Social Factors and Mental Illness - Elliott Flashcards
Define a mediator
it accounts for the relationship between the predictor and the criterion
What are the three factors that make social class position the key predictor of mental illness in the social causation model/
- education
- income
- occupational prestige
T/F: key mediators are ALL aspects of daily life that are determined by social class
true
T/F: depression and anxiety lessen with increased education
true
How does education protect against mental illness?
- greater sense of personal control
- protective social network
- development of meaningful careers
How does income protect against mental illness?
- secures housing and food and peaceful living conditions (better environment)
- higher income reduces day to day stress and protects against the worst consequences of periodic crises
- access to mental health treatment
what are examples of qualitative mediators/
gender, race
what is a quantitative mediator/
level of reward
What is a powerful qualitative mediator on mental health?
gender
which mental illnesses are males more likely to get?
- conduct disorder
2. alocohol abuse
which mental illnesses are females more likely to get?
- panic attack
- GAD
- major depression
Describe the emotional socialization of men and women?
women: express anxiety and sadness
men: express anger and ambition
Describe the self-salience of men and women?
women: put others first
men: put themselves first
Describe the public-vs-private sphere stressors and how they affect men and women?
women: react more strongly to stressors in the private sphere
men: react more strongly to stressors in the public sphere
What is the effect of women having lower socioeconomic status?
exposed to more emotionally taxing stressors in their daily lives than men, especially finance strain and single parenthood
