Married life - which was once expected to be a peaceful destination - sometimes became a source of exhaustion for many women, due to the burden of role, expectations and responsibility. One study shows that post-married women are more likely to be under more pressure than men because they have to take care of the housework, take care of their children and still work at the same time, making them more likely to fall into a state of "clean eating".
According to research published in the journal BMC Women's Health, women who get married are more likely to experience burnout (prolonged stress syndrome) than men because they start a marriage with greater expectations and many roles: being a wife, a mother, a worker, causing double the pressure. Women who have to work and take care of their housework are at even higher risk of mental and physical exhaustion.
Another survey of women working in the healthcare industry revealed that when women face conflicts between work and family (work-to-family conflict), stress and burnout are more likely to lead to depression, especially if they are wives and mothers.
Not only is it an immediate fatigue, marriage burnout can have long-term consequences: from relationship cracks, declining mental health, to negative impacts on the quality of life.
Therefore, balancing roles, sharing family work, enhancing communication and reducing pressure on women is extremely necessary to protect the mental health of the wife.
