{"id":2101,"date":"2024-12-17T18:12:00","date_gmt":"2024-12-17T18:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fezaa.com\/?p=2101"},"modified":"2025-04-06T18:14:36","modified_gmt":"2025-04-06T18:14:36","slug":"husbands-who-take-on-more-housework-improve-mental-health-of-their-wives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fezaa.com\/?p=2101","title":{"rendered":"Husbands who take on more housework improve mental health of their wives"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Husbands who help around the house aren&#8217;t just pulling their weight, they&#8217;re improving their wives&#8217; mental health. Research shows that when men take on more cooking, cleaning and ironing duties, their female partners are less likely to suffer with depression.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The study, by scientists in South Korea, found that for every extra hour of housework a husband does, his wife&#8217;s chances of suffering low mood or depression drops by 12 per cent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Earlier research showed that relationships can suffer when one partner, almost always the woman, is left to do the bulk of the household chores.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But the latest study, published in Social Science and Medicine, suggests it also has serious implications for women&#8217;s psychological well-being.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Traditional gender&nbsp;roles used to dictate that men go out to work while women take responsibility for running the home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Even though these ideas are now out-dated, other polls suggest the bulk of the workload still rests with women.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 2023 British Social Attitudes Survey, a poll of 3,000 men and women, found two-thirds of women still do most of the cooking and cleaning and more than their fair share of washing and ironing.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, only 22 per cent of men shouldered most of the burden and almost a third admitted that they did less than they should.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Researchers from Yonsei University College of Medicine in Seoul, quizzed 7,000 married women every two years over a six-year period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They found that women spent an average of just over two-and-a-half hours a day doing routine chores, while men averaged only 35 minutes.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The researchers then analyzed rates of depression among the women, compared to their husbands&#8217; input.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This showed that wives dissatisfied with their spouses&#8217; efforts were 15 per cent more prone to mental health issues, while those happy with how much their partner did were 18 per cent less likely to suffer low mood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But the risks were reduced by 12 per cent if husbands started to do their share and take on half the workload.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The researchers concluded that &#8216;Husbands&#8217; participation in household work was associated with a reduced risk of depression among married women.&#8217;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Husbands who help around the house aren&#8217;t just pulling their weight, they&#8217;re improving their wives&#8217; mental health. 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