@article{ref1,
title="Gender differences in depressive symptoms among Mexican Americans and non-Hispanic whites",
journal="Hispanic journal of behavioral sciences",
year="1988",
author="Golding, Jacqueline M. and Karno, Marvin",
volume="10",
number="1",
pages="1-19",
abstract="Mean levels of depressive symptoms are often higher among women then men in non-Hispanic white survey samples, although many studies suggest that these differences are unstable. The present study assessed gender differences in depressive symptoms (measured using the CES-D scale) in a community survey of Mexican Americans born in Mexico (n= 706), Mexican Americans born in the United States (n=538), and non-Hispanic whites born in the United States (n = 1149). Only among U.S. -born Mexican Americans was there a gender difference in depression score. Low rates of labor force participation and low levels of marital support among U.S.-born Mexican American women accounted for this gender difference. It is possible that cultural conflict associated with differences between traditional Hispanic gender-role differentiation and contemporary American gender role change explains this pattern of results.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0739-9863",
doi="10.1177/07399863880101001",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/07399863880101001"
}