Table 3 Fixed effects models examining couples’ availability of FWAs on their own and their spouses’ satisfaction with WLF and the interaction between couple’s availability of FWAs among working parents.

From: Unraveling the dyadic dynamics: exploring the impact of flexible working arrangements’ availability on satisfaction with work-life flexibility among working parents

 

Model 1

Model 2

 

Mother’s satisfaction with WLF

Father’s satisfaction with WLF

Panel A

Mother’s availability of FWAs (Ref. = No)

 Yes

0.77***

0.09*

 

(0.04)

(0.04)

Father’s availability of FWAs (Ref. = No)

 

 Yes

−0.01

0.57***

 

(0.04)

(0.04)

Panel B

Mother’s availability of FWAs (Ref. = No)

 Yes

0.73***

0.05

 

(0.06)

(0.06)

Father’s availability of FWAs (Ref. = No)

 

Yes

−0.04

0.54***

 

(0.06)

(0.05)

Mother’s availability of FWAs × Father’s availability of FWAs (Ref. = No)

 Yes × Yes

0.07

0.06

 

(0.07)

(0.07)

Within R-squared

0.09

0.06

Number of couple-year observations

15,365

15,365

  1. All models control for job demand, contract type, age, number of children, age of youngest child, squared working hours, presence of illness, relationship status, occupation status, household income of the couples, father’s income share, mother’s unpaid housework share, and wave dummies. Robust standard errors in parentheses, ***p < 0.001, *p < 0.05.
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