What question did this study set out to answer?

To explore how employment status and working hours impact the happiness of married men and women in Taiwan.

Employment Status, Working Hours and Happiness Among Married Women and Men: Panel Evidence from Taiwan

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Analysis shows working hours affect happiness in married men and women, indicating generational differences in work patterns.

To explore how employment status and working hours impact the happiness of married men and women in Taiwan.
Utilized longitudinal data from a panel survey in Taiwan.
Employed fixed-effects modeling for analysis.
Examined relationships between employment status, working hours, and happiness.
Part-time employment does not enhance happiness for wives.
Full-time or moderate overtime is positively associated with wives’ happiness.
Husbands’ non-employment negatively affects wives’ happiness in the older cohort.
Happiness for married men is strongly associated with holding a job, regardless of working hours.
Men's happiness is not correlated with their spouses' employment status or working hours.

Yu et al. (2026) studied this question.

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