[The feminine role as a determinant of mental health among the women of the general population of Cantabria].
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.
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Departamento de Medicina y Psiquiatría, Universidad de Cantabria, Santander.
Vázquez
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Díez
J F
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D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D004651:Employment; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012380:Role; D012424:Rural Population; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology; D014930:Women / Q000523:psychology*
El rol femenino como determinante de la salud mental de las mujeres de la población general de Cantabria.