‘Women are more depressed than men in UK’: Poll
According to study results, women in the UK worry more than men about paying their bills and other home obligations and feel more depressed than men when they are in financial trouble.
Between September 6 and 7, YouGov, a charity that represents British psychologists in the UK, conducted the study.
According to the survey’s findings, 61% of women and 47% of men are more concerned about paying their bills this year than they were last year.
Additionally, 3 out of 10 women reported feeling depressed as a result of financial concerns. In men, this percentage is 26%.
According to the study’s findings, women (77% of women and 65% of men) are more worried about covering household expenses in the upcoming year, particularly paying energy bills.
Julia Faulconbridge, official psychologist and a member of the clinical psychology department of the British Psychological Society (BPS) said: “We know women often shoulder more of the childcare and home responsibilities and are more likely to be in low-paid and insecure work, increasing their chances of being hit by rising prices, and subsequently experiencing greater anxiety, stress and worry.”
“There is a clear causal link between living in poverty and mental health difficulties,” she said. “We know that the stress of raising a family in poverty can have a huge impact on parents’ mental health and that poverty is one of the major risk factors for the development of mental and physical health problems in children.”
“This is magnified in a single-parent household, which is why we urgently need the Government to confirm they will support those who need it most by uprating benefits in line with inflation.”
‘Women are more depressed than men in UK’: Poll
The BPS has joined a number of organizations and political figures in urging the government to raise benefits in line with inflation.
Benefit reductions in actuality have not been ruled out by the UK government, according to sources, and payments may even rise in accordance with rises in the average salary. The decision will likely be decided in November and put into effect in April.
