The Huffington Post (1/8, Pittman) reports that the gender pay gap appears to affect women’s mental health, according to a study published in the journal Academia. After analyzing “information from 22,581 working adults who were 30 to 65 years old based on a nationally representative survey from 2001-2002,” then “using a ‘diagnostic interview for use by experienced interviewers without clinical training’ from the American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual” to determine if participants had generalized anxiety disorder or major depressive disorder, researchers found that when women made less money than men, they had twice the likelihood for depression and four times the likelihood of general anxiety disorder.
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— “The Pay Gap May Contribute To Women’s Anxiety And Depression,” Taylor Pittman, Huffington Post, January 7, 2016.