Men's Economic Dependency, Gender Ideology, and Stress at Midlife.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study investigates the association between men's economic dependency during midlife and allostatic load, an indicator of chronic stress, and how this relationship varies with men's gender ideology.

Background

Women are primary breadwinners in almost a third of heterosexual couples in the U.S. Emerging research finds that female primary breadwinning (or men's economic dependency) is a threat to masculinity that has negative implications for men's midlife health. However, there is no quantitative evidence of the mechanisms linking men's economic dependency and health, particularly the role of stress, and whether men's gender ideology moderates this relationship.

Method

Using two waves of Midlife in the United State (MIDUS) data for men who remained with t

SUBMITTER: Kim J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8863316 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature