Journal
SEX ROLES
Volume 46, Issue 7-8, Pages 201-213Publisher
KLUWER ACADEMIC/PLENUM PUBL
DOI: 10.1023/A:1019946714220
Keywords
rumination; coping styles; adolescents; depression; implicit beliefs; gender role
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Three studies were designed to investigate the interrelationships among coping styles, gender roles, and level of depression for early adolescents. Girls displayed more depression than boys, and more highly depressed girls demonstrated coping patterns similar to those of depressed adolescent and adult women. Individuals who identified with the feminine gender role showed increases in depression with age. Participants' implicit beliefs about what constituted appropriate coping behavior were also linked to gender. Both genders believed that men should not ruminate but that they should distract themselves from problems. The implications of these findings are discussed.
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