The Sex Difference in Depression across 29 Countries

Autor/inn/en	Hopcroft, Rosemary L.; Bradley, Dana Burr
Titel	The Sex Difference in Depression across 29 Countries
Quelle	In: Social Forces, 85 (2007) 4, S.1483-1507 (25 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0037-7732
Schlagwörter	Sex Fairness; Depression (Psychology); Gender Differences; Psychological Patterns; Foreign Countries; Social Discrimination; Social Influences; Cultural Influences; Biology; Literature Reviews; Sex Stereotypes; Employment Level; Cross Cultural Studies; Marriage; Self Efficacy; Age Differences; Mental Health + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Sexualaufklärung; Geschlechterkonflikt; Ausland; Soziale Benachteiligung; Soziale Schließung; Sozialer Einfluss; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Biologie; Beschäftigungsgrad; Cultural comparison; Kulturvergleich; Ehe; Self-efficacy; Selbstwirksamkeit; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Psychohygiene
Abstract	The sex difference in depression is well documented in westernized, developed societies, although there has been little quantitative cross-cultural research on the topic. In this study, we use multilevel logit models to examine sex differences in depression across 29 countries using data from the World Values Survey. We find that in no country are males more likely to be depressed than females. We also find that while levels of depression are higher in low gender equity countries, the gender gap in depression is larger in high gender equity countries. (Contains 4 figures, 3 tables and 2 notes.) (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10