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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[–] jpreston2005@lemmy.world 15 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Was talking to a cute girl at a New Years Eve party, and it came out that while I made a nice amount for doing very little work, she made even more but had to do a lot of work. I went straight to daydreaming about being a stay-at-home Dad so hard I almost fell off my chair.

Dudes, more money means more money, why on earth would having more money upset you???

[–] Maggoty@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I'm willing to bet it's selection bias. They have more time for therapy and openness to the idea. It's one of those studies that just looks at the numbers at the top of everything. X couples got divorced, Y people sought counseling, etc.

The most they can say is there's an increased correlation in seeking mental help.

[–] randomdeadguy@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

more money is not the goal of a long term relationship or at least, ought not be. I hope this person had other attractive qualities in addition to freeing you from working.

[–] jpreston2005@lemmy.world 0 points 3 hours ago

well, I mean, she was a cute girl with a steady job, so, already got one up on the ol' ex 🤷‍♂️