How do traditional masculinity ideologies and emotional competence relate to aggression and physical domestic violence in cisgender men?

Logoz, Flora; Eggenberger, Lukas; Komlenac, Nikola; Schneeberger, Michèle; Ehlert, Ulrike; Walther, Andreas

doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1100114

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“…Men are expected to accept and internalize the male gender value system, which constitutes the essence of traditional masculinity (Pleck, 1995). David et al, (1976) proposed that masculinity ideology is primarily based on four patterns, confirmed by current research (Logoz et al, 2023): men should (a) command respect and admiration, (b) avoid being perceived as feminine, (c) refrain from expressing fear, and (d) exhibit adventurous and risky behaviors. These traditional ideals about masculinity continue to strongly influence contemporary society, giving rise to psychosocial phenomena such as gender role conflict (GRC) (O'Neil, 2015).…”

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confidence: 68%

Have a Woman’s Heart but a Man’s Face: Perceptions of Gay Relationships in Greek Gay Men

Daoultzis,

Kordoutis

2024

Trends in Psychol.

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In this qualitative study, we build upon the findings of previous research by investigating the perceptions and attitudes of 10 self-identified gay men in Greece, toward gay relationships, the influence of Greek society upon them, masculinity, partner preferences, and self-disclosure. A critical thematic analysis of the semi-structured interviews revealed that most participants held negative views regarding same-sex relationships among gay men possibly due to internalizing the homonegativity of Greek society which was consistently acknowledged. They further expressed preference for masculine partners and tended to avoid feminine gay men, preferring to befriend them rather than pursue a romantic relationship with them. Although many participants described masculine gay men as reserved, distant, and emotionally restricted, they still preferred them as partners. Furthermore, most participants expressed negative opinions about self-disclosure, possibly due to the identity confusion caused by the rejection for their sexual orientation Greek social environment. Similarly, when it came to LGBTIQ + rights activism, participants were opposed, contending that it caused more confusion and discord within the younger generation of gays rather than fostered positive change. This research makes a unique contribution by presenting a realistic account of gay men’s contradicting views of their selfhood, a disbelief in gay relationships, an outright preference for masculinity in partnerships, a disdain for gay rights activism, and fear of self-disclosure. These perceptions and attitudes appear to be due to the long history of societal marginalization and rejection and may be subject to change as Greece moves toward a more accepting environment for LGBTIQ + rights.

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confidence: 68%

Have a Woman’s Heart but a Man’s Face: Perceptions of Gay Relationships in Greek Gay Men

Daoultzis,

Kordoutis

2024

Trends in Psychol.

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“…Ongoing discussions include the link between emotions and actions (Bericat, 2015), the nature of emotions and feelings (Turner and Stets, 2006), the connection between subconscious processes and collective phenomena (Habermas, 2018), and the relation between emotions and discursive scenarios (Kleres, 2011). The latter is particularly important for this article since it addresses how prevailing narratives enable or dissuade experiences and social practices, such as racism (Ahmed, 2017), social change and masculinity (Logoz et al, 2023), and attitudes towards women (Jewkes et al, 2015).…”

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confidence: 99%

Fear, helplessness, pain, anger: The narrated emotions of intimate femicide perpetrators in Latin America

Di Marco,

Sandberg

2024

International Sociology

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While studies of femicide perpetrators have focused on background factors, such as criminal history and mental health conditions, little attention has been paid to their individual experiences. Perpetrators emotions and sense-making have often been overlooked and even dismissed. With a micro-sociological approach to violence, we identify the narrated emotions involved in the perpetration of intimate femicide. The data gathered are based on 33 open-ended interviews with convicted male perpetrators from Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Honduras, Mexico, and Venezuela. We identify four main emotions reflecting participants’ experiences of femicide: Fear, expressed through stories of women as threats to self, family, and community; helplessness, expressed through stories of men being trapped, judged, and persecuted; and pain, connected to stories of jealousy and belittlement. These lead to anger, expressed through stories of bodily reactions and losing control. The findings indicate that intimate femicide perpetrators resort to lethal violence to regulate self-worth and remediate actions they feel were disruptive. Our research demonstrates the importance of embodied and narrated emotions to understand femicides. We argue that viewing femicide as a product of a shared pervasive emotional economy highlights the role of emotions in maintaining a gendered social order.

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“…A growing body of research has linked conformity to TMI, assessed by the Conformity to Masculine Norms Inventory (CMNI), to higher levels of psychological distress and maladaptive mental health outcomes (Wong et al, 2017). Previous studies showed associations between TMI and clinical dimensions such as aggression and intimate partner violence (Krivoshchekov et al, 2023;Logoz et al, 2023), suicidality (Coleman et al, 2020;Walther, Grub, et al, 2023), alcohol abuse (Liu & Iwamoto, 2007;Uy et al, 2014), anxiety (Fisher et al, 2021) and depression (Addis, 2008;Eggenberger et al, 2021;S. M. Rice et al, 2013;Walther & Seidler, 2020).…”

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Men’s psychotherapy dropout is associated with conformity to traditional masculinity ideologies.

Schneeberger,

Ehlert,

Eggenberger

et al. 2024

Journal of Psychotherapy Integration

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Objective: High conformity to traditional masculinity ideologies (TMI) is associated with lower use of psychotherapy, higher self-stigmatization and poor mental health outcomes amongst men. However, the role of conformity to TMI in relation to psychotherapy dropout is still unclear. Aim:The present study aims to clarify the relationship between conformity to TMI and premature termination of psychotherapy (dropout) in men.Method: Data was used from an anonymous online survey in German-speaking Europe.Participants with previous psychotherapy experience provided information on sociodemographics, mental health, TMI, and their past experiences with psychotherapy.Discontinuation of psychotherapy was assessed by self-report and further differentiated into discontinuation with or without consulting the therapist. Men with an unconsulted therapy ending were defined as psychotherapy dropouts. Conformity to TMI was assessed using the Conformity to Masculine Norms Inventory.Results: Of the 266 men (mean [SD] age, 46.1 [13.6]) with psychotherapy experience, 30.5%(n = 81) reported having discontinued psychotherapy at least once, whereas 17.7% (n = 47) of the total sample reported dropout. These 47 men showed significantly higher conformity to TMI than men who did not report past dropout. The sub-scales of self-reliance and playboy showed the strongest associations with psychotherapy dropout.Conclusions: Dropout from psychotherapy was significantly associated with higher conformity to TMI. Therapists should consider, and where necessary, work to flexibly adapt to TMI which may influence how men engage in mental health care. Such an approach would likely improve men's ongoing engagement in psychotherapy, promoting opportunities to prevent avoidable psychotherapy dropout for men most at risk of deleterious mental health outcomes.

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How do traditional masculinity ideologies and emotional competence relate to aggression and physical domestic violence in cisgender men?

Cited by 10 publications

References 91 publications

Have a Woman’s Heart but a Man’s Face: Perceptions of Gay Relationships in Greek Gay Men

Have a Woman’s Heart but a Man’s Face: Perceptions of Gay Relationships in Greek Gay Men

Fear, helplessness, pain, anger: The narrated emotions of intimate femicide perpetrators in Latin America

Men’s psychotherapy dropout is associated with conformity to traditional masculinity ideologies.

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