Unpacking the Gender Differences on Mental Health : The Effects of Optimism and Gratitude
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| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 639-649 |
| Journal / Publication | Psychological Reports |
| Volume | 120 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| Online published | 30 Mar 2017 |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Aug 2017 |
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Abstract
Mental health studies show that women are likely to score higher on subjective well-being and higher on depression than men. To verify this, the present study collected a sample of 5648 undergraduates in 55 universities in China. Results showed that women reported higher optimism, gratitude, subjective well-being, and depression than men, and that optimism and gratitude mediated the relationship between gender and mental health (subjective well-being and depression). By its implication, women were more likely to be optimistic and grateful, and as such they tended to experience higher subjective well-being and depression simultaneously. This also implies that gender differences on mental health could also be a dispositional issue as well as a socialization one.
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- depression, gender differences, gratitude, optimism, Subjective well-being
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Unpacking the Gender Differences on Mental Health : The Effects of Optimism and Gratitude. / YUE, Xiao Dong; HIRANANDANI, Neelam Arjan; Jiang, Feng et al.
In: Psychological Reports, Vol. 120, No. 4, 01.08.2017, p. 639-649.Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews (RGC: 21, 22, 62) › 21_Publication in refereed journal › peer-review
