The study, conducted by Dr Demid Getik, explores how mental health is related to income make-up within couples by examining the link between annual income rises for women and the number of clinical mental health diagnoses over a set period of time.

The study finds that as more women take on the breadwinner role in the household, the number of mental health related incidences also increases.

As wives begin earning more than their husbands, the probability of receiving a mental health diagnosis increases by as much as 8% for all those observed in the study, but by as much as 11% for the men.

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[–] otp@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 days ago

I dunno, maybe on average.

When I was unemployed for a bit between contracts, my wife made all the income and I paid for what I could with my emergency fund. (Everything worked out fine)

I did basically all the chores, cooking, cleaning, shopping, etc. in addition to looking for work and working on "side-hustles".

She wishes that she made enough money so that we could hit that dual-income level alone and I could become a house husband for her, lmao

And hey, if she could make enough money on her own, I'd love that! Lol