College men's affective reactions to individual therapy, psychoeducational workshops, and men's support group brochures: The influence of gender-role conflict and power dynamics upon help-seeking attitudes.

Men, women, and their outcome in psychotherapy

“…Previous research (Blazina & Marks, 2001) has found that men reacted most negatively to group counseling when asked to rate their preferences for three different delivery methods for treatment (individual therapy, psychoeducational workshop, group counseling). Presumably, patients would be able to more effectively use treatment if it is offered through a medium that is consistent with their preferences.…”

Hip-hop emotional exploration in men

“…Recent researchers have argued that men's emotion inexpression does not necessarily stem from its relevance to alexithymia but rather, it is the process that even though men are aware of their emotion, they choose not to express them in the context of evaluations for the emotion's causes, modes, and consequences (Wong & Rochlen, 2005). Relatedly, research results are usually generalized to implicate men's lack of awareness of emotions as they have been conditioned to discourage from feeling negative emotions such as sadness and fear that may attribute to label of vulnerability and weakness stemming from gender differences in emotional regulation and expression (Blazina & Marks, 2001;Cusack, Deane, Wilson, & Ciarrochi, 2006;Kashdan, Mishra, Breen, & Froh, 2009;Nolen-Hoeksema & Aldao, 2011). However, recent advances in the field suggest that gender differences in emotion awareness are minimal and that studies need to examine the behavioral context and the different forms in which men may choose to express their emotions (Heesacker et al, 1999;Wester, Vogel, Pressly, & Heesacker, 2002;Wong & Rochlen, 2005).…”

Core Themes in a Support Group for Spouses of Breast Cancer Patients

“…They tend to believe less in the healing power of sharing feelings in an intimate context. Many men doubt that they might benefit from such groups (Addis & Mahalik, 2003;Blazina & Marks, 2001;McCarthy, Holliday, & Ebony, 2004;O'Brien, Hunt, & Hart, 2005). Moreover, even though therapy and support groups geared to men have proven to be effective, it is difficult to convince men to take part in them and to see the therapeutic benefits (Currat, 2006;Stein, 1983;Sternbach, 2001).…”