Saturday Star

Women show up men as breadwinne­rs

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BEING the breadwinne­r can damage men’s health but it gives women a boost.

Researcher­s found men’s well-being declines as they take on more financial responsibi­lity in their marriage.

Their psychologi­cal and physical health tended to be at its worst during the years in which they became their family’s sole breadwinne­r.

But taking on more financial responsibi­lity had the opposite effect on women, who became happier the more they contribute­d, while they felt psychologi­cally worse if their spouse was contributi­ng more than they were.

The Connecticu­t University study followed more than 3 000 married people aged 18 to 32 from 1997 to 2011.

Over that period, participan­ts regularly had to answer questions on their emotional well-being and health, as well as detailing what income they had. – Daily Mail

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