Robin W Simon
Biographic Data
| ID | 4178116 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Robin W Simon |
| GIVEN NAMES | Robin W |
| FAMILY NAME | Simon |
| SIGNATURE | SIMON R W |
| AFFILIATIONS | Wake Forest University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1740-4314 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 16 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 803 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 16 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1992 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 11 |
Gender, Emotions, and Mental Health in the United States: Patterns, Explanations, and New Directions
The Costs and Benefits of Parenthood for Mental and Physical Health in the United States: The Importance of Parenting Stage
Although research finds that parents report greater depression than nonparents, we do not know whether the costs and benefits of parenthood for mental and physical health vary across parenting stages. Using the first wave of data from National Survey of Midlife Development in the United States (MIDUS; N = 2,730), we examine disparities in eight measures of mental and physical health between nonparents and parents whose youngest child is: (1) unde…
Parenthood and Happiness: Effects of Work-Family Reconciliation Policies in 22 OECD Countries
The recent proliferation of studies examining cross-national variation in the association between parenthood and happiness reveal accumulating evidence of lower levels of happiness among parents than nonparents in most advanced industrialized societies. Conceptualizing parenting as a stressor buffered by institutional support, we hypothesize that parental status differences in happiness are smaller in countries providing more resources and suppor…
Users Beware: Variable Effects of Parenthood on Happiness Within and Across International Datasets
Physical Limitation and Emotional Well-Being: Gender and Marital Status Variations
Despite the proliferation of studies documenting the relationship between physical limitation and depressive symptoms in the United States, we currently do not know (1) whether physical impairment is associated with other dimensions of emotional well-being and (2) if these associations differ for men and women as well as married and nonmarried adults. We use panel data from two national samples to examine gender and marital status variations in t…
Nonmarital Romantic Relationships and Mental Health in Early Adulthood: Does the Association Differ for Women and Men
Although social scientists have long assumed that intimate social relationships are more closely associated with women's than men's mental health, recent research indicates that there are no gender differences in the advantages of marriage and disadvantages of unmarried statuses when males' and females' distinct expressions of emotional distress are considered. These findings have led to the conclusion that there has been a convergence in the imp…
Clarifying the Relationship Between Parenthood and Depression
Unlike other major adult social roles in the United States, parenthood does not appear to confer a mental health advantage for individuals. However, while research has examined parental status differences in emotional well-being, relatively little is known about variations in emotional distress among parents. In this article, we clarify the relationship between parenthood and current symptoms of depression using data from the National Survey of F…
Gender and Emotion in the United States: Do Men and Women Differ in Self-Reports of Feelings and Expressive Behavior
U.S. emotion culture contains beliefs that women are more emotional and emotionally expressive than men and that men and women differ in their experience and expression of specific emotions. Using data from the 1996 emotions module of the GSS, the authors investigate whether men and women differ in self‐reports of feelings and expressive behavior, evaluating whether the patterns observed for men and women are consistent with cultural beliefs as w…
Revisiting the Relationships among Gender, Marital Status, and Mental Health
Three decades ago, Grove introduced his sex-role theory of mental illness, which attributes women's higher rates of psychological distress to their roles in society. Central to his hypothesis is that marriage is emotionally advantageous for men and disadvantageous for women. This article revisits this topic with data from the National Survey of Families and Households. The analyses indicate that the emotional benefits of marriage apply equally to…
Marital Transitions, Marital Beliefs, and Mental Health
In this paper, we examine whether people's beliefs about the permanence, desirability, and importance of marriage moderate the impact of marital transitions--including marital losses and gains--on depression, a disorder associated with both marital status and role transitions. Using two waves of panel data from the National Survey of Families and Households (N = 10,005), we find that a marital loss results in increased symptoms, whereas a marital…
Assessing Sex Differences in Vulnerability among Employed Parents: The Importance of Marital Status
Despite earlier claims that women are generally more vulnerable than men to stressors, recent research on mental health indicates that sex differences in vulnerability are highly specific and depend on the type of stressor and disorder considered. My paper extends previous work on this topic by suggesting that gender variation in stress-reactivity is also contingent upon people's marital status. To illustrate the importance of marital status for …
Through the Eyes of Children: Youths' Perceptions and Evaluations of Maternal and Paternal Roles
Melissa A. Milkie, Robin W. Simon, Brian Powell, Through the Eyes of Children: Youths' Perceptions and Evaluations of Maternal and Paternal Roles, Social Psychology Quarterly, Vol. 60, No. 3 (Sep., 1997), pp. 218-237
The Meanings Individuals Attach to Role Identities and Their Implications for Mental Health
Although several theoretical and methodological approaches have been developed for assessing the meaning of roles and role-related stressors, individuals' own understandings of the meaning of their role identities have been ignored in stress research. In this paper, I first examine the ways in which meaning has been conceptualized and assessed. I then explore the meanings individuals themselves attach to role identities and their implications for…
Gender, Multiple Roles, Role Meaning, and Mental Health
The Development of Feeling Norms Underlying Romantic Love Among Adolescent Females
This paper examines the development of feeling norms underlying romantic love among early adolescent females. On the basis of data from in-depth interviews, transcriptions of naturally occurring discourse, and field notes, we find that girls not only acquire cultural knowledge about romantic love, but also develop several feeling and expression norms to deal with their own concerns about romance. These norms involve the relative importance of rom…
Parental Role Strains, Salience of Parental Identity and Gender Differences in Psychological Distress
Although past research indicates that women's higher levels of psychological distress can be accounted for by their greater exposure and vulnerability to role-related stress, the social psychological factors contributing to female vulnerability have not been fully identified. This paper applies identity theory to the phenomenon of gender differences in distress among parents. From an identity perspective, I propose that salience of the parental i…
Revisiting the Relationships among Gender, Marital Status, and Mental Health
Three decades ago, Grove introduced his sex-role theory of mental illness, which attributes women's higher rates of psychological distress to their roles in society. Central to his hypothesis is that marriage is emotionally advantageous for men and disadvantageous for women. This article revisits this topic with data from the National Survey of Families and Households. The analyses indicate that the emotional benefits of marriage apply equally to…
Clarifying the Relationship Between Parenthood and Depression
Unlike other major adult social roles in the United States, parenthood does not appear to confer a mental health advantage for individuals. However, while research has examined parental status differences in emotional well-being, relatively little is known about variations in emotional distress among parents. In this article, we clarify the relationship between parenthood and current symptoms of depression using data from the National Survey of F…
Gender, Multiple Roles, Role Meaning, and Mental Health
Gender and Emotion in the United States: Do Men and Women Differ in Self-Reports of Feelings and Expressive Behavior
U.S. emotion culture contains beliefs that women are more emotional and emotionally expressive than men and that men and women differ in their experience and expression of specific emotions. Using data from the 1996 emotions module of the GSS, the authors investigate whether men and women differ in self‐reports of feelings and expressive behavior, evaluating whether the patterns observed for men and women are consistent with cultural beliefs as w…
Parental Role Strains, Salience of Parental Identity and Gender Differences in Psychological Distress
Although past research indicates that women's higher levels of psychological distress can be accounted for by their greater exposure and vulnerability to role-related stress, the social psychological factors contributing to female vulnerability have not been fully identified. This paper applies identity theory to the phenomenon of gender differences in distress among parents. From an identity perspective, I propose that salience of the parental i…
Parenthood and Happiness: Effects of Work-Family Reconciliation Policies in 22 OECD Countries
The recent proliferation of studies examining cross-national variation in the association between parenthood and happiness reveal accumulating evidence of lower levels of happiness among parents than nonparents in most advanced industrialized societies. Conceptualizing parenting as a stressor buffered by institutional support, we hypothesize that parental status differences in happiness are smaller in countries providing more resources and suppor…
The Development of Feeling Norms Underlying Romantic Love Among Adolescent Females
This paper examines the development of feeling norms underlying romantic love among early adolescent females. On the basis of data from in-depth interviews, transcriptions of naturally occurring discourse, and field notes, we find that girls not only acquire cultural knowledge about romantic love, but also develop several feeling and expression norms to deal with their own concerns about romance. These norms involve the relative importance of rom…
Nonmarital Romantic Relationships and Mental Health in Early Adulthood: Does the Association Differ for Women and Men
Although social scientists have long assumed that intimate social relationships are more closely associated with women's than men's mental health, recent research indicates that there are no gender differences in the advantages of marriage and disadvantages of unmarried statuses when males' and females' distinct expressions of emotional distress are considered. These findings have led to the conclusion that there has been a convergence in the imp…
Marital Transitions, Marital Beliefs, and Mental Health
In this paper, we examine whether people's beliefs about the permanence, desirability, and importance of marriage moderate the impact of marital transitions--including marital losses and gains--on depression, a disorder associated with both marital status and role transitions. Using two waves of panel data from the National Survey of Families and Households (N = 10,005), we find that a marital loss results in increased symptoms, whereas a marital…
The Meanings Individuals Attach to Role Identities and Their Implications for Mental Health
Although several theoretical and methodological approaches have been developed for assessing the meaning of roles and role-related stressors, individuals' own understandings of the meaning of their role identities have been ignored in stress research. In this paper, I first examine the ways in which meaning has been conceptualized and assessed. I then explore the meanings individuals themselves attach to role identities and their implications for…
Assessing Sex Differences in Vulnerability among Employed Parents: The Importance of Marital Status
Despite earlier claims that women are generally more vulnerable than men to stressors, recent research on mental health indicates that sex differences in vulnerability are highly specific and depend on the type of stressor and disorder considered. My paper extends previous work on this topic by suggesting that gender variation in stress-reactivity is also contingent upon people's marital status. To illustrate the importance of marital status for …
Physical Limitation and Emotional Well-Being: Gender and Marital Status Variations
Despite the proliferation of studies documenting the relationship between physical limitation and depressive symptoms in the United States, we currently do not know (1) whether physical impairment is associated with other dimensions of emotional well-being and (2) if these associations differ for men and women as well as married and nonmarried adults. We use panel data from two national samples to examine gender and marital status variations in t…
Through the Eyes of Children: Youths' Perceptions and Evaluations of Maternal and Paternal Roles
Melissa A. Milkie, Robin W. Simon, Brian Powell, Through the Eyes of Children: Youths' Perceptions and Evaluations of Maternal and Paternal Roles, Social Psychology Quarterly, Vol. 60, No. 3 (Sep., 1997), pp. 218-237
Users Beware: Variable Effects of Parenthood on Happiness Within and Across International Datasets
The Development of Feeling Norms Underlying Romantic Love Among Adolescent Females
This paper examines the development of feeling norms underlying romantic love among early adolescent females. On the basis of data from in-depth interviews, transcriptions of naturally occurring discourse, and field notes, we find that girls not only acquire cultural knowledge about romantic love, but also develop several feeling and expression norms to deal with their own concerns about romance. These norms involve the relative importance of rom…
Parental Role Strains, Salience of Parental Identity and Gender Differences in Psychological Distress
Although past research indicates that women's higher levels of psychological distress can be accounted for by their greater exposure and vulnerability to role-related stress, the social psychological factors contributing to female vulnerability have not been fully identified. This paper applies identity theory to the phenomenon of gender differences in distress among parents. From an identity perspective, I propose that salience of the parental i…
Gender, Multiple Roles, Role Meaning, and Mental Health
Through the Eyes of Children: Youths' Perceptions and Evaluations of Maternal and Paternal Roles
Melissa A. Milkie, Robin W. Simon, Brian Powell, Through the Eyes of Children: Youths' Perceptions and Evaluations of Maternal and Paternal Roles, Social Psychology Quarterly, Vol. 60, No. 3 (Sep., 1997), pp. 218-237
The Meanings Individuals Attach to Role Identities and Their Implications for Mental Health
Although several theoretical and methodological approaches have been developed for assessing the meaning of roles and role-related stressors, individuals' own understandings of the meaning of their role identities have been ignored in stress research. In this paper, I first examine the ways in which meaning has been conceptualized and assessed. I then explore the meanings individuals themselves attach to role identities and their implications for…
Assessing Sex Differences in Vulnerability among Employed Parents: The Importance of Marital Status
Despite earlier claims that women are generally more vulnerable than men to stressors, recent research on mental health indicates that sex differences in vulnerability are highly specific and depend on the type of stressor and disorder considered. My paper extends previous work on this topic by suggesting that gender variation in stress-reactivity is also contingent upon people's marital status. To illustrate the importance of marital status for …
Marital Transitions, Marital Beliefs, and Mental Health
In this paper, we examine whether people's beliefs about the permanence, desirability, and importance of marriage moderate the impact of marital transitions--including marital losses and gains--on depression, a disorder associated with both marital status and role transitions. Using two waves of panel data from the National Survey of Families and Households (N = 10,005), we find that a marital loss results in increased symptoms, whereas a marital…
Revisiting the Relationships among Gender, Marital Status, and Mental Health
Three decades ago, Grove introduced his sex-role theory of mental illness, which attributes women's higher rates of psychological distress to their roles in society. Central to his hypothesis is that marriage is emotionally advantageous for men and disadvantageous for women. This article revisits this topic with data from the National Survey of Families and Households. The analyses indicate that the emotional benefits of marriage apply equally to…
Gender and Emotion in the United States: Do Men and Women Differ in Self-Reports of Feelings and Expressive Behavior
U.S. emotion culture contains beliefs that women are more emotional and emotionally expressive than men and that men and women differ in their experience and expression of specific emotions. Using data from the 1996 emotions module of the GSS, the authors investigate whether men and women differ in self‐reports of feelings and expressive behavior, evaluating whether the patterns observed for men and women are consistent with cultural beliefs as w…
Clarifying the Relationship Between Parenthood and Depression
Unlike other major adult social roles in the United States, parenthood does not appear to confer a mental health advantage for individuals. However, while research has examined parental status differences in emotional well-being, relatively little is known about variations in emotional distress among parents. In this article, we clarify the relationship between parenthood and current symptoms of depression using data from the National Survey of F…
Nonmarital Romantic Relationships and Mental Health in Early Adulthood: Does the Association Differ for Women and Men
Although social scientists have long assumed that intimate social relationships are more closely associated with women's than men's mental health, recent research indicates that there are no gender differences in the advantages of marriage and disadvantages of unmarried statuses when males' and females' distinct expressions of emotional distress are considered. These findings have led to the conclusion that there has been a convergence in the imp…
Users Beware: Variable Effects of Parenthood on Happiness Within and Across International Datasets
Physical Limitation and Emotional Well-Being: Gender and Marital Status Variations
Despite the proliferation of studies documenting the relationship between physical limitation and depressive symptoms in the United States, we currently do not know (1) whether physical impairment is associated with other dimensions of emotional well-being and (2) if these associations differ for men and women as well as married and nonmarried adults. We use panel data from two national samples to examine gender and marital status variations in t…
Parenthood and Happiness: Effects of Work-Family Reconciliation Policies in 22 OECD Countries
The recent proliferation of studies examining cross-national variation in the association between parenthood and happiness reveal accumulating evidence of lower levels of happiness among parents than nonparents in most advanced industrialized societies. Conceptualizing parenting as a stressor buffered by institutional support, we hypothesize that parental status differences in happiness are smaller in countries providing more resources and suppor…
The Costs and Benefits of Parenthood for Mental and Physical Health in the United States: The Importance of Parenting Stage
Although research finds that parents report greater depression than nonparents, we do not know whether the costs and benefits of parenthood for mental and physical health vary across parenting stages. Using the first wave of data from National Survey of Midlife Development in the United States (MIDUS; N = 2,730), we examine disparities in eight measures of mental and physical health between nonparents and parents whose youngest child is: (1) unde…
Gender, Emotions, and Mental Health in the United States: Patterns, Explanations, and New Directions
Psychology (16 works) · Developmental psychology (14 works) · Social Psychology (12 works) · Clinical Psychology (11 works) · Mental health (11 works) · Psychiatry (9 works) · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving (7 works) · Health disparities and outcomes (6 works) · Work-Family Balance Challenges (6 works) · Distress (5 works)