Perceived Gender Inequality and Psychological Well-being in Women Aged 18 to 25 Years: An Integrative Review Design
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2023-07-06
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Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health Reports
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Purpose: To determine how perceived gender inequality in women between 18 to 25 years affects their psychological well-being.
Methods: An integrative review design was conducted, guided by Whittemore and Kanfl's (2005) five steps. Published peer-review articles were searched from CINAHL, PubMed, Google Scholar, and other sources. Four papers were included in the review, organized and summarized in the table. The documents' quality was evaluated using Johns Hopkins, and all pieces were at level III (B).
Results: Higher prevalence of gender inequality was perceived among Black women more than White women from different settings, with a higher percentage in service provision (91.3 %). All articles showed direct connections between psychological effects and gendered racism. One study reported that 73 % of participants suffered from stress. Approximately all participants used disengagement as a coping mechanism, which in turn increased the psychological effects due to poor social support.
Conclusions: The magnitude of gender inequality was higher among African American women with poor coping and support systems, which increased the psychological distress among participants. The government and stakeholders should develop strategies that focus on integrating social systems and policies to support the reduction of gendered racism. The intersectionality framework was highly suggested in research and practice.
Keywords: Gendered inequality, women aged 18-25 years, emerging adults, African American Women, psychological well-being.
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Gendered inequality, Women aged 18-25 years, Emerging adults
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Mwandali, B.K., 2023. Perceived Gender Inequality and Psychological Well-being in Women Aged 18 to 25 Years: An Integrative Review Design. J Comm Med and Pub Health Rep, 4(04).