Is gender inequality in the domestic sphere associated with psychological distress among women and men? Results from the Northern Swedish Cohort
Aim The aim of this study was to analyse whether gender inequality in the domestic sphere was associated with psychological distress among women and men. Methods In a cohort study, all pupils in the last year of compulsory school in a middle-sized industrial town in northern Sweden were followed unt...
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fthighwire:oai:open-archive.highwire.org:jech:jech.2010.109231v1 2023-05-15T17:44:46+02:00 Is gender inequality in the domestic sphere associated with psychological distress among women and men? Results from the Northern Swedish Cohort Harryson, Lisa Novo, Mehmed Hammarström, Anne 2010-10-12 02:16:37.0 text/html http://jech.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/jech.2010.109231v1 https://doi.org/10.1136/jech.2010.109231 en eng BMJ Publishing Group Ltd http://jech.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/jech.2010.109231v1 http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jech.2010.109231 Copyright (C) 2010, BMJ Publishing Group Ltd Research reports TEXT 2010 fthighwire https://doi.org/10.1136/jech.2010.109231 2013-05-26T17:12:53Z Aim The aim of this study was to analyse whether gender inequality in the domestic sphere was associated with psychological distress among women and men. Methods In a cohort study, all pupils in the last year of compulsory school in a middle-sized industrial town in northern Sweden were followed until the age of 42. For this study a sample of cohabiting participants (n=372 women, 352 men) was selected. Gender inequality was measured as perceptions of gender inequality in the couple relationship, time spent on household work, responsibility for domestic work and childcare, and was analysed in relation to psychological distress, after taking possible background variables as well as earlier health status into account. Results In the multivariate analyses, perception of gender inequality in the couple relationship was associated with psychological distress for both women (OR 2.23, CI 1.20 to 4.18) and men (OR 3.51, CI 1.69 to 7.31). For women only, taking whole responsibility for domestic work was associated with the outcome (OR 2.17, CI 1.05 to 4.48). For men, taking less than half of the responsibility for domestic work was associated with psychological distress (OR 2.25, CI 1.24 to 3.91). Conclusions Gender inequality in the domestic sphere seems to be an important determinant of psychological distress for both women and men. Text Northern Sweden HighWire Press (Stanford University) Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health 66 3 271 276 |
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Aim The aim of this study was to analyse whether gender inequality in the domestic sphere was associated with psychological distress among women and men. Methods In a cohort study, all pupils in the last year of compulsory school in a middle-sized industrial town in northern Sweden were followed until the age of 42. For this study a sample of cohabiting participants (n=372 women, 352 men) was selected. Gender inequality was measured as perceptions of gender inequality in the couple relationship, time spent on household work, responsibility for domestic work and childcare, and was analysed in relation to psychological distress, after taking possible background variables as well as earlier health status into account. Results In the multivariate analyses, perception of gender inequality in the couple relationship was associated with psychological distress for both women (OR 2.23, CI 1.20 to 4.18) and men (OR 3.51, CI 1.69 to 7.31). For women only, taking whole responsibility for domestic work was associated with the outcome (OR 2.17, CI 1.05 to 4.48). For men, taking less than half of the responsibility for domestic work was associated with psychological distress (OR 2.25, CI 1.24 to 3.91). Conclusions Gender inequality in the domestic sphere seems to be an important determinant of psychological distress for both women and men. |
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Is gender inequality in the domestic sphere associated with psychological distress among women and men? Results from the Northern Swedish Cohort |
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Is gender inequality in the domestic sphere associated with psychological distress among women and men? Results from the Northern Swedish Cohort |
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