Gender roles and geographic locations as predictors of emotional distress in Australian women
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Article Title | Gender roles and geographic locations as predictors of emotional distress in Australian women |
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ERA Journal ID | 13436 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Bramston, Paul (Author), Rogers-Clark, Cathy (Author), Hegney, Desley (Author) and Bishop, Janet (Author) |
Journal Title | Australian Journal of Rural Health |
Journal Citation | 8 (3), pp. 154-160 |
Number of Pages | 7 |
Year | 2000 |
Publisher | John Wiley & Sons |
Place of Publication | Melbourne, Australia |
ISSN | 1038-5282 |
1440-1584 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1440-1584.2000.00272.x |
Web Address (URL) | http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1046/j.1440-1584.2000.00272.x/pdf |
Abstract | This paper examines the emotional distress of women in urban, rural and remote areas of Queensland. A randomised telephone survey of 394 women found that geographical location was not significantly related to perceptions of life quality or distress. Contrary to expectation, urbanisation and isolation were not significant predictors of mental health and factors other than geographical location appear more influential in determining people’s emotional wellbeing. One such factor, the gender role that women perceive themselves as fulfilling, was examined in this study and found to be significantly related to emotional distress. Women who saw their role as being submissive, dependent, gentle and timid reported significantly higher rates of distress and women perceiving themselves as bossy, rude and superior reported higher stress, irrespective of where they lived. Scores for the positive gender role of being sensitive, emotional and responsible grew significantly higher as the respondents became more rural/remote. Conversely, scores in the bossy, rude and superior domain were significantly higher in urban areas. This paper discusses the limitations of health research using global urban/rural classification schemes based on size of town or distance from major centres. There is mounting evidence that geographically based classification schemes are essentially minimalist and that more complex grouping variables such as gender role need to be identified. |
Keywords | emotional distress; rural/remote; women |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 441003. Rural sociology |
520502. Gender psychology | |
420313. Mental health services | |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
Byline Affiliations | Department of Psychology |
Centre for Rural and Remote Area Health | |
Department of Health, Queensland | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q060y/gender-roles-and-geographic-locations-as-predictors-of-emotional-distress-in-australian-women
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