Man Earning Research: Research by England’s Bath University has revealed that any husband has the least stress when his wife earns 40 percent less than the husband, but husbands start feeling problems when the wife earns less than the husband. Earning starts reaching around and the most tension occurs when they are completely financially dependent on their partner as well.
A 15-year study of more than 6,000 American couples found that husbands are more likely to worry when they are the sole breadwinners, shouldering all of the household responsibilities. Their stress levels are lower when the wives’ earnings reach 40 per cent of the household’s earnings. But as the earnings of women go above their earnings, the stress level of husbands starts increasing gradually.
conform to social norms
Dr. Joanna Sirda, an economist at the University School of Management, said it was a large study but applied to other groups and society at large, and the results could change over time. However, the results are strong enough to point to the persistence of gender identity norms and their part in male mental health issues. Chronic stress in men can lead to a number of health problems, including physical illness and mental, emotional and social problems.
income before marriage
Dr Sirda said that the study also showed that husbands do not face psychological distress regarding their wives’ income if their wives were high earners before marriage. Figures from the Pew Research Center in the US show that in 1980 only 13 per cent of married women earned more than their husbands, but by 2017 the figure was close to a third. Dr Sirda said she and other researchers were interested in how this affects our understanding of norms of earning, well-being and masculinity.
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