Walters V
Department of Sociology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
Soc Sci Med. 1993 Feb;36(4):393-402. doi: 10.1016/0277-9536(93)90401-o.
In a study of a stratified random sample of 356 Canadian women, stress, anxiety and depression were among the most frequently reported health problems. The first part of this paper outlines the different social characteristics of those who reported stress, anxiety and depression. Women experienced mental health problems differently depending on their socio-economic status, ethnicity, family structure, the quality of family relationships and the nature of their participation in the labour market. It is argued that we need a more detailed analysis of these aspects of women's estate if we are to understand the social production of mental health and variations between women. Subsequent sections of the paper discuss women's own understanding of the sources of their mental health problems. While they spoke of the particularities of their own lives, these were often located in the context of broader social influences. They emphasized the social aetiology of mental health, noting the importance of gender roles and images of women. They described the heavy workload of women, issues of identity and their social legacies. In conclusion, it is noted that women appear to normalize the mental health problems they report. This may, in part, reflect the lack of social reinforcement and validation of their experiences.
在一项对356名加拿大女性的分层随机抽样研究中，压力、焦虑和抑郁是报告最为频繁的健康问题。本文第一部分概述了报告有压力、焦虑和抑郁的女性的不同社会特征。女性经历心理健康问题的方式因其社会经济地位、种族、家庭结构、家庭关系质量以及她们参与劳动力市场的性质而异。有人认为，如果我们要理解心理健康的社会成因以及女性之间的差异，就需要对女性状况的这些方面进行更详细的分析。本文后续部分讨论了女性对自身心理健康问题根源的理解。她们谈到了自己生活的特殊性，但这些特殊性往往处于更广泛的社会影响背景之中。她们强调心理健康的社会病因，指出性别角色和女性形象的重要性。她们描述了女性繁重的工作量、身份问题及其社会遗留问题。总之，值得注意的是，女性似乎将她们报告的心理健康问题正常化了。这可能部分反映出她们的经历缺乏社会强化和认可。
