Gender and marital status differences in depression: The effects of chronic strains |
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Authors: | Xiaoqin Wu Alfred DeMaris |
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Affiliation: | (1) Lenoir-Rhyne College, Box 7402, 28603 Hickory, NC, USA |
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Abstract: | Although women evidently have higher depression levels than men and singles have higher depression levels than the married, the reasons for these differences are yet unclear. This paper investigates whether differences in the stress-producing circumstances of the lives of men and women, and the married and unmarried, might explain the differences in their levels of depression. Using data from the National Survey of Families and Households, we found that gender differences in depression were accounted for by chronic strains. Family-based strains and economic hardship are significant predictors of higher distress in women. Chronic strains also explain why variations in depression are more pronounced among the married than among the unmarried.Bowling Green State University |
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