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Munsch, Christin L. Rogers, Matthew |
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Is Breadwinning a Health Hazard? The Relationship between Relative Income and Self-Reported Mental and Physical Health Presented: Seattle WA, American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, August 2016 Cohort(s): NLSY97 Publisher: American Sociological Association Keyword(s): Depression (see also CESD); Gender Attitudes/Roles; Gender Differences; Health, Mental; Health/Health Status/SF-12 Scale; Household Income; Husbands, Income; Marriage Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. While scholars have carefully tracked the amount of time men and women spend on both paid and domestic labor, the consequences of defining and prescribing marital responsibilities based on gender--particularly among young men and women who reportedly desire egalitarian relationships--are less well-known. In this study, we use nationally representative survey data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 97 (NLSY97) to examine the relationship between men's and women's relative income contributions in marriage, a measure of household specialization, and physical and mental health. We find strong evidence that breadwinning has adverse effects on men's health. As relative income increases--that is, as men take on a greater share of the household income--depression increases and physical health declines. Relative income is negatively associated with women's depression and unrelated to women's physical health. |
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Munsch, Christin L. and Matthew Rogers. "Is Breadwinning a Health Hazard? The Relationship between Relative Income and Self-Reported Mental and Physical Health." Presented: Seattle WA, American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, August 2016. |