Stefanie Hahm 1,2 , Sven Speerforck 3 , Toni Fleischer 2 , Hans Jörgen Grabe 2 , Manfred Beutel 4 , Georg Schomerus 3 Show Affiliations »
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Shame may constitute a barrier for seeking help for mental health problems. We aimed at investigating potential differences in anticipated shame with regard to gender, education, and income. METHOD: In a sample comprised of 1647 persons from a locally representative community study, ordinal regression analyses were conducted with gender, education, income, and their interaction as predictors, while controlling for age and depressive symptoms. RESULTS: Men and persons with high income generally expressed higher levels of shame. Gender differences in shame increased with higher levels of education: Whereas men with high education expressed more shame, the opposite was true for women. CONCLUSION: Shame needs to be viewed in context of gender roles, status, and their interaction. Future studies should investigate the influence of mental health literacy. © Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York.
OBJECTIVE: Shame may constitute a barrier for seeking help for mental health problems. We aimed at investigating potential differences in anticipated shame with regard to gender, education, and income. METHOD: In a sample comprised of 1647 persons from a locally representative community study, ordinal regression analyses were conducted with gender, education, income, and their interaction as predictors, while controlling for age and depressive symptoms. RESULTS: Men and persons with high income generally expressed higher levels of shame. Gender differences in shame increased with higher levels of education: Whereas men with high education expressed more shame, the opposite was true for women. CONCLUSION: Shame needs to be viewed in context of gender roles, status, and their interaction. Future studies should investigate the influence of mental health literacy. © Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York.
Entities: Chemical
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Year: 2020
PMID： 31952086 DOI： 10.1055/a-1081-7614
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Psychiatr Prax ISSN： 0303-4259