The role of gender on stigma towards people with depression in Singapore

• Main Author: Quak, Mei Qing
• Other Authors: Bobby K. Cheon
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: Nanyang Technological University 2021
• Subjects: Social sciences::Psychology
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/151025
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Research has consistently shown that the treatment gap for depression in males is higher than females. One reason that could explain this difference is how males show higher depression stigma than females do. This can be attributed to their need to adhere to gender norms of being stoic, competent an...