title: [The female role as assessment of mental health of women within the general population of Cantabria].
abstract: This paper tries to analyse the relationship between traditional feminine role (marriage, motherhood and housing) and mental health in spanish women. The General Health Questionnaire 60-items (GHQ-60) was used to define "cases" in a random sample of the general population of Cantabria consisting of 630 women aged 17 and over. The rate of probable prevalence of psychiatric disorders was 26.4%. In contrast to previous studies, motherhood and traditional feminine role correlated with the lowest GHQ-60 mean scores. Occupational status was not related to mental health. Women living with husband, children, parents and/or parents-in-law scored lower on GHQ-60 than those living with husband and children. These results are discussed in the light of previous findings in the literature. At least, they reconfirm the importance of socio-cultural factors in community psychiatric disorder.
authors: Departamento de Medicina y Psiquiatría, Universidad de Cantabria, Santander.
authors: A
authors: A
authors: de Santiago Díaz
authors: J L
authors: JL
authors: Vázquez Barquero
authors: J F
authors: JF
authors: Díez Manrique
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003469:Culture; D004522:Educational Status; D004651:Employment; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017533:Marital Status; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology; D016387:Women's Health
vernacular_title: El rol femenino como determinante de la salud mental de las mujeres de la población general de Cantabria.