Usha Ram|Lisa Strohschein|Kirti Gaur
Gender Socialization: Differences between Male and Female Youth in India and Associations with Mental Health
St. Michael's Hospital|Centre for Global Health Research|International Institute for Population Sciences|University of Alberta|International Institute for Population Sciences
paper describes patterns gender socialization among youth india evaluates patterns associated mental health data come youth india situation needs study mmlmath xmlnsmmlhttpwwww3org1998mathmathml idm1mmlminmmlmimmlmommlmommlmtext44769mmlmtextmmlmath subnationally representative survey conducted 20062008 descriptive results underscored gendered nature socialization experiences showing male female youth inhabit different social worlds female youth expressed genderegalitarian attitudes male youth reported greater restrictions independence male youth male youth recognized genderdiscriminatory practices within households female youth poisson models revealed female youth experienced mental health problems households engaged practices favoured males females even practices associated fewer mental health problems among male youth family violence restrictions independence associated mental health problems male female youth males females engaged behaviours contravening sexspecific gender norms corresponding increases mental health problems sexes together findings suggest gender inequality permeates family life india corresponding consequences mental wellbeing male female youth