Volume 28, Issue 4
DOI: 10.24205/03276716.2018.1072
GENDER ROLE, SELF-ESTEEM AND DEPRESSION IN WOMEN'S AND MEN'S IN THERAPY TO ACHIEVE REPRODUCTION: A GENDER ANALYSIS
Abstract
The aim of the study was to compare depression and recent symptoms between men and women, and its association with gender roles and self-esteem in three reproductive events: infertility, assisted reproduction and miscarriage. With a correlational design, gender role, self-esteem, depression, and recent symptoms were evaluated. Pearson correlation and t Student tests were applied. Due to the associations shown, a greater impact is observed in the group of women who used assisted reproduction. Differences between the sexes are in depression, self-esteem, recent symptoms, and male role, and they confirm that women report more symptoms than men. The associations found, may be indicators for work in psychotherapy.
Keywords
Infertility, assisted reproduction, pregnancy loss, gender, self-esteem