PSYCHOLOGY

Psychology: Annotated Bibliography 2

Lin, J., Zou, L., Lin, W., Becker, B., Yeung, A., Cuijpers, P. & Li, H. (2021). Does gender role explain a high risk of depression? A meta-analytic review of 40 years of evidence. Journal of Affective Disorders, 294, 261-278. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2021.07.018

The systematic review of the previous literature from 1978 to 2021 has been included to reflect the association of depression with multiple gendered roles, encompassing masculinity, femininity, and respective traits. The results revealed that depression is protected by masculinity with the decrease in life expectancy with its highlighted dominance. Another significant finding was the weak relationship between femininity and depression in the previous scholarly works on females, especially in college students. The gender for androgynous individuals and its association with depression was the lowest, implying its representation of protection against depression.

Yu, C., Zuo, X., Blum, R.W., Tolman, D.L., Kagesten, A., Mmari, K., Meyer, S.D., Michielsen, K., Basu, S., Acharya, R. Lian, Q. & Lou, C. (2017). Marching to a different drummer: A cross-cultural comparison of young adolescents who challenge gender norms. Journal of Adolescent Health, 61, S48-S54. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2017.07.005

The article talks about the challenge given by adolescent boys and girls in four urban areas concerning their cultural norms. Data was taken from the Global Early Adolescent Study (GEAS), for which in-depth interviews were conducted to gain a thematic analysis. The results showed that modernism was a more frequently accepted cultural norm for girls to wear boys clothes and boys games such as

However, the same was not true for the boys. It was still felt awkward if the boys engaged in feminine activities or wore female clothes, creating a psychological differentiation and influence formed by gendered norms in societies.

Lin, K., Sun, I.Y., Wu, Y. & Liu, J. (2016). College students attitudes toward intimate partner violence: A comparative study of China and the US. Journal of Family Violence, 31, 179-189. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10896-015-9759-x

This study signified the comparison between attitudes towards intimate partner violence (IPV) in Western and non-Western societies. For this purpose, the US and Chinese college students were selected. The results revealed that Chinese students were less clear about the definition of IPV...

…Each one of them was measured through different 10-item or 5-item scales, with gender only being given the codes of 0 and 1. This was the operationalization of the independent variable to be explored for its relationship with dependent variables. The studys main findings revealed that all hypotheses were supported for both American and Chinese cultures as the set gender differences for the dependent and independent variables stood true.

References

Chen, Z., Fiske, S.T., & Lee, T.L. (2009). Ambivalent sexism and power-related gender-role ideology in marriage. Sex Roles, 60, 765-778. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11199-009-9585-9

Li, C., Wu, K. & Johnson, D.E. (2018). The impact of balance-focused attitudes on job stress: Gender differences evidenced in American and Chinese samples. International Journal of Psychology, 53(1), 31-39. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ijop.12254

Lin, K., Sun, I.Y., Wu, Y. & Liu, J. (2016). College students attitudes toward intimate partner violence: A comparative study of China and the US. Journal of Family Violence, 31, 179-189. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10896-015-9759-x

Lin, J., Zou, L., Lin, W., Becker, B., Yeung, A., Cuijpers, P. & Li, H. (2021). Does gender role explain a high risk of depression? A meta-analytic review of 40…