual behavior at mid life, and moreover, would modify the effects of many variables typically associated with women's employment. Our findings indicate plans did influence subsequent behavior, largely reflecting the realization of plans for those who expected to be employed. Further, marital and fertility status considerably influenced the labor force behavior only of those who expected to be at home, while employment history affected the employment only for those expecting to be employed. These results suggest: (I) demographic and economic change over the 1970s differentially affected this cohort's ability to actualize plans for mid life; and (2) She employment behavior of those who planned to be full-time housewives may be a transitory response to changes in their domestic roles.