| Journal: | Salud mental |
| Database: | PERIÓDICA |
| System number: | 000321843 |
| ISSN: | 0185-3325 |
| Authors: | Matud, Ma. Pilar1 Aguilera, Laura2 |
| Institutions: | 1Universidad de La Laguna, Facultad de Psicología, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canarias. España 2Ayuntamiento de Santa Cruz, Centro Municipal de la Mujer, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canarias. España |
| Year: | 2009 |
| Season: | Ene-Feb |
| Volumen: | 32 |
| Number: | 1 |
| Pages: | 53-58 |
| Country: | México |
| Language: | Español |
| Document type: | Artículo |
| Approach: | Descriptivo |
| English abstract | Research on gender differences in health has generally shown that women report higher levels of minor psychiatric morbidity than men. One of the explicative variables for these findings is the different social roles of women and men. Sex role ideology refers to beliefs about appropriate roles for each gender, and is relevant from a psychological point of view because it is associated with self-definition, interactions between men and women and social relations. Most societies consider that women and men are different and consider that they should adopt different roles. These roles determine different social behaviors. Masculinity and femininity refer to feature differences, behaviours and interests assigned by society to each gender. The other two gender role categories proposed by Sandra Bem are androgyny (characterized by the presence of feminine and masculine characteristics) and an undifferentiated sex role (referring to individuals who have low levels of masculine or feminine characteristics). Classic theories on sex typing and gender role differences between women and men have suggested that such differences have been considered as normal and healthy, since they reflect social norms regarding appropriate behaviour in women and men. Furthermore, there is a tendency within mental health professionals who view masculine men and feminine women as normal and healthy. Nevertheless, research on this matter has not provided empirical evidence in relation to such hypotheses. It has also been suggested that reversing gender ideals can be stressful for men and women because such ideals are socially imposed, and therefore, obstruct self-regulation and are connected to the external representation of self-value. The aim of the current study is to find out whether there are mental health differences in a sample of the general Spanish population among the categories of sex role proposed by Sandra Bem. These categories are: masculine, which refers to individuals with h |
| Disciplines: | Medicina |
| Keyword: | Psiquiatría, Salud pública, Género, España, Rol sexual, Salud mental |
| Keyword: | Medicine, Psychiatry, Public health, Gender, Spain, Sex role, Mental health |
| Full text: | Texto completo (Ver PDF) |
