This article reports the assessment of a mediated moderation model of the relationship between the endorsement of the traditional masculine ideology of restrictive emotionality and alexithymia. Conformity to the masculine norm of emotional control was the hypothesized mediator, and race was the hypothesized moderator. Data were used from 723 college and community-dwelling men who responded to an online survey. Emotional control mediated the positive relationship between restrictive emotionality and alexithymia. In addition, the positive relationship between restrictive emotionality and alexithymia was stronger for Latino American men versus men from other racial groups, but weaker for Asian American men versus men from other racial groups. Finally, the restrictive emotionality by race (Latinos vs. others) moderation effect on alexithymia was mediated through its association with emotional control, providing support for a mediated moderation effect. The results are discussed in terms of need to examine within group variables such as acculturation and acculturative stress, and the utility of investigating hypothesized mediation and moderation of established relationships between variables as a means for furthering knowledge of cultural variations and social identity differences in the endorsement of traditional masculinity ideology and its consequences.
Most research on the link between masculinity-related constructs and psychology well-being has been conducted using correlational rather than experimental research designs. To address this limitation, this study tested the effects of activating men's subjective masculinity experiences on state self-esteem by randomly assigning 183 men into either a masculinity priming condition or a control priming condition. Consistent with the social identity paradigm, participants who received masculinity priming reported higher state self-esteem than those in the control priming condition. A moderation effect showed that masculinity priming exerted the strongest effect on self-esteem among men with relatively negative self-perceptions. These findings are discussed within the context of the need for more experimental research on masculinity-related constructs. Keywords masculinity, priming, self-esteem Research on the relationship between masculinity-related constructs and psychological well-being represents one of the most fertile areas of inquiry in the study of men and masculinities (Wong, Steinfeldt, Speight, & Hickman, 2010). In a review of
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