Gender differences in psychosocial risk factors for psychological distress among immigrants

Internal migration and depressive symptoms among migrant factory workers in Shenzhen, China

“…Previous studies found that females were at higher risk of developing depression compared with their male counterparts because of artefactual and genuine determinants of gender differences (Piccinelli & Wilkinson, 2000). Some researchers suggest this stems from women's greater exposure to specific psychosocial stressors such as family strain (Ritsner, Ponizovsky, Nechamkin, & Modai, 2001). However, another study on mental health of migrant workers in Shanghai revealed that married male migrant workers had poorer mental health measured by the Brief Symptoms Inventory (Wong & Song, 2008).…”

Psychological Distress Among Marginalized Women in the Outskirts of Beirut: Determinants and Association with Health Perception

“…Ritsner reports that anxiety about the future is a source of distress among women. 25 However, the rate of divorce was low and comparable in the three studied communities. Furthermore, over 80% of women in all three communities reported being comfortable/very comfortable with their husbands, with no significant difference between communities.…”

Factores asociados a sintomatología clínica de miedo y ansiedad en pacientes atendidos en Odontología

“…y Álvarez y Casanova 7 ; dentro de los factores que podrían explicar las diferencias están los factores psicosociales y socioculturales que incluyen las diferencias en el tipo de afrontamiento de la persona, rol sexual, pobreza, nivel educativo, apoyo social, adversidades durante la infancia, normas culturales situaciones estresantes, comorbilidad, rasgos de personalidad, predisposición genética, u hormonas sexuales entre otros 1,7,21,22 .…”