“He already might feel threatened that ‘I’m the breadwinner I’m certainly not going to make him clean the toilet, too,’ ” she said, giving voice to the possible thought process of a female breadwinner. There’s plenty of data suggesting that these women know they are breaking social norms, feel guilty about it at times and do what they can to bolster their husband’s masculinity, such as doing more of the housework even if they are the ones working full-time, said Munsch. On average, they face about a 1.5% chance that they will cheat in an average year, according to the study. Interestingly, female breadwinners whose husbands were 100% financially dependent on them were the least likely group to cheat. The study relied on data from more than 2,750 people who are married, who range in age from 18 to 32 and who were part of the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth from 2001 through 2011. They can engage in a behavior associated with masculinity.” You think of men as … (having) sex on the brain. “Sex is one of the most sort of gender-typed behaviors. “There’s plenty of great literature showing how when men in particular undergo gender identity threats, they engage in hypermasculine behaviors,” she said. “I think it has to do with our cultural notions of what it means to be a man and what … the social expectations are for masculinity,” said the study author, Christin Munsch, an assistant professor of sociology at the University of Connecticut.īeing economically dependent on their wives may threaten their manhood, Munsch said, and having an affair is a way to re-establish their masculinity, even if it’s all done subconsciously. Survey: Reluctant breadwinner moms are less happy While, on average, women who are completely financially dependent on their husbands face about a 5% chance that they will stray, there is about a 15% chance that a man married to a female breadwinner will cheat, the study concluded. This new study, showcased in the June issue of the American Sociological Review, found that men who are 100% economically dependent on their spouses were most at risk for cheating, three times more at risk than women married to male breadwinners. It’s tough to know precisely how many people cheat in their marriages, because many might not admit it in surveys, but researchers estimate that between 20% and 25% of married men and between 10% and 15% of married women have engaged in an extramarital relationship. Female breadwinners, especially those who didn’t set out to make most of their family’s income, have been found to feel less satisfied about their lives, based on a survey by Working Mother Media.Īnd now, the findings of a new study about infidelity will probably give these breadwinners more cause for concern.
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