Traditional gender-driven social roles continue to prevail despite the growing number of dual-income earning couples. While there is a vast and growing body of work considering the effects of such evolving social dynamics on females, understanding of male perceptions is nascent. Along those lines, drawing from interdependence theory, we investigate the joint effects of dual-income earning partners’ considerations of money as a form of achievement on the male partner’s person-job fit. Our findings support three hypotheses: Male’s person-job fit increases as the focal male’s and partner female’s perceptions of money as achievement becomes more congruent; male’s person-job fit increases as congruence is obtained at higher levels (opposed to lower levels); and male’s person-job fit is lowest when congruence is obtained at moderate levels. Notably, as expected, these congruence/incongruence effects are not present when evaluating a female’s person-job fit. Theoretical and practical implications specific to dual-income earners’ interdependence, gender roles, and dyadic perspectives on money-related attitudes are discussed.
