Development of Sex Differences in Economic Activity and Mental Health in Scandinavia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2302175 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Elina Haavio-Mannila (University of Helsinki), Elina Haavio‐mannila (University of Helsinki, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1979 |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 5-27 |
| Publication date | 1979-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Acta Sociologica (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0001-6993 • E-ISSN: 1502-3869 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/000169937902200102 |
| OpenAlex | W2091068997 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 8 |
In this preliminary study, sex differences in first admissions to mental hospitals in Finland, Norway, and Sweden are examined against the background of changes in the economic activity of men and women in 1939-1976 Hypotheses denved from earlier studies about the beneficial effect of meaningful economic activity on the mental health of women get some support from macro-level inter-country and historical comparisons. Also, women's growing awareness of their problems, expressed through the feminist movement, has helped them to solve their mental difficulties outside hospitals. Men seem to be more vulnerable than women to crisis situations like war and rapid structural change in society. During such crisis periods the sex ratio in mental hospital first admissions declines to the disadvantage of men. Before definite conclusions of the direct relationships between social changes and the mental health of the sexes can be made, studies at an individual level are needed. Ecological correlations between female/male ratios in mental hospital residency and the economic development of an area are positive. This is mainly due to the low hospital residency rates of men in the developed areas, where both sexes share the economic provider roles. Paid work among women seemingly does not threaten the mental health of men
Disadvantage · Mental health · Political science · Psychiatry · Sociology · Demography · Employment and Welfare Studies · Global Health Care Issues · Health disparities and outcomes · Medicine · Psychology · Gerontology
European Historical Statistics 1750–1970
Women's Two Roles
Ecological and sex differences in the hospitalization of mental illness in Finland and Sweden
Satisfaction with Family, Work, Leisure and Life Among Men and Women
Migration, Health Status and Utilization of Health Services
Sex Differences in Mental Illness
Sex Differences and Psychiatric Disorders
Adult Sex Roles and Mental Illness
| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,11 |
| Citation span | 1981 - 1988 (8) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |