RT Journal Article
T1 Unemployment, Self-esteem, and Depression: Differences between Men and Women
A1 Álvaro Estramiana, José Luis
A1 Garrido Luque, Alicia
A1 Pereira Cícero, Roberto
A1 Torres, Ana Raquel
A1 Cavalcanti Barros, Sabrina
AB Although there is a vast bibliography on the negative consequences of unemployment for mental health, there are no studies that analyze the differences between men and women in relation to the consequences that unemployment  could have simultaneously on self-esteem and depression. The main objective of this study was to analyze whether, unemployment is differentially associated with the self-esteem of men and women, and to test whether this circum stancecan be considered a psychological mechanism by which we could explain differences in depression for men and women. Results show that self-esteem is a mediating variable (indirect effect = .11; 90% CI [.04, .19]), considering its differential impact on depression, but this mediation is moderated by the gender of the respondents (b = .21, 90% IC [.01, .40]. In summary, unemployment is associated with lower self-esteem, which in turn is related to greater depressive symptoms. This relationship is only observed for men and not for women.
PB Cambridge University Press
SN 1138-7416
YR 2019
FD 2019
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/91669
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/91669
LA eng
NO Álvaro, J. L., Garrido, A., Pereira, C. R., Torres, A. R., & Barros, S. C. (2018). Unemployment, self-esteem, and depression: Differences between men and women. The Spanish Journal of Psychology, 21. e1. Doi:10.1017/sjp.2018.68
DS Docta Complutense
RD 6 abr 2025