The Equality Paradox: Gender Equality Intensifies Male Advantages in Adolescent Subjective Well-Being

被引：21

作者：

Guo, Jiesi ^{[1
]}

Basarkod, Geetanjali ^{[1
]}

Perales, Francisco ^{[2
]}

Parker, Philip D. ^{[1
]}

Marsh, Herbert W. ^{[1
,3
]}

Donald, James ^{[4
]}

Dicke, Theresa ^{[1
]}

Sahdra, Baljinder K. ^{[1
]}

Ciarrochi, Joseph ^{[1
]}

Hu, Xiang ^{[5
]}

Lonsdale, Chris ^{[1
]}

Sanders, Taren ^{[1
]}

del Pozo Cruz, Borja ^{[6
]}

机构：

[1] Australian Catholic Univ, Sydney, NSW, Australia

[2] Univ Queensland, Brisbane, Qld, Australia

[3] Univ Oxford, Oxford, England

[4] Univ Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia

[5] Renmin Univ China, Beijing, Peoples R China

[6] Univ Cadiz, Cadiz, Spain

来源：

PERSONALITY AND SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY BULLETIN | 2024年 / 50卷 / 01期

关键词：

adolescent; subjective well-being; gender difference; gender equality; cross-cultural; SEX-DIFFERENCES; SELF; HAPPINESS; MATHEMATICS; INEQUALITY; SCIENCE; HEALTH; INCOME;

D O I：

10.1177/01461672221125619

中图分类号：

B84 [心理学];

学科分类号：

04 ; 0402 ;

摘要：

Individuals' subjective well-being (SWB) is an important marker of development and social progress. As psychological health issues often begin during adolescence, understanding the factors that enhance SWB among adolescents is critical to devising preventive interventions. However, little is known about how institutional contexts contribute to adolescent SWB. Using Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2015 and 2018 data from 78 countries (N = 941,475), we find that gender gaps in adolescents' SWB (life satisfaction, positive and negative affect) are larger in more gender-equal countries. Results paradoxically indicated that gender equality enhances boys' but not girls' SWB, suggesting that greater gender equality may facilitate social comparisons across genders. This may lead to an increased awareness of discrimination against females and consequently lower girls' SWB, diluting the overall benefits of gender equality. These findings underscore the need for researchers and policy-makers to better understand macro-level factors, beyond objective gender equality, that support girls' SWB.

引用

页码：147 / 164

页数：18

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