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The role of gender in mental health. A statistical analysis of the relationships between gender-related norms and mental health in a Swedish context.

Suni, Ida LU (2022) WPMM43 20221
Department of Political Science
Abstract
Gender constitutes an important determinant of mental health. Previous research
has pointed out the need to investigate and operationalize the concept of gender
beyond two distinct categories to account for the social and relational aspects of
gender that may influence mental health outcomes. In this thesis I investigate the
influence of gender-related norms on mental health outcomes among women and
men in a Swedish context. In doing so, I adopt an assessment tool developed by
Nielsen et al. (2021). Using multiple linear regression, I analyse data from a
recent survey by the Swedish Gender Equality Agency
(Jämställdhetsmyndigheten) with 6750 respondents. The gender-related norms
investigated are Caregiver strain, Work... (More)
Gender constitutes an important determinant of mental health. Previous research
has pointed out the need to investigate and operationalize the concept of gender
beyond two distinct categories to account for the social and relational aspects of
gender that may influence mental health outcomes. In this thesis I investigate the
influence of gender-related norms on mental health outcomes among women and
men in a Swedish context. In doing so, I adopt an assessment tool developed by
Nielsen et al. (2021). Using multiple linear regression, I analyse data from a
recent survey by the Swedish Gender Equality Agency
(Jämställdhetsmyndigheten) with 6750 respondents. The gender-related norms
investigated are Caregiver strain, Work strain, Performance demand,
Discrimination, Social support, Risk-taking, Independence, and Emotional
intelligence. Mental health is measured through the WHO-5 Wellbeing Index. The
results show that the gender-related norms both had negative and positive
relationships with mental health. The influence of gender-related norms was
similar for women and men with risk-taking and discrimination as two exceptions.
The finding suggests that social and relational aspects of gender are important to
consider in when investigating variations in health outcomes among individuals. (Less)
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author
Suni, Ida LU
supervisor
organization
course
WPMM43 20221
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
gender norms, mental health, wellbeing, multiple linear regression, gender inequalities
language
English
id
9097379
date added to LUP
2022-10-04 13:27:48
date last changed
2023-04-20 14:16:44
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  abstract     = {{Gender constitutes an important determinant of mental health. Previous research 
has pointed out the need to investigate and operationalize the concept of gender
beyond two distinct categories to account for the social and relational aspects of 
gender that may influence mental health outcomes. In this thesis I investigate the 
influence of gender-related norms on mental health outcomes among women and 
men in a Swedish context. In doing so, I adopt an assessment tool developed by 
Nielsen et al. (2021). Using multiple linear regression, I analyse data from a 
recent survey by the Swedish Gender Equality Agency 
(Jämställdhetsmyndigheten) with 6750 respondents. The gender-related norms 
investigated are Caregiver strain, Work strain, Performance demand, 
Discrimination, Social support, Risk-taking, Independence, and Emotional 
intelligence. Mental health is measured through the WHO-5 Wellbeing Index. The 
results show that the gender-related norms both had negative and positive 
relationships with mental health. The influence of gender-related norms was 
similar for women and men with risk-taking and discrimination as two exceptions. 
The finding suggests that social and relational aspects of gender are important to 
consider in when investigating variations in health outcomes among individuals.}},
  author       = {{Suni, Ida}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{The role of gender in mental health. A statistical analysis of the relationships between gender-related norms and mental health in a Swedish context.}},
  year         = {{2022}},
}