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Gender Self-Perception and Psychological Distress in Healthcare Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic
The aim of this study was to analyze university Health Sciences students’ self-perception regarding gender stereotypes, and to explore whether there was any association between gender stereotypes and clinical/socio-demographic variables. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted with a sampl...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8536048/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34682657 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182010918 |
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author | Rodríguez-Roca, Beatriz Subirón-Valera, Ana Belén Gasch-Gallén, Ángel Calatayud, Estela Gómez-Soria, Isabel Marcén-Román, Yolanda |
author_facet | Rodríguez-Roca, Beatriz Subirón-Valera, Ana Belén Gasch-Gallén, Ángel Calatayud, Estela Gómez-Soria, Isabel Marcén-Román, Yolanda |
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description | The aim of this study was to analyze university Health Sciences students’ self-perception regarding gender stereotypes, and to explore whether there was any association between gender stereotypes and clinical/socio-demographic variables. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted with a sample of 252 university students who completed a self-administrated online questionnaire (18.3% males, 81.7% females). We evaluated the self-perception of gender stereotypes as determined using the BSRI-12 questionnaire and explored the association of this measure with the impact of perceived stress measured using a modified scale (PSS-10-C) as well as anxiety and depression according to scores on the Goldberg scale (GADS). Results: According to the students’ self-perception of gender stereotypes, 24.9% self-perceived themselves as feminine, 20.1% as masculine, 24.9% as androgynous, and 30% as undifferentiated. The degree determines self-identification with gender stereotypes. Nursing and Occupational Therapy are studied mostly by women, 28.4% and 45%, respectively, while Physiotherapy is studied mainly by men (71.2%). Females indicated more anxiety (75.7%) and depression (81.7%) than males (52.9% and 67.3%, respectively). In contrast, males developed more stress (88.5%) than females (74.1%). Conclusions: University degree, anxiety, depression, and stress determined self-identification with gender stereotypes. The results of this study indicate that gender roles influence the possibility of developing mental disorders and should be taken into account in future studies. |
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spelling | pubmed-85360482021-10-23 Gender Self-Perception and Psychological Distress in Healthcare Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic Rodríguez-Roca, Beatriz Subirón-Valera, Ana Belén Gasch-Gallén, Ángel Calatayud, Estela Gómez-Soria, Isabel Marcén-Román, Yolanda Int J Environ Res Public Health Article The aim of this study was to analyze university Health Sciences students’ self-perception regarding gender stereotypes, and to explore whether there was any association between gender stereotypes and clinical/socio-demographic variables. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted with a sample of 252 university students who completed a self-administrated online questionnaire (18.3% males, 81.7% females). We evaluated the self-perception of gender stereotypes as determined using the BSRI-12 questionnaire and explored the association of this measure with the impact of perceived stress measured using a modified scale (PSS-10-C) as well as anxiety and depression according to scores on the Goldberg scale (GADS). Results: According to the students’ self-perception of gender stereotypes, 24.9% self-perceived themselves as feminine, 20.1% as masculine, 24.9% as androgynous, and 30% as undifferentiated. The degree determines self-identification with gender stereotypes. Nursing and Occupational Therapy are studied mostly by women, 28.4% and 45%, respectively, while Physiotherapy is studied mainly by men (71.2%). Females indicated more anxiety (75.7%) and depression (81.7%) than males (52.9% and 67.3%, respectively). In contrast, males developed more stress (88.5%) than females (74.1%). Conclusions: University degree, anxiety, depression, and stress determined self-identification with gender stereotypes. The results of this study indicate that gender roles influence the possibility of developing mental disorders and should be taken into account in future studies. MDPI 2021-10-17 /pmc/articles/PMC8536048/ /pubmed/34682657 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182010918 Text en © 2021 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Rodríguez-Roca, Beatriz Subirón-Valera, Ana Belén Gasch-Gallén, Ángel Calatayud, Estela Gómez-Soria, Isabel Marcén-Román, Yolanda Gender Self-Perception and Psychological Distress in Healthcare Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic |
title | Gender Self-Perception and Psychological Distress in Healthcare Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic |
title_full | Gender Self-Perception and Psychological Distress in Healthcare Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic |
title_fullStr | Gender Self-Perception and Psychological Distress in Healthcare Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic |
title_full_unstemmed | Gender Self-Perception and Psychological Distress in Healthcare Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic |
title_short | Gender Self-Perception and Psychological Distress in Healthcare Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic |
title_sort | gender self-perception and psychological distress in healthcare students during the covid-19 pandemic |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8536048/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34682657 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182010918 |
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