RESEARCH_FILE
Joeun Kim
Pennsylvania State University
Known for:Research on how gender ideology moderates the health effects of men's economic dependency at midlife
SEE THE PRACTICE
Turn a thought this research explains into one clear move.
THE THOUGHT
“Everyone depends on me”
YOUR RECORDED RESPONSE
“Struggling doesn't betray them. Silence about struggling is what breaks the connection.”
ONE PRIVATE MOVE
Write down one true sentence about your capacity this week—not shared, just witnessed by yourself. Read it back. Notice whether you feel relief or guilt. That gap tells you something.
Key findings
- 2022
Found that men's economic dependency on a partner raised allostatic load — a biomarker of chronic stress — only among men holding traditional gender-role attitudes; men with egalitarian attitudes showed no such increase, indicating the belief about what a man should provide, not the income gap itself, does the damage. Men's Economic Dependency, Gender Ideology, and Stress at Midlife ↗