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Housework makes men happier
Last reviewed: 01.07.2025
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An intriguing new study shows that men are happier and less stressed if they do housework. The authors studied how the division of household chores between family members affects their well-being. Researchers from the University of Cambridge suggested that men would be more unhappy when they were given responsibilities such as cooking, shopping and cleaning. Housework is believed to be humiliating for the stronger sex.
What a surprise it was for the researchers when they discovered that men actually became happier when they were given the responsibility of housework, i.e. when the responsibilities were divided equally between husband and wife. The results of the study once again proved that some truths are completely wrong. The researchers were surprised by the number of families in which both spouses worked who chose to share the housework equally. Almost one in five families did this.
9% reported that most of the housework was done by men. However, 68% of families still resorted to the old way of life: most of the housework was done by women. If the woman was the main breadwinner, then the man did most of the work. As a result, it was found that men in whose families the wives ran almost all the household, more often reported conflicts both at home and at work. And their level of well-being was much lower. Interestingly, this trend is observed only among men, but not women. It does not affect them.