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Wives Earning More Than Husbands Linked To Rising Mental Health Diagnoses In Couples (wellbeingnews.co.uk)

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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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[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago

Been divorced since forever, and with age comes wisdom. I think it would be fantastic if I had a high earning wife. Really..

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago (2 children)

My SO teaches religion parttime and makes more than I do working fulltime in IT. Power to her. If I wanted the same I should've become a teacher too.

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[–] [email protected] -5 points 2 days ago

Maybe this happens because the woman who earns more often emasculates her husband with snide remarks or jabs. Unlike the other way round where men are expected to earn more than their spouse otherwise they're "less of a man".

Maybe that's contributing to the higher mental health issues.

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