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Gender differences in health perceptions and their predictors

O Anson1, E Paran, L Neumann

  • 1Department of Sociology of Health, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel.

Social Science & Medicine (1982)
|February 1, 1993
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Women with mild hypertension report poorer health and more symptoms than men, largely due to psychological distress and lower sense of coherence, not just social roles.

Area of Science:

  • Social Psychology
  • Health Psychology
  • Medical Sociology

Background:

  • Gender roles and personality traits significantly influence health perceptions.
  • Understanding gender disparities in health reporting is crucial for effective patient care.
  • Mild hypertensive patients exhibit varying health perceptions influenced by socio-cultural factors.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate how gender role-related risks and personality traits explain gender differences in health perceptions and reporting among mild hypertensive patients.
  • To identify key psychological factors contributing to disparities in health reporting between genders.
  • To explore the interplay between socio-demographic factors, psychological distress, and health outcomes in hypertensive individuals.

Main Methods:

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  • Comparative analysis of health perceptions and symptom reporting between male and female mild hypertensive patients.
  • Statistical control for variables including education, employment, happiness, distress, family functioning satisfaction, and sense of coherence.
  • Multivariate analysis to determine the predictive power of psychological factors on gender differences in health reporting.

    • Main Results:

    • Women reported poorer health and more symptoms than men, with significant differences in education, employment, happiness, distress, family satisfaction, and coherence.
    • Controlling for unhappiness, distress, and sense of coherence largely eliminated gender differences in health perceptions.
    • While education, employment, and family satisfaction reduced some symptom disparities, psychological factors were stronger predictors of gender differential health perceptions.

    Conclusions:

    • Gender role-related risks, particularly psychological distress and low sense of coherence, significantly impact women's health perceptions beyond biological factors.
    • Women with hypertension may face 'double jeopardy' from gender role risks affecting both direct morbidity and subjective health reporting.
    • Interventions addressing psychological distress and enhancing sense of coherence could mitigate gender disparities in health reporting among hypertensive patients.