According to Professor Suniya Luthar, one of the study’s authors, “there is no question that constant juggling and multi-tasking at home negatively affects mental health.”
Anxiety and sadness are among the problems that might arise from living under such a high level of stress.
Lucia Ciciolla, another author, teaches psychology at Oklahoma State University as an assistant professor.
“Even though women may be physically doing fewer loads of laundry, they still hold the responsibility for making sure the detergent does not run out, all the dirty clothes make.
It into the wash, and that there are always clean towels available,” she says, citing laundry as an example of the invisible labor that goes into visible tasks.
