Abstract:
Purpose of the study: This study aims to describe the influence of millennial moms' perceptions about father
involvement of parenting and household tasks to her marital well-being and its impact on her emotional self-disclosure
(ESD) about parenting in social media.
Methodology: This study was a quantitative approach to online survey methods. The subjects are moms born in 1978-
1994, have young children and social media users. The online survey distributed to 450 millennial mothers used
Emotional Self Disclosure (ESD) Scale and Marital Well Being scale, including Marital Satisfaction, Marital Conflict,
Parenting Stress, and Depression. Data analysis used path analysis through Smart PLS.
Main Findings: The results show that mother perception of the father's involvement influences millennial moms' marital
well-being and impact on Millennial moms' Emotional Self Disclosure (ESD) about Parenting in Social Media. The
higher the millennial moms' perception of the father's involvement in parenting and household tasks, the higher their
marital well-being. The higher the millennial mom's marital well-being, the less their Emotional Self Disclosure (ESD)
about Parenting in Social Media.
Applications of this study: This study is important and useful because it shows how important a husband's involvement
in family so millennial family could escalate husband involvement in parenting and household task to maintain the
marital well-being. This result also proves the importance of managing social media content because it can indicate
marital well being.
Novelty/Originality of this study: The findings of this study provide new evidence that emotional self-disclosure
shown on social media suggests a person's marital well-being. Also new provide that mother perceptions about husband's
involvement influence marital well-being.
