Men who earn less than their female partners are more likely to cheat on them, a study published on Monday found.
本周一公布的一项研究发现,收入低于女伴的男性在感情上出轨的可能性更大。
Cheating may be a man's way of trying to restore his gender identity when he feels it is under threat, Christin Munsch, a sociology doctoral candidate at Cornell University, says in the study, which she authored and presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association.
康奈尔大学社会学博士生克里斯汀•穆切在她撰写的研究报告中称,男人在感觉自己的“男权”地位受到威胁后,出轨可能是他挽回尊严的一种方式。克里斯汀博士在美国社会学协会的年会上提交了该研究报告。
"Making less money than a female partner may threaten men's gender identity by calling into question the traditional notion of men as breadwinners," Munsch said.
穆切说:“经济上处于弱势地位会威胁到男人的性别认同感,因为这有悖于男性是家中经济支柱的传统观念。”