Masculine Gender-Role Stress: Predictor of Anger, Anxiety, and Health-Risk Behaviors

Eisler, Richard M.; Skidmore, Jay R.; Ward, Clay H.

doi:10.1207/s15327752jpa5201_12

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“…This difference might be explained by the gender role associated with certain types of behavior. For example, research has shown that masculinity is related to health behavior such as regular exercise [47] smoking, and drinking [48,49]. Therefore, men might be more likely to engage in such behavior to emphasize their masculine gender role.…”

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The influence of health-promoting lifestyles on the quality of life of retired workers in a medium-sized city of Northeastern China

Zhang

Tong

Ueda

et al. 2013

Environ Health Prev Med

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Objectives The aim of this study was to clarify the actual state of retired workers' lifestyles and quality of life (QOL) in a medium-sized city of Northeastern China and to assess the relationship between these according to differences between gender groups. Methods The Chinese version of the Health Promotion Lifestyle Profile II (HPLP-II), the World Health Organization Quality of Life-BREF (WHOQOL-BREF), and demographic variables were used to measure 343 (aged 50-79 years) retired workers' lifestyles and QOL. The results were analyzed using the t test, one-way analysis of variance, correlation analysis, and multiple linear regression analysis. Results Among the six lifestyle subscales of HPLP-II, the highest mean score was for Interpersonal Relations (IR) and the lowest was for Health Responsibility (HR), which has not been reported previously. The youngest group (50-60 years) had higher scores for lifestyles and QOL than the other age groups. When the results were analyzed based on financial situation, the lowest income group (below ¥2000) had the poorest scores. Analysis according to gender group revealed different tendencies for the scores of lifestyle and QOL, as well as in the multiple regression analysis between variables. Conclusion Our results suggest that an effective approach to maintain a desirable lifestyle and QOL for retired workers at the regional level would be to introduce daily activities to improve HR and to maintain and enhance social support for the low-income populations. Further research is needed to understand the complex causal pathways between regional health and welfare factors, health behavior, and QOL.

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The influence of health-promoting lifestyles on the quality of life of retired workers in a medium-sized city of Northeastern China

Zhang

Tong

Ueda

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Environ Health Prev Med

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“…The MGRS has good internal consistency (Cronbach Alphas = .90s) and good test-retest reliability (r=.93). In addition, the construct validity of the scale has been supported through correlations with two other measures of self-reported stress (e.g., the Multidimensional Anger Inventory; Siegal, 1986, and the "State" form of the State-Trait Anxiety Scale; Spielberger, Gorsuch, Lushene, Vagg, & Jacobs, 1983;Eisler, Skidmore, & Ward, 1988). Subjects responses to the MGRS were in exploratory analyses to examine the relation between male gender-role stress and intimate abusiveness.…”

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Testing a Social-Cognitive Model of Intimate Abusiveness Among Substance-Dependent Males

Copenhaver

2000

The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse

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Throughout history, the human race has been characterized by the use of physical and emotional aggression by individuals, particularly males, in their intimate relationships. Intimate abusiveness is particularly common among substance dependent males. As a result of male intimate abusiveness, victims suffer a variety of problems ranging from emotional trauma to death due to physical injury. Despite increased attention to this problem, our understanding of the process leading to intimate abusiveness is far from comprehensive. The primary purpose of the present study was to expand our understanding of intimate abusiveness through the application of a social-cognitive model of intimate abusiveness among substance dependent males.Fifty-seven males from an inpatient substance abuse treatment program participated. Subjects completed questionnaires indicating their level of intimate abusiveness. In addition, they completed partner-related attribution measures as well as coping response measures indicating how they would interpret and handle five ambiguous vignettes involving their partner.It was hypothesized that violent men would attribute greater negative intent and responsibility to their partner and that they would choose to handle the ambiguous vignettes in less competent ways compared with non-violent men. Further, it was predicted that the association between intimate abusiveness and competency of coping responses would be mediated by attributions made about the partner. Results of the study generally supported predictions. The implications of the results are discussed as well as suggestions for future research.

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“…Therefore, this study is based on the Masculine Gender Role Stress by Eisler, Skidmore, and Ward (1988) and the Feminine Gender Role Stress from Gillespie and Eisler (1992). These were adapted with cross-cultural and crosspopulation revisions according to experts' reviews and ratings to make them suitable for measuring gender role conflicts among college students in the context of China.…”

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Boy Crisis? Sex Differences in Self-Injurious Behaviors and the Effects of Gender Role Conflicts Among College Students in China

2016

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In Western research, self-injurious behaviors are commonly viewed as "feminine" behavior. In this present study, using the data from a survey administered to 960 first-and second-year students in Xi'an Jiaotong University in China, the self-injurious behaviors among college students are analyzed by sex. The results reported that the average prevalence of self-injurious behaviors among male students is 35.2%, higher than the 20.4% observed among female students (p < .1), and the average frequency of severe self-injurious behaviors among male students is 0.4, higher than the 0.18 reported among female students (p < .05). Gender role conflicts and verbal violence are strongly associated with male students' self-injurious behaviors, whereas gender role conflicts and verbal, visual, and sexual violence are strongly associated with female students' self-injurious behaviors. This suggests that self-injurious behaviors among college students in China constitute, to some extent, a boy crisis that can be well explained by gender role conflicts. In addition, verbal violence leads to self-injurious behaviors among both male and female students, whereas visual and sexual violence lead to self-injurious behaviors only among female students.

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Masculine Gender-Role Stress: Predictor of Anger, Anxiety, and Health-Risk Behaviors

Cited by 230 publications

References 8 publications

The influence of health-promoting lifestyles on the quality of life of retired workers in a medium-sized city of Northeastern China

The influence of health-promoting lifestyles on the quality of life of retired workers in a medium-sized city of Northeastern China

Testing a Social-Cognitive Model of Intimate Abusiveness Among Substance-Dependent Males

Boy Crisis? Sex Differences in Self-Injurious Behaviors and the Effects of Gender Role Conflicts Among College Students in China

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