Underreward is associated with depression—but is that association contingent upon job authority and other forms of status in the work role? And, do these patterns differ for women and men? Analyses of a national sample of American workers reveal that underreward is more strongly associated with depression among women with higher levels of job authority compared to similarly situated men. The authors then demonstrate that this pattern is amplified when other status elements are considered: income, skill level, autonomy, and decision latitude. These patterns are observed net of a range of sociodemographic measures, work stressors, and workplace sex composition. The findings of this study provide new insights about the gendered ways that job authority and other forms of status shape the association between underreward and depression. In doing so, the authors speak to diverse theoretical traditions related to distributive justice and engage with key ideas of reward expectation states theory. The efforts of the authors dovetail with recent interest in the gendered implications of authority and status as well as their connections to psychological distress.

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薪酬过低的老板：性别、工作权威以及薪酬过低与抑郁之间的关联

奖励不足与抑郁症有关——但这种关联是否取决于工作职责和其他形式的工作角色地位？而且，女性和男性的这些模式是否不同？对美国工人的全国样本的分析表明，与处境相似的男性相比，在工作权威较高的女性中，薪酬不足与抑郁症的相关性更强。作者随后证明，当考虑其他地位要素时，这种模式会被放大：收入、技能水平、自主权和决策范围。这些模式是在一系列社会人口统计指标、工作压力源和工作场所性别构成的网络中观察到的。这项研究的结果提供了关于工作权威和其他形式的地位塑造薪酬不足与抑郁之间关联的性别方式的新见解。在这样做，作者谈到了与分配正义相关的各种理论传统，并涉及奖励期望状态理论的关键思想。作者的努力与最近对权威和地位的性别影响及其与心理困扰的联系的兴趣相吻合。