Although research has identified gender differences in the interpersonal antecedents of depressive symptoms in youth, little is known about gender differences in the interpersonal consequences of depr

The gap

Consensus across the literature

Supporting evidence — 4 representative gaps

• Cognitive-behavioural therapy with a feminist orientation: A perspective for therapy with depressed women. (1995) · doi

  Can it be assumed that the same risk factors underlie gender differences regardless of clinical severity? Nolen-Hoeksema (1990) argues that gender differences should be studied at all levels of severity because no matter how you define depression, after puberty more women are depressed, and even moderate levels of depression significantly impair functioning.

  Keywords: gender differences severity levels depression assumed risk factors underlie regardless clinical nolen hoeksema argues studied
• Depression in Men: Issues for Practice and Research (2014) · doi

  What explanations are offered for consistent finding of gender differences in rates of depression, not only in the US worldwide? The origins of these gender differences in prevalence rates are not well understood although various ideas have been proposed to explain how they arise.

  Keywords: gender differences rates explanations offered consistent finding depression worldwide origins prevalence well understood various ideas
• Individualism and relatedness themes in the context of depression, gender, and a self-schema model of emotion. (2002) · doi

  Whereas the evidence supporting a biological cause for increased depression in women is still inconclusive (Nolen-Hoeksema, 1995), the present Western sociocultural context is seen by many investigators as a viable contributing factor (Helgeson & Fritz, 1998; Hurst & Genest, 1995; Kaplan, 1986).

  Keywords: evidence supporting biological cause increased depression women still inconclusive nolen hoeksema present western sociocultural context
• Gender Differences in the Interpersonal Consequences of Early-Onset Depressive Symptoms (2007) · doi

  Although research has identified gender differences in the interpersonal antecedents of depressive symptoms in youth, little is known about gender differences in the interpersonal consequences of depression.

  Keywords: gender differences interpersonal identified antecedents depressive symptoms youth little known consequences depression