Citation

Hopcroft RL, McLaughlin J. Soc. Sci. Res. 2012; 41(3): 501-513.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.ssresearch.2011.12.006

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

This study uses data from 23 countries in the World Values Survey and the National Survey of Families and Households and finds that the sex gap in feelings of depression is wider in high gender equity societies even though overall levels of feelings of depression are lower. Using hierarchical logistic modeling, we find that the sex difference in feelings of depression is wider in high gender equity societies because children increase depression for women in high gender equity societies, while they reduce depression for women without paid employment in low gender equity societies. There is little difference in the effect of children on feelings of depression for men across societies.