Work: Women in leadership positions are more prone to depression than men.
26 November 2014
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Women in leadership positions are more prone to depression than their male counterparts and women without responsibilities, a study funded by the National Institutes of Health and published in the December issue of the Journal of Health and Social Behavior claims.
According to this study conducted by the University of Texas, women in positions that allow them to hire, fire, or give raises experience more stress. The study was conducted on 1,500 women in their forties and 1,300 men of the same age in Wisconsin.
Women with responsibilities also show more symptoms of depression than women without responsibilities.
Misjudged when it comes to authority
"On the contrary, men in leadership positions have fewer symptoms of depression than men without responsibilities," says Professor Tetyana Pudrovska, who led the study.
According to the researcher, the explanation may be that women in leadership positions are poorly judged when it comes to exercising authority. Men, on the other hand, do not face such negative stereotypes.
"What's surprising," continues the researcher, "is that these women benefit from advantages that are normally signs of good psychological health," such as higher education, better pay, more prestigious jobs, and greater job satisfaction than women without responsibilities.
AFP
Huffingtonpost.fr
Published November 20, 2014.
Posted online November 26, 2014.
According to this study conducted by the University of Texas, women in positions that allow them to hire, fire, or give raises experience more stress. The study was conducted on 1,500 women in their forties and 1,300 men of the same age in Wisconsin.
Women with responsibilities also show more symptoms of depression than women without responsibilities.
Misjudged when it comes to authority
"On the contrary, men in leadership positions have fewer symptoms of depression than men without responsibilities," says Professor Tetyana Pudrovska, who led the study.
According to the researcher, the explanation may be that women in leadership positions are poorly judged when it comes to exercising authority. Men, on the other hand, do not face such negative stereotypes.
"What's surprising," continues the researcher, "is that these women benefit from advantages that are normally signs of good psychological health," such as higher education, better pay, more prestigious jobs, and greater job satisfaction than women without responsibilities.
AFP
Huffingtonpost.fr
Published November 20, 2014.
Posted online November 26, 2014.
