Evidence-Based assessment with men

Cochran, Sam V.

doi:10.1002/jclp.20100

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“…It is suggested that male victims who did not disclose personal problems or underreported their experience may be affected by men's unwillingness to show weaknesses or male victims' tendency to minimize their victimization even when asked (Chan, 2006;Cochran, 2005;Courtenay, 2001). Abused men see their abuse as a hidden problem and do not come forward to asking for help, but may partially disclose problems only if knowing that the reporting channel will conceal their personal identity.…”

Section: Anonymous and Hidden Male Victimsmentioning

confidence: 97%

Help‐seeking among male victims of partner abuse: men's hard times

Tsui

Cheung

Leung

2010

Journal Community Psychology

121

134

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Sixty‐eight agency representatives in the United States completed a survey to identify issues of male victims in partner abuse: half referenced responses from male clients and the other half responses from male victims who were their family members, friends, colleagues, or themselves. Almost 25% revealed that male victims did not utilize social services. For those men who used services, individual counseling and legal advice were most popular; group counseling and sharing through the Internet were least used. Qualitative data found five themes that triggered men's hard times: service target perception, shame and embarrassment, denial, stigmatization, and fear. The study resulted in three recommendations: (a) increase public awareness and education; (b) provide gender‐inclusive practice and services, and (c) strengthen training for service providers working with domestic violence male victims. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

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Section: Anonymous and Hidden Male Victimsmentioning

confidence: 97%

Help‐seeking among male victims of partner abuse: men's hard times

Tsui

Cheung

Leung

2010

Journal Community Psychology

121

134

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“…This rigid definition of masculinity has powerful consequences for men that can be seen in a wide variety of social issues. Male gender role expectations have been connected to men's alcohol use and alcohol problems (McCreary, Newcomb, & Sadavem, 1999), as well as men's under-representation in psychological health services (Cochran, 2005). In a review of recent men's transgressions covered in the mainstream media from sexual harassment by prominent politicians to high school boys proudly competing through sexual conquest, Kimmel (2004a) saw issues of masculinity that must be confronted.…”

Section: Oppression Of Womenmentioning

confidence: 99%

“Putting My Man Face On”: A Grounded Theory of College Men’s Gender Identity Development

Edwards¹,

Jones²

2009

csd

113

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The purpose of this grounded theory study was to explore the process of college men's gender identity development. Conducted from a social constructivist epistemological paradigm, through a social justice theoretical lens, and using a constructivist grounded theory methodology, the following research questions guided this study: (a) how do college men come to understand themselves as men; (b) how does this understanding of what it means to be a man change over time, if at all; and (c) what are the critical influences on this process? Three interviews with 10 college men from a large East Coast university were conducted.The theory that emerged from this study is grounded in the participants' experiences and depicts gender identity as developed through constant interaction with society's expectations of them as men. In order to try to meet these expectations and be seen as men, participants described putting on a performance that was like wearing a mask or "putting my man face on." This process included learning societal expectations of them as men, as well as specific cultural group expectations. The men in this study were all aware that they did not neatly fit behind the mask, either as a result of personal characteristics or social identities. Their resulting insecurities led them to wearing the mask both consciously and unconsciously so that they would be seen as men by society.Wearing the mask had consequences for the women in their lives, their relationships with other men, and themselves as they were also denying or masking their true selves.Although none of the men in this study had been able to completely take off the mask, they were able to identify critical influences in their lives that had helped each of them begin to remove the mask in certain circumstances and begin moving towards being their own man. This theory of college men's gender identity development has implications relevant to theory development, research, student affairs practice, and social justice.

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“…Men are less inclined than women to define certain situations as problematic, and tend to perceive problems as less severe than women (Kessler et al 1981;Wills 1992). In addition, men often find it difficult to identify their own emotional states, particularly distressful ones, and to communicate these emotional states to others (Kessler et al 1981;Cochran 2005), which could further contribute to their reluctance to seek psychological help. Finally, Mansfield et al (2005) identified two additional barriers to men's help seeking: concrete barriers, such as financial cost, accessibility or mistrust of caregivers, and barriers related to concerns about privacy and embarrassment.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 96%

Mothers’ and Fathers’ Reluctance to Seek Psychological Help for Their Children

2008

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We investigated the gap between parents' willingness to seek help for their children and their willingness to refer other parents to help, and the relationship of this gap to gender. Two hundred and eleven parent couples with elementary-school children reported their willingness to seek help from professional and informal sources for a hypothetical problem with their child, and their willingness to refer a friend's child with an identical problem to similar help. Attitudes toward help seeking and parental behaviors were also measured. Findings revealed that parents were more willing to refer a friend's child to professional help than they were to seek such help for their own child, although no gap was found regarding informal help. No gender differences were found regarding willingness to seek help or to refer another, although gender was related to variables that predicted help seeking.

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Evidence-Based assessment with men

Cited by 35 publications

References 30 publications

Help‐seeking among male victims of partner abuse: men's hard times

Help‐seeking among male victims of partner abuse: men's hard times

“Putting My Man Face On”: A Grounded Theory of College Men’s Gender Identity Development

Mothers’ and Fathers’ Reluctance to Seek Psychological Help for Their Children

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