The sex difference in depression is well documented in westernized, developed societies, although there has been little quantitative crosscultural research on the topic. In this study, we use multilevel logit models to examine sex differences in depression across 29 countries using data from the World Values Survey. We find that in no country are males more likely to be depressed than females. We also find that while levels of depression are higher in low gender equity countries, the gender gap in depression is larger in high gender equity countries.Beneath the color of cultural shapes is the deep grain of our nature and between nature and culture is the source of so much joy and misery.-Paul Gilbert, 1998 In developed countries, the sex difference in depression and symptoms of depression is well documented (Ernst and
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