Masculine gender role stress and intimate abuse: Effects of masculine gender relevance of dating situations and female threat on men's attributions and affective responses.

Franchina, Joseph J.; Eisler, Richard M.; Moore, Todd M.

doi:10.1037/1524-9220.2.1.34

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“…To date, research has demonstrated that threats to masculinity can cause a number of behavioural consequences related to a loss of self-control and/ or a desire to gain control and status (Kimmel and Mahler 2003;Franchina et al 2001;Maass et al 2003;Vandello et al 2008). However, explanations for why these behavioural reactions occur have often overlooked self-regulatory depletion.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 96%

“…Informed by an experimenter or a confederate that a man is gender deviant has been shown to cause a number of emotional, self-protective, and sometimes aggressive reactions in men (Maass et al 2003;Franchina et al 2001;Rudman and Fairchild 2004;Vandello et al 2008;Vandello and Cohen 2003). For example, Vandello et al (2008;Experiment 4) found that when male participants in the US were given mock information that they had scored low on a masculine knowledge test, they exhibited greater anxiety and feelings of shame compared to men in a no-threat condition.…”

Section: Gender-role Harassment and Masculinity Threatmentioning

confidence: 93%

“…Holmes 1971) and others (e.g. Kimmel and Mahler 2003;Franchina et al 2001;Maass et al 2003;Vandello et al 2008)), we were confident that self-regulatory drain would be a likely consequence of managing this form of threat. Thus, by drawing attention to these intellectual and self-regulatory consequences, we hoped to not only demonstrate how psychologically taxing gender-role harassment can be, but to illuminate potential psychological antecedents of these self-and other-directed harmful behaviours often reported.…”

Section: Gender-role Harassment and Masculinity Threatmentioning

confidence: 98%

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Men experience gender-role harassment when they are ridiculed or ostracized for being "not man enough" (Berdahl 2007). Although men's emotional (e.g. shame and anxiety) and behavioural reactions (e.g. aggression) to gender-threatening feedback have been documented (Vandello et al. 2008), potential cognitive and selfregulatory consequences of this form of harassment have yet to be investigated. In the present experiment, 84 Introductory Psychology men at a Canadian university (Winnipeg, Manitoba) either experienced or did not experience gender-role harassment (i.e. told they squeezed a handgrip 'like a girl') before completing a set of tests (an anagram test, a stroop color-naming task, and a subsequent handgrip task). To ensure our experimental manipulation invoked a threat to participant's sense of manliness, we also included an open-ended measure of self-identification. In accordance with Social Identity research (Ellemers, Spears, & Doosje, 2002), we anticipated that harassed men would affirm male self-aspects significantly more so than nonharassed men. Overall, results demonstrated that, as predicted, gender-role harassment significantly threatened participant's sense of manhood, compromised cognitive ability, and weakened attentional self-control compared to the no harassment control condition. However, contrary to predictions, harassment did not weaken self-regulatory physical strength: men in the harassment condition exhibited increased handgrip strength compared to men in the no harassment condition, suggesting potential compensatory reactions occurred, as well. Implications of gender-role harassment for men's psychological well-being, intellect, and impulse control are discussed and areas for future research are outlined.

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Section: Gender-role Harassment and Masculinity Threatmentioning

confidence: 98%

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Werhun

2011

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“…However, displays of physical toughness and danger may be the most effective behavior [Doyle, 1989]. Accordingly, aggressive tactics and attendant displays of pain tolerance may be the scripted method that men follow to defend their masculine status, particularly when threatened [e.g., Franchina et al, 2001;Vandello et al, 2008].…”

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confidence: 99%

The relationship between pain tolerance and trait aggression: effects of sex and gender role

Reidy

Dimmick

MacDonald

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Aggressive Behavior

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The literature on pain and aggression has indicated that pain elicits aggression. However, research has generally examined pain as a situational variable and focused less on the dispositional ability of an individual to tolerate pain. The dearth of research on pain tolerance and aggression appears to contradict the existing theory on the aggression-eliciting effect of pain, in that studies have found a positive relationship between pain tolerance and aggression. The purpose of this study was to determine whether the relationship between pain tolerance and aggression is moderated by sex and whether the positive relationship could be explained by masculine gender role conformity. A sample of 195 collegiate men and women completed trait measures and a laboratory assessment of pain tolerance. Results indicated that correlations between pain tolerance and trait aggression were significant and positive for men but not women. However, when men's conformity to masculine gender role was controlled for, the relationship between pain tolerance and trait aggression was nil and nonsignificant. Results are discussed in reference to socialization and maintenance of masculine status.

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“…Whereas some scholars and writers in the popular press have expressed concern about men in contemporary society, empirical research has indicated numerous links between aspects of traditional masculinity ideologies and mental health such as self-destructive behaviors (Meth, 1990), problems with interpersonal intimacy (Fischer & Good, 1997;Sharpe & Heppner, 1991), greater depression and anxiety (Cournoyer & Mahalik, 1995;Good & Mintz, 1990;Sharpe & Heppner, 1991), abuse of substances (Blazina & Watkins, 1996), and problems with interpersonal violence (Franchina, Eisler, & Moore, 2001). (For further review of the relationship between masculinity ideology and mental health, please see Mahalik, Good, & Englar-Carlson, 2003.…”

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Engaging Men in Couples Counseling: Strategies for Overcoming Ambivalence and Inexpressiveness

Englar‐Carlson

Shepard

2005

The Family Journal

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Greater attention in scholarly literature has recently been drawn to the unique mental health and clinical needs of men. This article summarizes the existing literature on engaging men in couples counseling. Specifically, strategies are presented to assist counselors to (a) address the help-seeking process for men, (b) assess the role of masculine socialization on presenting concerns and for the process of counseling, and (c) help counselors work with male discomfort with emotions. Clinical examples and vignettes are offered to highlight how these strategies can be applied in couples counseling.

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Masculine gender role stress and intimate abuse: Effects of masculine gender relevance of dating situations and female threat on men's attributions and affective responses.

Abstract: Previous research reported that the Masculine Gender Role Stress (MGRS) scale identifies men who are susceptible to stress when challenges to their masculinity ideology occurred in masculine gender relevant situations (e.g.

Cited by 69 publications

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“You’re Such a Girl!” The Psychological Drain of the Gender-Role Harassment of Men

“You’re Such a Girl!” The Psychological Drain of the Gender-Role Harassment of Men

The relationship between pain tolerance and trait aggression: effects of sex and gender role

Engaging Men in Couples Counseling: Strategies for Overcoming Ambivalence and Inexpressiveness

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