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Gender differences in the subjective evaluation of factors determining human health in Russians

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 September 2022

R. Shilko ,
L. Shaigerova ,
O. Almazova ,
A. Dolgikh  and
M. Rabeson
R. Shilko*
Affiliation:
Lomonosov Moscow State University, Psychology, Moscow, Russian Federation
L. Shaigerova
Affiliation:
Lomonosov Moscow State University, Psychology, Moscow, Russian Federation
O. Almazova
Affiliation:
Lomonosov Moscow State University, Psychology, Moscow, Russian Federation
A. Dolgikh
Affiliation:
Lomonosov Moscow State University, Psychology, Moscow, Russian Federation
M. Rabeson
Affiliation:
Lomonosov Moscow State University, Psychology, Moscow, Russian Federation
*
*Corresponding author.

Abstract

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Introduction

Research into sociocultural mediation of human health engages the role of gender differences in the subjective evaluation of factors that determine health status.

Objectives

The focus of the research was the respondents’ opinion about the importance of various factors for human health and subjective well-being.

Methods

210 men and 403 women aged 14 to 76 years (M = 26.9; SD = 13.7) from six regions of the Russian Federation participated in the study. Participants were asked to rank six factors: genetics, healthy lifestyle, good ecology, regular medical examination, absence of stress (ability to cope with them), financial well-being in terms of their impact on human health (1 is the most important, 6 is the least important).

Results

Both men and women consider “healthy lifestyle” to be the most important factor for human health, while financial well-being - most unimportant. Using the t-test for two independent samples, it was found that: women consider “absence of stress (the ability to cope with it)” significantly more important for health than men (t = -2.569; p = 0.010), while men consider “financial well-being” to be significantly more important than women (t = 2.807; p = 0.005).

Conclusions

It was revealed that men and women equally indicate the most and least important factors determining health. At the same time, subjective assessments of the importance of such factors as absence of stress and financial well-being for health have significant differences. The reported study was funded by the RFBR, project number 17-29-02506.

Disclosure

No significant relationships.

Keywords

genderfactors determining human healthsubjective evaluationsociocultural determination
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European Psychiatry , Volume 65 , Special Issue S1: Abstracts of the 30th European Congress of Psychiatry , June 2022 , pp. S545
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