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Table of Contents
What is statistics?...........................................................................................................................3
What is descriptive statistics?.........................................................................................................3
What is sampling method?.............................................................................................................4
What is crosstabulation?.................................................................................................................4
Literature Review....................................................................................................................4
Sociocultural Factors:.......................................................................................................................................5
Access to Healthcare:.......................................................................................................................................5
Symptom Presentation:....................................................................................................................................5
Treatment and Interventions:..........................................................................................................................5
Intersectionality:...............................................................................................................................................5
Age..................................................................................................................................................6
Education Level..............................................................................................................................7
With Sibling or Only Child.............................................................................................................8
Mental Issues..................................................................................................................................9
Time Noticing Mental Disorder....................................................................................................10
Opening about mental breakdown................................................................................................11
Dealing with Depression or Mental Illness....................................................................................12
Mental Health and Daily Life.......................................................................................................13
Suicidal Thoughts.........................................................................................................................14
Seeing a Professional Therapist....................................................................................................15
People’s Attention on Mental Health on Gender..........................................................................16
Time Period of Suffering from Mental Breakdown......................................................................17
Conclusion............................................................................................................................18
Recommendation or suggestion.............................................................................................19
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Further research...................................................................................................................19
Appendixes............................................................................................................................20
Questionaries................................................................................................................................20
References............................................................................................................................22
Introduction
Gender is correlated with mental health. When it comes to mental health people have
different perspectives according to knowledge and experiences. Since every living has feelings,
mental health takes a big role in people’s daily life. It determines one’s state of mind, thoughts,
emotions, amount of misery, sufferings, loss and many others feelings. Good mental health is the
feeling at any time people feel positive when coping well with daily pressures and issues.
Mental Health differs from time to time as adolescent experiences differently than adults.
However, some perceived that women easily breakdown more than men while some thinks that
men breakdown more. Others claim that women and men suffer equally. Based on experiences
and researches, social practices are fundamentally gendered but mental health works differently.
Emotional troubles and stress differ for women and men.
What is statistics?
Statistics is the science of collecting, organizing, analyzing and interpreting data in order
to make a decision.
There are two main branches of statistics:
Descriptive Statistics
Inferential Statistics
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data for research, the next step is to describe characteristics of the responses by using tabular
methods and graphical methods, such as the average of one variable (e.g., gender), or the relation
between two variables (e.g., gender & mental health). (Bhandari, 2020)
What is crosstabulation?
Crosstabulation, or "crosstab," is a formal analytical tool used to compare categorical
variables, particularly in nominal-scale data, where variables lack a specific order. It involves
organizing data in a table format to reveal relationships and patterns, aiding decision-making in
fields like market research and social sciences. (Survey Monkey, n.d.)
Crosstabulation presents data in tabular format with rows and columns. Rows represented
the categorized variables and columns represented the others. (Anderson, et al., 2010)
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Literature Review
According to a study, those who use social media, mobile devices, and gaming more
frequently than other people experience depression. A thorough overview of the available
research and studies on how people of different genders experience mental health would
normally be included in a literature review on the gender gap in mental health. Although I am
unable to provide a comprehensive literature study, I can list some important ideas and themes
that are frequently covered in these reviews:
Gender Disparities in Mental Health: The prevalence and incidence of many mental health
diseases, such as depression, anxiety disorders, eating disorders, and schizophrenia, are
frequently studied in terms of gender-based disparities. It can show whether one gender is more
prone than the other to specific conditions.
Sociocultural Factors: Literature often discusses how societal norms, gender roles, and cultural
expectations can influence the experience and expression of mental health issues. For example,
traditional masculinity norms may discourage men from seeking help for mental health
problems.
Access to Healthcare: Analyzing the gender gap in access to mental healthcare services is
crucial. It can involve looking at barriers to treatment, such as stigma, cost, and availability,
which may affect one gender more than the other.
Symptom Presentation: Research may investigate whether men and women tend to exhibit
different symptoms or coping mechanisms for mental health issues. This can have implications
for diagnosis and treatment.
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Intersectionality: Considering the intersection of gender with other social factors like race,
ethnicity, sexual orientation, and socioeconomic status is critical. These intersections can lead to
unique mental health challenges.
When conducting a literature review, it's important to synthesize and analyze the findings
from various studies and identify trends, gaps in research, and areas that require further
investigation. This can help in understanding the complex relationship between gender and
mental health and inform future research and interventions.
This survey is collected from 50 males and 50 females, i.e. exactly 100 in total. The
target audience is for the teenagers who are suffering from mental issues. The data are collected
from friends from Mandalay by using google form. The research questionaries contain both
qualitative and quantitative questions, which are created with own ideas and some from internet.
The survey is only collected by using primary data. Quota sampling method, a non-probability
sampling method, is used for this survey to collect data.
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Female 31 16 3 0 50
Male 25 18 5 2 50
According to bar chart shown above most of the respondents are the age are from 16-20
(56 out of 100). There are only 2 respondents who are from the age of 31-35. Therefore, it is
clear that most of the respondents are teenagers.
Education Level
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Female 4 8 1 37 50
Male 6 6 6 32 50
In accordance with this chart, 69 individuals are attending undergraduate level. The sum
of the high school students, graduate and post graduate are not as many as those undergraduate
respondents. Thus, this survey will mostly point out the view point from teenagers.
Female 6 44 50
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Male 9 41 50
In this figure, the majority of respondents (85) have siblings while the rest are the only
child.
Mental Issues
Female 12 38 50
Male 20 30 50
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In figure, both genders have several kinds of mental issues. This indicates that most respondents
are encountering some mental issues.
Female 44 6 50
Male 39 8 2 1 50
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As in figure, the respondents notice the symptoms of mental disorder early in age from
16-20. Only few respondents notice it late.
Gender Family memebers Friends Professional Counselling Suffer alone Grand Total
Female 9 17 1 23 50
Male 7 16 27 50
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In the figure above, half of both genders suffer alone while other half of both genders
open up to friends and family members. Meanwhile 1 of the females open up to professional
counselling.
Female 32 2 10 6 50
Male 22 2 14 12 50
Grand
Total 54 4 24 18 100
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According to survey females are more likely to listen to music and less socialize than
males when it comes to mental breakdown.
Female 1 49 50
Male 4 46 50
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In figure, almost every respondent agree that mental issues affects people’s daily life.
This shows that both genders have same perspective on this respective.
Suicidal Thoughts
Female 34 16 50
Male 34 16 50
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In accordance with the chart, the majority of respondents (68%) do not have thoughts
about suicidal thoughts while (32%) have thoughts. A minority of respondents in Mandalay have
serious mental problems.
Female 30 20 50
Male 35 15 50
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In accordance with this chart, 65 respondents of both genders do not seek for help from
professional therapist. This can be assumed that most people in Mandalay hide their feelings.
Female 7 43 50
Male 13 37 50
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With regard to figure, only one fifth of both genders thinks that public give attention to
boys when mental breakdown happens. Therefore, it can be presumed that girls get more
attention from public than boys.
Female 15 21 14 50
Male 16 20 14 50
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In this chart, both of the genders most likely suffer from 2-5 hours meanwhile small unit
of both genders suffer the whole day. This shows that every respondent has been in this situation.
Conclusion
The results of the survey show that the majority of respondents are between the ages of
16 and 20, demonstrating that the survey predominantly represents the viewpoint of teenagers.
The majority of respondents agreed that these concerns have an impact on their daily life, and a
sizeable section of the population in the poll reports experiencing various mental health issues. It
is noteworthy that respondents frequently experience symptoms of mental problems between the
ages of 16 and 20, but rarely seek the assistance of a professional therapist. Instead, when having
a mental breakdown, many people choose to confide in their friends and family. Surprisingly, the
statistics imply that girls may receive more of the public's attention in these circumstances. Last
but not least, the majority of respondents do not report having suicidal thoughts, but a sizable
minority does, indicating the existence about a proportion of Mandalay residents having more
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severe mental health concerns. These revelations shed light on the state of mental health in the
area, especially among its younger population.
Recommendation or suggestion
This is the summary of the suggestions from the collected data for the survey. Most of the
respondents suggested that it would be better if there was an “other” option for some questions,
especially in asking gender and period time suffering from mental breakdown. Some respondents
said that the survey should include more questions. Others suggested that it's thoughtful to take
mental well-being seriously and create a healthy human society.
Further research
According to doctors, even when men and women experience the same mental health
problems, women are more likely to be diagnosed with depression. Men and women already
have a fixed expectation from society on how they should express their innermost feelings.
Women are typically supposed to be weak and miserable, whereas men are frequently expected
to be strong and less expressive of their emotions. When these expectations are not met, society
considers them a failure.
Depression can manifest and be experienced differently in men and women. Men may
display signs like impatience, rage, or bodily concerns, whereas women may be more likely to
report feelings of despair and worthlessness. These unusual male symptoms can be misdiagnosed
or ignored. Overall, men may experience greater shame and humiliation while dealing with
mental health problems, which may cause them to downplay their symptoms or refuse to ask for
support from others.
Understanding the factors that influence the mental health of men and women requires an
awareness of how gender is socially constructed. To find solutions to the mental health
differences related to both disorder prevalence and availability of treatment, an interconnected
study of the complex factors associated with culture, society, power, and politics is mandatory.
This goes beyond physiological differences and traditional clinical approaches.
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In order to address inequalities in mental health, the survey demonstrates the importance
of understanding how gender is socially, traditionally, and culturally created. It implies that
beyond physiological injustices and conventional treatment approaches, finding answers requires
a thorough investigation of cultural, socioeconomic, power, and political variables. The research
could advance and benefit the respondent population that requires assistance by enhancing these
elements.
Appendixes
Questionaries
1. Gender
a. Male
b. Female
2. Age
a. 16-20
b. 21-25
c. 26-30
d. 31-35
3. Education Level
a. High School
b. Undergraduate
c. Graduate
d. Post Graduate
4. Sibling (Yes/No)
a. Yes
b. No
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10. Who do you open up to when you are having a mental breakdown?
a. Family members
b. Friends
c. Professional Counselling
d. Suffer alone
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11. How long did it take when you suffered a breakdown from your mental health?
a. 1 hour
b. 2-5 hours
c. 24 hours
12. When mental breakdowns are happening, whom do people give more attention to?
a. Boys
b. Girls
References
Anderson, D. R., Sweeney, D. J. & Williams, T. A., 2010. Statistics for Business and
Economics. 11th ed. USA: Joe Sabatino.
Saunders, M., Lewis, P. & Thornhill, A. (2012) “Research Methods for Business Students”
6th edition, Pearson Education Limited
S. M., n.d. What is a crosstab and when to use it. [Online]
Available at: https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/mp/what-is-a-crosstab-and-when-to-use/
[Accessed 21 9 2023].
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