Gender inequality and cultural values in explaining gender differences in positive and negative emotions: A comparison of 24 countries during the COVID-19 pandemic

<p dir="ltr">The coronavirus pandemic posed a major challenge to mental health. Existing evidence shows that COVID-19 is related to poor emotional well-being, particularly among women. However, most work on the subject uses single-country samples, limiting the ability to generalize t...

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المؤلف الرئيسي: Robin Wollast (8344017) (author)
مؤلفون آخرون: Adrian Lüders (11712574) (author), Armelle Nugier (6204581) (author), Serge Guimond (6204587) (author), Joseph B. Phillips (16437449) (author), Robbie M. Sutton (10766814) (author), Karen M. Douglas (11345980) (author), Nikhil K. Sengupta (23275018) (author), Edward P. Lemay (5425628) (author), Somayeh Zand (11346085) (author), Caspar J. Van Lissa (11586783) (author), Jocelyn J. Bélanger (9603968) (author), Georgios Abakoumkin (562723) (author), Jamilah Hanum Abdul Khaiyom (11345944) (author), Maximilian Agostini (10641797) (author), Vjollca Ahmedi (11345947) (author), Carlos A. Almenara (4739922) (author), Mohsin Atta (11345953) (author), Sabahat C. Bagci (7537679) (author), Allan B. I. Bernardo (6276371) (author), Hoon-Seok Choi (11345965) (author), Mioara Cristea (11345968) (author), Ivan Danyliuk (11345977) (author), Violeta Enea (11345983) (author), Alexandra N. Fisher (10042843) (author), Angel Gómez (6693155) (author), Samuel Greiff (625467) (author), Ben Gützkow (10641800) (author), Ali Hamaidia (11345995) (author), Qing Han (600037) (author), Joevarian Hudiyana (8522259) (author), Bertus F. Jeronimus (7384154) (author), Ding-Yu Jiang (11346001) (author), Veljko Jovanović (6106073) (author), Anna Kende (5600720) (author), Shian-Ling Keng (6059273) (author), Yasin Koc (11407661) (author), Kamila Kovyazina (11346010) (author), Jannis Kreienkamp (10641803) (author), Anton Kurapov (11346019) (author), Nora Anna Lantos (23275021) (author), Cokorda Bagus Jaya Lesmana (23275024) (author), Najma I. Malik (23275027) (author), Anton P. Martinez (9974534) (author), Kira O. McCabe (11586771) (author), Mirra N. Milla (11181367) (author), Erica Molinario (4859320) (author), Manuel Moyano (11346040) (author), Hayat Muhammad (11346043) (author), Silvana Mula (11346046) (author), Solomiia Myroniuk (11346049) (author), Claudia Nisa (23274946) (author), Boglárka Nyúl (6066977) (author), Paul A. O’Keefe (5727221) (author), Jose Javier Olivas Osuna (11586774) (author), Evgeny N. Osin (7626233) (author), Joonha Park (5914139) (author), Antonio Pierro (828166) (author), Jonas Rees (11346058) (author), Anne Margit Reitsema (11345941) (author), Marika Rullo (735806) (author), Michelle K. Ryan (5724275) (author), Adil Samekin (7506260) (author), Birga M. Schumpe (11586777) (author), Heyla A. Selim (11346070) (author), Michael V. Stanton (3352853) (author), Eleftheria Tseliou (8914652) (author), Michelle vanDellen (23275030) (author), Alexandra Vázquez (6117182) (author), Morgan Weaving (12502348) (author), Illia Yahiiaiev (7506266) (author), Victoria W. L. Yeung (11823558) (author), Bang Zheng (4254403) (author), Claudia Zúñiga (10389056) (author), N. Pontus Leander (4350763) (author)
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Nikhil K. Sengupta (23275018)
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Michael V. Stanton (3352853)
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Morgan Weaving (12502348)
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Victoria W. L. Yeung (11823558)
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Adrian Lüders (11712574)
Armelle Nugier (6204581)
Serge Guimond (6204587)
Joseph B. Phillips (16437449)
Robbie M. Sutton (10766814)
Karen M. Douglas (11345980)
Nikhil K. Sengupta (23275018)
Edward P. Lemay (5425628)
Somayeh Zand (11346085)
Caspar J. Van Lissa (11586783)
Jocelyn J. Bélanger (9603968)
Georgios Abakoumkin (562723)
Jamilah Hanum Abdul Khaiyom (11345944)
Maximilian Agostini (10641797)
Vjollca Ahmedi (11345947)
Carlos A. Almenara (4739922)
Mohsin Atta (11345953)
Sabahat C. Bagci (7537679)
Allan B. I. Bernardo (6276371)
Hoon-Seok Choi (11345965)
Mioara Cristea (11345968)
Ivan Danyliuk (11345977)
Violeta Enea (11345983)
Alexandra N. Fisher (10042843)
Angel Gómez (6693155)
Samuel Greiff (625467)
Ben Gützkow (10641800)
Ali Hamaidia (11345995)
Qing Han (600037)
Joevarian Hudiyana (8522259)
Bertus F. Jeronimus (7384154)
Ding-Yu Jiang (11346001)
Veljko Jovanović (6106073)
Anna Kende (5600720)
Shian-Ling Keng (6059273)
Yasin Koc (11407661)
Kamila Kovyazina (11346010)
Jannis Kreienkamp (10641803)
Anton Kurapov (11346019)
Nora Anna Lantos (23275021)
Cokorda Bagus Jaya Lesmana (23275024)
Najma I. Malik (23275027)
Anton P. Martinez (9974534)
Kira O. McCabe (11586771)
Mirra N. Milla (11181367)
Erica Molinario (4859320)
Manuel Moyano (11346040)
Hayat Muhammad (11346043)
Silvana Mula (11346046)
Solomiia Myroniuk (11346049)
Claudia Nisa (23274946)
Boglárka Nyúl (6066977)
Paul A. O’Keefe (5727221)
Jose Javier Olivas Osuna (11586774)
Evgeny N. Osin (7626233)
Joonha Park (5914139)
Antonio Pierro (828166)
Jonas Rees (11346058)
Anne Margit Reitsema (11345941)
Marika Rullo (735806)
Michelle K. Ryan (5724275)
Adil Samekin (7506260)
Birga M. Schumpe (11586777)
Heyla A. Selim (11346070)
Michael V. Stanton (3352853)
Eleftheria Tseliou (8914652)
Michelle vanDellen (23275030)
Alexandra Vázquez (6117182)
Morgan Weaving (12502348)
Illia Yahiiaiev (7506266)
Victoria W. L. Yeung (11823558)
Bang Zheng (4254403)
Claudia Zúñiga (10389056)
N. Pontus Leander (4350763)
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Mental health
Gender Emotions
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Well-being
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spelling Gender inequality and cultural values in explaining gender differences in positive and negative emotions: A comparison of 24 countries during the COVID-19 pandemicRobin Wollast (8344017)Adrian Lüders (11712574)Armelle Nugier (6204581)Serge Guimond (6204587)Joseph B. Phillips (16437449)Robbie M. Sutton (10766814)Karen M. Douglas (11345980)Nikhil K. Sengupta (23275018)Edward P. Lemay (5425628)Somayeh Zand (11346085)Caspar J. Van Lissa (11586783)Jocelyn J. Bélanger (9603968)Georgios Abakoumkin (562723)Jamilah Hanum Abdul Khaiyom (11345944)Maximilian Agostini (10641797)Vjollca Ahmedi (11345947)Carlos A. Almenara (4739922)Mohsin Atta (11345953)Sabahat C. Bagci (7537679)Allan B. I. Bernardo (6276371)Hoon-Seok Choi (11345965)Mioara Cristea (11345968)Ivan Danyliuk (11345977)Violeta Enea (11345983)Alexandra N. Fisher (10042843)Angel Gómez (6693155)Samuel Greiff (625467)Ben Gützkow (10641800)Ali Hamaidia (11345995)Qing Han (600037)Joevarian Hudiyana (8522259)Bertus F. Jeronimus (7384154)Ding-Yu Jiang (11346001)Veljko Jovanović (6106073)Anna Kende (5600720)Shian-Ling Keng (6059273)Yasin Koc (11407661)Kamila Kovyazina (11346010)Jannis Kreienkamp (10641803)Anton Kurapov (11346019)Nora Anna Lantos (23275021)Cokorda Bagus Jaya Lesmana (23275024)Najma I. Malik (23275027)Anton P. Martinez (9974534)Kira O. McCabe (11586771)Mirra N. Milla (11181367)Erica Molinario (4859320)Manuel Moyano (11346040)Hayat Muhammad (11346043)Silvana Mula (11346046)Solomiia Myroniuk (11346049)Claudia Nisa (23274946)Boglárka Nyúl (6066977)Paul A. O’Keefe (5727221)Jose Javier Olivas Osuna (11586774)Evgeny N. Osin (7626233)Joonha Park (5914139)Antonio Pierro (828166)Jonas Rees (11346058)Anne Margit Reitsema (11345941)Marika Rullo (735806)Michelle K. Ryan (5724275)Adil Samekin (7506260)Birga M. Schumpe (11586777)Heyla A. Selim (11346070)Michael V. Stanton (3352853)Eleftheria Tseliou (8914652)Michelle vanDellen (23275030)Alexandra Vázquez (6117182)Morgan Weaving (12502348)Illia Yahiiaiev (7506266)Victoria W. L. Yeung (11823558)Bang Zheng (4254403)Claudia Zúñiga (10389056)N. Pontus Leander (4350763)Health sciencesHealth services and systemsPublic healthHuman societyGender studiesPsychologySocial and personality psychologyCOVID-19Mental healthGender EmotionsCultureWell-being<p dir="ltr">The coronavirus pandemic posed a major challenge to mental health. Existing evidence shows that COVID-19 is related to poor emotional well-being, particularly among women. However, most work on the subject uses single-country samples, limiting the ability to generalize the disparity or explain it as a function of societal variables. The present study investigates the expression of positive and negative emotions during the pandemic as a function of gender and across 24 countries (<i>N </i>= 49,637). Strong gender differences emerged across countries, with women reporting more negative emotions (anxious, depressed, nervous, exhausted) and less positive emotions (calm, content, relaxed, energetic) than men. The gender gap in positive emotions was significantly wider in countries higher in individualism and narrower in countries higher in power distance. For instance, differences in emotions were larger in Western countries high in individualism, such as the USA, the UK, Italy, and France, and smaller in countries with higher collectivism and power distance, such as China, Malaysia, and South Korea, with a few exceptions like Japan and Brazil. These gender differences across countries were not explained by country-level gender inequalities indicators (GGGI and GII). Interestingly, the national severity of the pandemic, an epidemiological factor, reduced gender differences in positive emotions. These results underscore the importance of considering cultural and national factors when assessing gender differences in well-being.</p><h2 dir="ltr">Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: Current Psychology<br>License: <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0" target="_blank">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12144-024-06989-0" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12144-024-06989-0</a></p>2025-01-14T09:00:00ZTextJournal contributioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontextcontribution to journal10.1007/s12144-024-06989-0https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Gender_inequality_and_cultural_values_in_explaining_gender_differences_in_positive_and_negative_emotions_A_comparison_of_24_countries_during_the_COVID-19_pandemic/31443784CC BY 4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:figshare.com:article/314437842025-01-14T09:00:00Z
spellingShingle Gender inequality and cultural values in explaining gender differences in positive and negative emotions: A comparison of 24 countries during the COVID-19 pandemic
Robin Wollast (8344017)
Health sciences
Health services and systems
Public health
Human society
Gender studies
Psychology
Social and personality psychology
COVID-19
Mental health
Gender Emotions
Culture
Well-being
status_str publishedVersion
title Gender inequality and cultural values in explaining gender differences in positive and negative emotions: A comparison of 24 countries during the COVID-19 pandemic
title_full Gender inequality and cultural values in explaining gender differences in positive and negative emotions: A comparison of 24 countries during the COVID-19 pandemic
title_fullStr Gender inequality and cultural values in explaining gender differences in positive and negative emotions: A comparison of 24 countries during the COVID-19 pandemic
title_full_unstemmed Gender inequality and cultural values in explaining gender differences in positive and negative emotions: A comparison of 24 countries during the COVID-19 pandemic
title_short Gender inequality and cultural values in explaining gender differences in positive and negative emotions: A comparison of 24 countries during the COVID-19 pandemic
title_sort Gender inequality and cultural values in explaining gender differences in positive and negative emotions: A comparison of 24 countries during the COVID-19 pandemic
topic Health sciences
Health services and systems
Public health
Human society
Gender studies
Psychology
Social and personality psychology
COVID-19
Mental health
Gender Emotions
Culture
Well-being