Centre for Health Equity, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
School of Social Science, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
Aust N Z J Psychiatry. 2022 Jul;56(7):844-851. doi: 10.1177/00048674211031488. Epub 2021 Jul 27.
This study sought to assess the extent to which gender attitudes are associated with mental health among Australian men and women.
This study used a sample of 26,188 individuals drawn from five waves of the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia Survey. Gender attitudes were classified into three groups (traditional, moderate-egalitarian and egalitarian), and were constructed from six items. Mental health was measured using the Mental Health Inventory (MHI-5). We calculated the magnitude of associations between gender attitudes and mental health, stratified by gender, and adjusted for potential confounding.
Compared to men with egalitarian attitudes, poorer mental health was observed among men with moderate-egalitarian (-1.16, 95% confidence interval = [-1.84, -0.49]) and traditional gender attitudes (-2.57, 95% confidence interval = [-3.33, -1.81]). Among women, poorer mental health was observed among those with moderate-egalitarian (-0.78, 95% confidence interval = [-1.34, -0.22]) and traditional attitudes (-1.91, 95% confidence interval = [-2.55, -1.26]) compared to those with egalitarian attitudes.
For both men and women, egalitarian gender attitudes were associated with better mental health.
本研究旨在评估澳大利亚男性和女性的性别态度与心理健康之间的关联程度。
本研究使用了来自澳大利亚家庭、收入和劳动力动态调查五次浪潮的 26188 名个体的样本。性别态度被分为三组（传统、中等平等主义和平等主义），并由六个项目构建。心理健康使用心理健康量表（MHI-5）进行测量。我们根据性别分层并调整了潜在的混杂因素，计算了性别态度与心理健康之间的关联程度。
与持有平等主义态度的男性相比，持有中等平等主义（-1.16，95%置信区间= [-1.84，-0.49]）和传统性别态度（-2.57，95%置信区间= [-3.33，-1.81]）的男性心理健康状况较差。对于女性，与持有平等主义态度的女性相比，持有中等平等主义（-0.78，95%置信区间= [-1.34，-0.22]）和传统态度（-1.91，95%置信区间= [-2.55，-1.26]）的女性心理健康状况较差。
对于男性和女性来说，平等的性别态度与更好的心理健康相关。
