{"id":176355,"date":"2019-11-20T00:21:30","date_gmt":"2019-11-19T16:21:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.geek.com\/featured\/-1811076\/"},"modified":"2019-11-20T00:21:30","modified_gmt":"2019-11-19T16:21:30","slug":"study-husbands-stress-increases-as-wives-make-more-money","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/test\/wordpress\/2019\/11\/20\/study-husbands-stress-increases-as-wives-make-more-money\/","title":{"rendered":"Study: Husbands\u2019 Stress Increases As Wives Make More Money"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Husbands are least stressed when their wives earn up to 40 percent of household income. (Photo Credit: University of Bath)<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

Toxic masculinity is alive and well in the U.S., where husbands’<\/a> stress increases if their wife earns more than 40 percent of the household income.<\/span><\/p>\n

New research from the University of Bath suggests<\/a> men become increasingly uncomfortable as their spouse’s wages rise.<\/span><\/p>\n

I think their heads explode once they become entirely economically dependent on their female partner.<\/span><\/p>\n

A 15-year study of more than 6,000 American heterosexual couples showed that husbands are at their most anxious when they are the sole breadwinner. Stress levels<\/a>, meanwhile, decline as their wife’s earnings approach 40 percent of household income.<\/span><\/p>\n

That’s entirely reasonable: Shouldering the burden of responsibility for finances would make anyone nervous.<\/span><\/p>\n

But the fact that as a woman’s earnings surpass a certain level, men become gradually more tense is just plain sexist.<\/span><\/p>\n

“These findings suggest that social norms about male breadwinning\u2014and traditional conventions about men earning more than their wives\u2014can be dangerous for men’s health,” according to Joanna Syrda, an economist at the University’s School of Management.<\/span><\/p>\n

“This is a large study but of a specific group\u2014other conventions apply in other groups and societies and the results may change as time moves on,” she continued. “However, the results are strong enough to point to the persistence of gender identity norms, and to their part in male mental health issues.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Enduring distress can lead to adverse health problems like physical illness and mental, emotional, and social issues.<\/span><\/p>\n