High-functioning depression among women in South Africa: An exploratory study

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dc.contributor.authorMungai, Kinyanjui
dc.contributor.authorBayat, Amiena
dc.date.accessioned2018-11-20T12:09:56Z
dc.date.available2018-11-20T12:09:56Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.description.abstractThe study estimated the prevalence and trends of chronic depressive symptoms among women in South Africa from the National Income Dynamics Study (NIDS) data collection waves (2008, 2010, 2012, 2014/2015). NIDS utilised the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression (CES-D) scale to assess depressive symptoms among adults. From the trend analysis, we observed a decrease in self-reported significant depressive symptoms over the eight-year period in black women (2 .66%), followed by mixed-race (coloured) women (1 .15%). Across race, significant depressive symptoms were associated with socioeconomic status variables such as income, education, and occupational status. Within race, prevalence rates were higher among individuals with low socioeconomic status (lower income, less educated, and less skilled occupations). Black women were at a higher risk of exhibiting high-functioning depression due to their overrepresentation among low socioeconomic stats individuals. Symptom prevalence may be explained largely by psychosocial stressors in patriarchal legacy communities.en_US
dc.identifier.citationMungai, K. & Bayat, A. (2018). High-functioning depression among women in South Africa: An exploratory study. Journal of Psychology in Africa, 28(5): 411-415.en_US
dc.identifier.issn1433-0237
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14330237.2018.1523312
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/4214
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.privacy.showsubmitterFALSE
dc.publisherNational Inquiry Services Centre (NISC)en_US
dc.rightsThis is the post-print version of the article published online at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14330237.2018.1523312
dc.status.ispeerreviewedTRUE
dc.subjectChronic depressive symptomsen_US
dc.subjectDepressionen_US
dc.subjectDepressive symptomsen_US
dc.subjectPersistent depressive symptomsen_US
dc.subjectPsychologyen_US
dc.subjectWomenen_US
dc.titleHigh-functioning depression among women in South Africa: An exploratory studyen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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