Heavy Expectations: Gender Stereotypes and Depression Among College Undergraduates
Presentation Type
Poster Presentation
Mentor/Supervising Professor Name
Tolbert, Matthew
Presentation Location
On Campus
Description
Gender-specific stressors have been heavily researched, especially for the two most common genders of male and female. However, while gender stereotypes have also been examined with some frequency, the relationship between expected gender roles and depression has yet to gather much research. Through the participation of college students, who often face intense gender role pressures in building their young adult lives, this study searches for any relationship between the distress that may be caused by gender role expectations and depressive symptoms as described by Beck's Depression Inventory (Beck, 1961). College students' perceived gender pressures will be measured and compared to each other, average response levels, and depressive symptomatology.
Heavy Expectations: Gender Stereotypes and Depression Among College Undergraduates
On Campus
Gender-specific stressors have been heavily researched, especially for the two most common genders of male and female. However, while gender stereotypes have also been examined with some frequency, the relationship between expected gender roles and depression has yet to gather much research. Through the participation of college students, who often face intense gender role pressures in building their young adult lives, this study searches for any relationship between the distress that may be caused by gender role expectations and depressive symptoms as described by Beck's Depression Inventory (Beck, 1961). College students' perceived gender pressures will be measured and compared to each other, average response levels, and depressive symptomatology.