This is an excerpt from Christian Counseling Today, the magazine of the American Association of Christian Counselors. www.aacc.net A study in the March/April 2003 issue of the American Journal of Health Promotion examined the mental health of employees at a single workplace--460 employees of one Northern California workplace, where 51% of those surveyed had a master's or doctoral degree. Highly educated male workers scored much lower on tests of overall mental health--scoring in the bottom third compared with the rest of the nation. Participants answered questions about their mental health as well as satisfaction with home and job life, antidepressant use, drinking habits, and how they coped with problems and job stress. Researchers say its the first study to look at mental health status among a predominantly highly educated workforce...Researchers say they were surprised to find that advanced degrees were associated with better mental health in women, but not in men.
Hi Russell - I haven't been able to find the article - probably an "access" problem since I'm not a member - In any case, could you tell me what they used as a definition of "mental health?" Just curious, Jack
Read the article at: http://news-service.stanford.edu/news/2003/march19/psyche.html I would hazard a guess that the organization is a Think Tank or a Silicon Valley company --- either one probably operating in a high-pressure environment. Do you think the findings would be similar in a university with the same criteria (460 faculty members with a 50-50 split of those above and below a masters degree)? Bill
Well. all I have to say is that I am very proud of my gender at this moment...... Seriously, The research would have been more interesting if the Sample populations were taken from both the EAST and west coasts. I think there is a cultural/geographical aspect here that may have some influence on the results.
Sorry, Jack, I don't have this information. The article I quoted was in Christian Counseling Today, which documented the study from another source.
