The connection between gender and health has intrigued health professionals in the last
few decades. Silencing-the-self theory has brought a considerable clarity in this matter. After …

In the context of women's mental health several propositions have been made to account for
their increased susceptibility to certain psychiatric illnesses. However, given the topic's …

Three personality and sociocultural variables—self-concealment, self-esteem, and
masculinity—were evaluated for their role in mediating the relation between self-silencing …

The main purpose of this study was to explore the associations among self-silencing, the
perceived devaluation of women in the family and the country, and hostile/benevolent …

The construct of self-silencing was proposed to account for women's greater vulnerability to
developing depression. This study of 1,117 students (795 women and 322 men) explored …

Self-silencing was originally conceptualized as a female problem. The underlying idea was
that, beginning sometime in early adolescence, many girls began to suppress their own …

Background: In the perspective of married women's psychological and physiological health
many assumptions have been made to explain for their increased vulnerability to certain …

This volume presents insights about women's depression, relying on a model called
Silencing the Self (Jack, 1991, 1999), which highlights the way people think about …

Self-silencing has been extensively studied in the context of the relational aspect of the
female psyche. The previous research on self-silencing mostly emphasized on intimate …

This study expands on the initial work with the Silencing the Self Scale (STSS; Jack, 1991)
by presenting data using a more diverse, nonclinical sample. Included were both men and …