Negative life events, social support and gender difference in depression - A multinational community survey with data from th ODIN study
Negative life events, social support and gender difference in depression - A multinational community survey with data from th ODIN study
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DOI：
10.1007/s00127-006-0051-5
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发表时间：
2006-06-01
影响因子：
4.4
通讯作者：
Dunn, G
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作者：
Dalgard, OS;Dowrick, C;Dunn, G
目的探讨负性生活事件、易感性和社会支持的差异是否可以解释抑郁症的性别差异。结果女性报告的负性生活事件略多于男性，主要与社会网络有关，但总体上社会支持较多，与已报告的生活事件有关。除西班牙外，这一趋势在所有参与国都是相同的，在西班牙，报告的支持没有性别差异。总的来说，女性并不比男性更容易受到负面生活事件的影响。结论女性抑郁发生率较高，不是负性生活事件、社会支持和脆弱性的性别差异所致。
Objective To explore if differences in negative life events, vulnerability and social support may explain the gender difference in depression.Methods Cross-sectional, multinational, community survey from five European countries (n = 8,787). Depression is measured by Beck Depression Inventory, whereas negative life events and social support are measured by various questionnaires.Results Women report slightly more negative life events than men do, mainly related to the social network, but more social support in general and in connection with reported life events. This trend is the same in all participating countries except Spain, where there is no gender difference in the reported support. In general, women are not more vulnerable to negative life events than men are. However, women with no social support, who are exposed to life events, are more vulnerable than men without support.Conclusion The higher rate of depression in women is not explained by gender differences in negative life events, social support or vulnerability.