Exploring mechanisms behind the increasing gender gap in adolescent psychological symptoms, 2002–2022: the role of national‐level gender equality
While national-level gender equality was positively associated with boys' and girls' mental health in the early 2000s, this association has become negative for girls in more recent years. The benefits of gender equality for girls' mental health may have become overshadowed by the increased experience of stressors, especially schoolwork pressure. Far from advocating that gender equality is a negative situation, these findings suggest that much work remains to achieve full gender equality, where men and women really share the burdens and stressors in everyday life.
Authors
- Alina Cosma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0603-5226)
- Sophie D. Walsh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4775-1624)
- Margaretha de Looze (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3118-4415)
- Gonneke W. J. M. Stevens (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9929-7972)
- Jo Inchley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8322-8817)
- Frank J. Elgar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0290-5500)
- Karen Schrijvers (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7022-1867)
Institutions
- Bar-Ilan University (IL)
- Utrecht University (NL)
- Trinity College Dublin (IE)
- Ghent University (BE)
- MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit (GB)
- McGill University (CA)
- University of Glasgow (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry
- Published
- 2024-12-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.14081
- Citations
- 13
- Primary Topic
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 8.31
Funders
- Eli Lilly and Company
- Glasgow Caledonian University
- Scottish Government Health and Social Care Directorate
- Scottish Government
- European Commission
- University of Glasgow
- Universitetet i Bergen
- Medical Research Council
- HORIZON EUROPE Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions