The importance of childhood and adulthood aspects of gendered life for adult mental ill-health symptoms : a 27-year follow-up of the Northern Swedish Cohort
Background: The increasing gender equality during the 20th century, mainly in the Nordic countries, represents a major social change. A well-established theory is that this may affect the mental health patterns of women and men. This study aimed at examining associations between childhood and adulth...
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ftumeauniv:oai:DiVA.org:umu-62804 2023-10-09T21:54:37+02:00 The importance of childhood and adulthood aspects of gendered life for adult mental ill-health symptoms : a 27-year follow-up of the Northern Swedish Cohort Månsdotter, Anna Nordenmark, Mikael Hammarström, Anne 2012 application/pdf http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-62804 https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-12-493 eng eng Umeå universitet, Allmänmedicin BMC Public Health, 2012, 12, s. 493- http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-62804 doi:10.1186/1471-2458-12-493 ISI:000311083500001 Scopus 2-s2.0-84863105646 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Occupational Health and Environmental Health Arbetsmedicin och miljömedicin Article in journal info:eu-repo/semantics/article text 2012 ftumeauniv https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-12-493 2023-09-22T14:00:54Z Background: The increasing gender equality during the 20th century, mainly in the Nordic countries, represents a major social change. A well-established theory is that this may affect the mental health patterns of women and men. This study aimed at examining associations between childhood and adulthood gendered life on mental ill-health symptoms. Methods: A follow-up study of a cohort of all school leavers in a medium-sized industrial town in northern Sweden was performed from age 16 to age 42. Of those still alive of the original cohort, 94% (n = 1007) participated during the whole period. Gendered life was divided into three stages according to whether they were traditional or non-traditional (the latter includes equal): childhood (mother's paid work position), adulthood at age 30 (ideology and childcare), and adulthood at age 42 (partnership and childcare). Mental ill-health was measured by self-reported anxious symptoms ("frequent nervousness") and depressive symptoms ("frequent sadness") at age 42. The statistical method was logistic regression analysis, finally adjusted for earlier mental ill-health symptoms and social confounding factors. Results: Generally, parents' gendered life was not decisive for a person's own gendered life, and adulthood gender position ruled out the impact of childhood gender experience on self-reported mental ill-health. For women, non-traditional gender ideology at age 30 was associated with decreased risk of anxious symptoms (76% for traditional childhood, 78% for non-traditional childhood). For men, non-traditional childcare at age 42 was associated with decreased risk of depressive symptoms (84% for traditional childhood, 78% for non-traditional childhood). A contradictory indication was that non-traditional women in childcare at age 30 had a threefold increased risk of anxious symptoms at age 42, but only when having experienced a traditional childhood. Conclusion: Adulthood gender equality is generally good for self-reported mental health regardless of whether one opposes ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Northern Sweden Umeå University: Publications (DiVA) BMC Public Health 12 1 |
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Background: The increasing gender equality during the 20th century, mainly in the Nordic countries, represents a major social change. A well-established theory is that this may affect the mental health patterns of women and men. This study aimed at examining associations between childhood and adulthood gendered life on mental ill-health symptoms. Methods: A follow-up study of a cohort of all school leavers in a medium-sized industrial town in northern Sweden was performed from age 16 to age 42. Of those still alive of the original cohort, 94% (n = 1007) participated during the whole period. Gendered life was divided into three stages according to whether they were traditional or non-traditional (the latter includes equal): childhood (mother's paid work position), adulthood at age 30 (ideology and childcare), and adulthood at age 42 (partnership and childcare). Mental ill-health was measured by self-reported anxious symptoms ("frequent nervousness") and depressive symptoms ("frequent sadness") at age 42. The statistical method was logistic regression analysis, finally adjusted for earlier mental ill-health symptoms and social confounding factors. Results: Generally, parents' gendered life was not decisive for a person's own gendered life, and adulthood gender position ruled out the impact of childhood gender experience on self-reported mental ill-health. For women, non-traditional gender ideology at age 30 was associated with decreased risk of anxious symptoms (76% for traditional childhood, 78% for non-traditional childhood). For men, non-traditional childcare at age 42 was associated with decreased risk of depressive symptoms (84% for traditional childhood, 78% for non-traditional childhood). A contradictory indication was that non-traditional women in childcare at age 30 had a threefold increased risk of anxious symptoms at age 42, but only when having experienced a traditional childhood. Conclusion: Adulthood gender equality is generally good for self-reported mental health regardless of whether one opposes ... |
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The importance of childhood and adulthood aspects of gendered life for adult mental ill-health symptoms : a 27-year follow-up of the Northern Swedish Cohort |
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The importance of childhood and adulthood aspects of gendered life for adult mental ill-health symptoms : a 27-year follow-up of the Northern Swedish Cohort |
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The importance of childhood and adulthood aspects of gendered life for adult mental ill-health symptoms : a 27-year follow-up of the Northern Swedish Cohort |
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The importance of childhood and adulthood aspects of gendered life for adult mental ill-health symptoms : a 27-year follow-up of the Northern Swedish Cohort |
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The importance of childhood and adulthood aspects of gendered life for adult mental ill-health symptoms : a 27-year follow-up of the Northern Swedish Cohort |
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importance of childhood and adulthood aspects of gendered life for adult mental ill-health symptoms : a 27-year follow-up of the northern swedish cohort |
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