relation: https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/4741/
title: The impact of unemployment on mental health across European gender regimes
creator: Veenstra, Sverre
description: This thesis explores how unemployment impacts mental health among men and women across various gender regimes in European countries. Previous studies have shown mixed results, with some indicating a greater impact on men’s mental health, while others suggest a stronger effect on women’s mental health. This study emphasizes the role of gender regimes as a crucial institutional context in determining the mental health outcomes of unemployment for both men and women. Utilizing Korpi’s family policy typology, the study classifies 26 European countries into five distinct gender regimes with unique family policies: Traditional-Central, Traditional-Southern, Dual-Earner, Market, and Contradictory. Data from the European Social Survey 2012 and 2014 (N = 40,049) are analysed using multiple logistic regressions within each gender regime. The research employs the CES-D8 scale to measure depressive symptoms as an indicator of mental health. The findings reveal that while unemployment is associated with increased depressive symptoms across all regimes, the impact varies significantly by gender and regime type. In Traditional-Southern and Contradictory regimes, unemployed men experience a more pronounced increase in depressive symptoms compared to unemployed women. Conversely, in Dual-Earner and Market regimes, gender differences in the impact of unemployment on depressive symptoms are not significant, indicating a similar impact on mental health for both men and women. These results show the importance of considering institutional factors, such as gender regimes, in understanding the mental health implications of unemployment.
date: 2024
type: Thesis
type: NonPeerReviewed
format: text
language: en
identifier: https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/4741/1/VeenstraMasterthesis.pdf
identifier:   Veenstra, Sverre  (2024) The impact of unemployment on mental health across European gender regimes.  Master thesis.