家庭中的相对收入,性别规范和幸福感
Rania Gihleb1, Osea Giuntella1, Luca Stella2
1Department of Economics, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States of America.
PloS one
|October 25, 2024
概括
当妻子收入高于丈夫时,双方都报告幸福感和健康状况较差. 这种效应在西德妇女中更为明显,突出了性别规范的差异.
科学领域:
- 社会经济学 社会经济学
- 心理学 心理学 心理学
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 相对收入影响个人福祉和健康结果.
- 围绕家庭内部收入分配的性别规范可能会影响关系动态和心理健康.
- 以前的研究表明,在收入分配中,妻子收入超过丈夫的情况不太常见.
研究的目的:
- 研究家庭相对收入的影响,特别是当妻子收入高于丈夫时,对个人福祉,心理健康和身体健康的影响.
- 分析这种收入动态对生活满意度,工作满意度和健康满意度的影响.
- 探索德国内部这些影响的区域差异,特别是西德和东德之间的差异.
主要方法:
- 利用回归不连续性设计来分析相对收入的影响.
- 研究了来自德国的数据,重点关注妻子收入略高于丈夫的夫妇.
- 在这些特定的家庭收入结构中,对丈夫和妻子的结果进行比较.
主要成果:
- 妻子收入略高的夫妻报告生活,工作和健康满意度较低,身体健康状况更差.
- 类似情侣中的妻子报告说,对生活和健康的满意度较低,心理健康较差.
- 对妇女生活,工作和健康满意度的负面影响在西德比东德更为显著.
结论:
- 相对收入,特别是当妻子的收入超过丈夫时,会对双方的福祉和健康产生负面影响.
- 性别规范发挥着重要作用,其影响在传统性别角色期望较强的地区 (西德) 更为明显.
- 研究结果强调了经济因素,个人心理和社会性别规范之间的复杂相互作用对健康结果的影响.
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