The Gender Gap in Education: Understanding Educational Underachievement in Young Males and Its Relationship to Adverse Mental Health

2021 ◽  
pp. 153-175
Author(s):  
Rob Whitley
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Gender Gap ◽  
Young Males

Locus of Control and the Gender Gap in Mental Health

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sefa Awaworyi Churchill ◽  
Musharavati Ephraim Munyanyi ◽  
Kushneel Prakash ◽  
Russell Smyth
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Gender Gap

scholarly journals Gender inequality in COVID-19 times: evidence from UK prolific participants

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-27
Author(s):  
Sonia Oreffice ◽  
Climent Quintana-Domeque
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Gender Inequality ◽  
Gender Gap ◽  
Gender Gaps ◽  
Health Concerns ◽  
Unemployment Rates ◽  
Future State ◽  
Multiple Dimensions ◽  
The Difference ◽  
The Uk

Abstract We investigate gender differences across multiple dimensions after 3 months of the first UK lockdown of March 2020, using an online sample of approximately 1,500 Prolific respondents’ residents in the UK. We find that women's mental health was worse than men along the four metrics we collected data on, that women were more concerned about getting and spreading the virus, and that women perceived the virus as more prevalent and lethal than men did. Women were also more likely to expect a new lockdown or virus outbreak by the end of 2020, and were more pessimistic about the contemporaneous and future state of the UK economy, as measured by their forecasted contemporaneous and future unemployment rates. We also show that between earlier in 2020 before the outbreak of the Coronavirus pandemic and June 2020, women had increased childcare and housework more than men. Neither the gender gaps in COVID-19-related health and economic concerns nor the gender gaps in the increase in hours of childcare and housework can be accounted for by a rich set of control variables. Instead, we find that the gender gap in mental health can be partially accounted for by the difference in COVID-19-related health concerns between men and women.

scholarly journals Exploring the Effectiveness of an Integrated Mixed Martial Arts and Psychotherapy Intervention for Young Men’s Mental Health

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 155798831983212 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Bird ◽  
G. McCarthy ◽  
K. O’Sullivan
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
At Risk ◽  
Martial Arts ◽  
Role Models ◽  
Help Seeking ◽  
Help Seeking Behavior ◽  
Mixed Martial Arts ◽  
Young Males ◽  
Seeking Behavior ◽  
The Impact

This research sought to establish the impact of a 10-week program combining mixed martial arts (MMA) and one-to-one psychotherapy on young males’ mental health and determine factors that predict help-seeking behavior in at-risk males. Preparticipation and post-participation interviews were employed as the method of data collection. Seven males (20–35 years; M = 24.57) completed preparticipation interviews and five completed follow-up interviews. Thematic analysis of preparticipation revealed that help-seeking behavior in at-risk males is impeded by the presence of male gender stereotypes, the absence of positive role models, as well as difficulty navigating challenging social landscapes. Post-participation interviews revealed that the sport provided structure and fitness for at-risk males, while the counseling was pivotal for personal growth. Improved relationships, work life, and self-esteem were also observed. The sporting element of the program helped to reduce stigma associated with engaging in psychotherapy, and positive male relationships were noted as particularly impactful. Findings support previous research indicating that combining sports and psychotherapy positively impacts young males’ mental health. Sport provides an acceptable doorway to psychotherapy, providing space to explore personal issues.

The Gender Gap in Mental Health: Immigrants in Switzerland

2015 ◽  
pp. 217-231
Author(s):  
Jehane Simona Moussa ◽  
Marco Pecoraro ◽  
Didier Ruedin ◽  
Serge Houmard
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Gender Gap

Parental attachment, premorbid personality, and mental health in young males with hyperventilation syndrome

2007 ◽  
Vol 153 (2) ◽  
pp. 163-170 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bih-Ching Shu ◽  
Yong-Yuan Chang ◽  
Fei-Yin Lee ◽  
Don-Seng Tzeng ◽  
Hsuan-Yin Lin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Parental Attachment ◽  
Hyperventilation Syndrome ◽  
Premorbid Personality ◽  
Young Males

Risk of completed suicide in 89,049 young males assessed by a mental health professional

2016 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 341-349 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark Weiser ◽  
Shira Goldberg ◽  
Nomi Werbeloff ◽  
Daphna Fenchel ◽  
Abraham Reichenberg ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Professional ◽  
Mental Health Professional ◽  
Young Males ◽  
Completed Suicide

After all, is E-Mental Health capable of making a paradigm shift?

2016 ◽  
Vol 33 (S1) ◽  
pp. S26-S27
Author(s):  
M. Krausz
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Paradigm Shift ◽  
Informed Decision Making ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Young Males ◽  
Care Access ◽  
Communication Device ◽  
Strength Based ◽  
Specialized Care ◽  
Competing Interest

Only a very small percentage of adolescents and young adults with mental challenges is able to access specialized care. Access is limited due to a lack of capacity but also internal hurdles and stigma especially among young males. The web creates a new environment for them, which is defining a new culture of communication and interaction. The majority is using smart phones to access the Internet and make that their main communication device.Walkalong is a web-based platform, which aims to provide a range of opportunities and tools for youth with especially mood challenges. These tools include screening and assessment, online resources and all kind of orientation and interaction for informed decision-making.We are working on that to develop a framework for better online-based mental health care including useful tools beyond crisis based on the principles of empowerment and strength based approaches.Disclosure of interestThe author has not supplied his declaration of competing interest.

scholarly journals Differential effects of COVID-19 and containment measures on mental health: Evidence from ITA.LI—Italian Lives, the Italian household panel

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (11) ◽  
pp. e0259989
Author(s):  
Mario Lucchini ◽  
Tiziano Gerosa ◽  
Marta Pancheva ◽  
Maurizio Pisati ◽  
Chiara Respi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Gender Gap ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Panel Study ◽  
Composite Index ◽  
Cohen’S D ◽  
Containment Measures ◽  
The One ◽  
Cohen's D ◽  
Short Form Health

This study used a subsample of a household panel study in Italy to track changes in mental health before the onset of COVID-19 and into the first lockdown period, from late April to early September 2020. The results of the random-effects regression analyses fitted on a sample of respondents aged 16 years and older (N = 897) proved that there was a substantial and statistically significant short-term deterioration in mental health (from 78,5 to 67,9; β = -10.5, p < .001; Cohen’s d -.445), as measured by a composite index derived from the mental component of the 12-item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-12). The findings also showed heterogeneity in the COVID-related effects. On the one hand, evidence has emerged that the pandemic acted as a great leveller of pre-existing differences in mental health across people of different ages: the decrease was most pronounced among those aged 16–34 (from 84,2 to 66,5; β = -17.7, p < .001; Cohen’s d -.744); however, the magnitude of change reduced as age increased and turned to be non-significant among individuals aged 70 and over. On the other hand, the COVID-19 emergency widened the mental health gender gap and created new inequalities, based on the age of the youngest child being taken care of within the household.

scholarly journals COVID-19 and mental health deterioration by ethnicity and gender in the UK

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. e0244419
Author(s):  
Eugenio Proto ◽  
Climent Quintana-Domeque
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Gender Gap ◽  
Mental Distress ◽  
General Health Questionnaire ◽  
Average Increase ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Ethnicity And Gender ◽  
Health Deterioration ◽  
Gender Specific

We use the UK Household Longitudinal Study and compare pre-COVID-19 pandemic (2017-2019) and during-COVID-19 pandemic data (April 2020) for the same group of individuals to assess and quantify changes in mental health as measured by changes in the GHQ-12 (General Health Questionnaire), among ethnic groups in the UK. We confirm the previously documented average deterioration in mental health for the whole sample of individuals interviewed before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, we find that the average increase in mental distress varies by ethnicity and gender. Both women –regardless of their ethnicity– and Black, Asian, and minority ethnic (BAME) men experienced a higher average increase in mental distress than White British men, so that the gender gap in mental health increases only among White British individuals. These ethnic-gender specific changes in mental health persist after controlling for demographic and socioeconomic characteristics. Finally, we find some evidence that, among men, Bangladeshi, Indian and Pakistani individuals have experienced the highest average increase in mental distress with respect to White British men.

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