The equality paradox : gender equality intensifies male advantages in adolescent subjective well-being
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Guo, Jiesi, Basarkod, Geetanjali, Perales, Francisco, Parker, Philip David, Marsh, Herbert Warren, Donald, James, Dicke, Theresa, Sahdra, Baljinder Kaur, Ciarrochi, Joseph, Hu, Xiang, Lonsdale, Christopher Sean, Sanders, Taren Grant and del Pozo Cruz, Borja. (2024). The equality paradox : gender equality intensifies male advantages in adolescent subjective well-being. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. 50(1), pp. 147-164. https://doi.org/10.1177/01461672221125619
Authors | Guo, Jiesi, Basarkod, Geetanjali, Perales, Francisco, Parker, Philip David, Marsh, Herbert Warren, Donald, James, Dicke, Theresa, Sahdra, Baljinder Kaur, Ciarrochi, Joseph, Hu, Xiang, Lonsdale, Christopher Sean, Sanders, Taren Grant and del Pozo Cruz, Borja |
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Abstract | 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. |
Keywords | adolescent ; subjective well-being; gender difference; gender equality; cross-cultural |
Year | 01 Jan 2024 |
Journal | Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin |
Journal citation | 50 (1), pp. 147-164 |
Publisher | Sage Publications Inc. |
ISSN | 0146-1672 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1177/01461672221125619 |
Web address (URL) | https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/01461672221125619 |
Open access | Published as non-open access |
Research or scholarly | Research |
Page range | 147-164 |
Publisher's version | License All rights reserved File Access Level Controlled |
Output status | Published |
Publication dates | |
Online | 07 Oct 2022 |
Publication process dates | |
Accepted | 20 Aug 2022 |
Deposited | 18 Apr 2024 |
Supplemental file | License All rights reserved File Access Level Controlled |
Additional information | © 2022 by the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Inc |
Place of publication | United States |
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