Thomas S P
College of Nursing, University of Tennessee, Knoxville 37996-4180, USA.
Issues Ment Health Nurs. 1997 Nov-Dec;18(6):539-57. doi: 10.3109/01612849709010339.
Individuals internalize the roles they play and the statuses they occupy in their social networks. It logically follows that the benefits and costs of women's role commitments may be critically important to their physical and mental health. This literature review focuses on distressing or negative aspects of enacting the specific primary roles of worker, wife, and mother. Vicarious stress and inadequate social support for women in these roles may contribute to immunosuppression and disease vulnerability. Some women may choose the sick role as a means of escape from taxing role responsibilities. Future directions for women's health research are suggested, along with adoption of an empowerment model of health.
个体将他们在社交网络中所扮演的角色和占据的地位内化。由此逻辑推断，女性角色承诺的益处和成本可能对她们的身心健康至关重要。这篇文献综述聚焦于履行工人、妻子和母亲这些特定主要角色时令人苦恼或负面的方面。在这些角色中，女性的替代性压力和社会支持不足可能导致免疫抑制和疾病易感性。一些女性可能会选择患病角色作为逃避繁重角色责任的一种方式。文中提出了女性健康研究的未来方向，以及采用健康赋权模式。
