The Men's Center Approach: Ecological Interventions for College Men's Health

Shen-Miller, David S.; Isacco, Anthony; Davies, Jon A.; Jean, Meredith St.; Phan, John L.

doi:10.1002/j.1556-6676.2013.00123.x

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“…Scholars have argued for more research that investigates the interplay of several factors from multiple domains and levels, and how they operate in tandem (Sallis et al, 2008). This study aligns with Shen-Miller et al (2013) model, but for health-care utilization. The resulting themes were all influenced and informed by masculine norms, which emerged as the overarching approach and orientation to doctor-seeking behavior, and permeates through to the organizational, interpersonal, and individual levels.…”

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confidence: 59%

“…Although an ecological model framework has been applied to men and health (as an example, see McCabe, Mellor, Ricciardelli, Mussap, & Hallford, 2016, for an ecological model applied to Australian indigenous men’s health), it has not been applied to health-care utilization. Shen-Miller, Isacco, Davies, St. Jean, and Phan (2013) did propose an ecological model to understand men’s health but it was specific to men in college. That model identified the macrosystemic factors (culture and society), exosystemic factors (media, policies, laws), mesosystemic factors (interactions with everyday people in their life), and finally, microsystemic factors (families, friends, romantic partners).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Associations Between Masculine Norms and Health-Care Utilization in Highly Religious, Heterosexual Men

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The purpose of this study was to use focus groups to explore married men’s avoidance of health-care utilization. Five focus groups of 8 to 10 married, heterosexual, male participants ( N = 44) were conducted and analyzed using grounded theory methods. Several important themes emerged connected to how masculine norms were associated with health-care utilization at several domains including at the organizational level ( perceptions of doctors ), interpersonal level ( past family context and current family context ), and individual level ( illness severity, money concerns ). These themes were all connected with the societal theme of masculine norms , where men’s reasons for health-care utilization (or underutilization) seemed in large part to emerge because of their perceptions of male gender roles. Implications for married men’s health-care utilization and health prevention education will be discussed.

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“…One approach that may accomplish this is Shen-Miller, Isacco, Davies, St. Jean, and Phan’s (2013) Men’s Center Approach (MCA), which suggests that interventions that focus on developing discrepancies between the actual masculine self and the idealized masculine self may prove beneficial in developing more healthy, norm-congruent behaviors. Thus, interventions developed to enhance the normative perception of PBS use by framing PBS in the context of one’s masculine identity in a norm-congruent manner could be beneficial for all college men, particularly for those who conform highly to the heterosexual self-presentation norm.…”

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Protective behavioral strategies and hazardous alcohol use among male college students: Conformity to male gender norms as a moderator.

Whitley¹,

Madson²,

Zeigler‐Hill³

2018

Psychology of Men & Masculinity

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Male college students engage in more hazardous alcohol use and use fewer protective behavioral strategies than females. However, most college students use at least 1 protective behavioral strategy, and increasing use of these strategies is an effective component of alcohol harm-reduction efforts. Thus, it is important to study factors that may predict increased or decreased use of these strategies. One factor may be conformity to male gender norms because it has been linked with hazardous alcohol use among college males. However, the research on how conformity to male norms relates to college men’s use of protective behavioral strategies has yet to be investigated. The present study explored the moderating role of conformity to male norms in the relationship between protective behavioral strategy use and hazardous alcohol use in a sample of college men. Data were collected from 205 male college students between the ages of 18 and 25 years via an Internet-based survey. A moderated multiple regression analysis revealed a significant moderation such that males who reported higher levels of conformity to male norms and less use of protective behavioral strategies tended to engage in the most hazardous alcohol use. Potential implications for prevention and intervention concerning alcohol use with college men are discussed.

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“…Macro masculinities shed light on the systemic nature of masculinities–the meanings associated with boys and men at ecological levels (e.g., in groups, organizations, institutions, and societies). Although many psychologists identify ecological factors, such as societal norms, media, schools, and family, as key drivers of men’s self- and other-ascribed masculinities (O’Neil, 2015; Shen-Miller et al, 2013), psychological research tends to address people’s interactions with or beliefs about macro masculinities instead of directly studying macro masculinities. Put differently, the individual—rather than the system—is the unit of analysis in most psychological research on masculinities.…”

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“…Besides the mass media, macro masculinities can be quantitatively analyzed using ecological indicators of masculinities. Conceptually, such research dovetails with applications of Bronfenbrenner's ecological systems theory to an analysis of men and masculinities (Shen-Miller et al, 2013). According to Bronfenbrenner (1979) ecological systems theory, human development is affected by multiple interlocking systems, including the microsystem (e.g., male peer groups and family), mesosystem (interactions between microsystems), exosystem (e.g., mass media), and macrosystem (e.g., societal masculine norms).…”

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Toward an integrative psychology of masculinities.

Wong¹,

Wang²

2022

Psychology of Men & Masculinities

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Despite advances in the psychological study of masculinities, the term "masculinity" or "masculinities" has been conceptualized differently across diverse theoretical approaches. To address these challenges, this article seeks to integrate the myriad ways that masculinities have been studied by scholars. Drawing on scholarship from various fields, the authors delineate fived domains of masculinities-self-ascribed, other-ascribed, situational, performative, and macro masculinities. Reflecting an integration of these five domains, masculinities are conceived as the constellation of cultural and individual meanings attached to men and boys that are (a) attributed to the self as well as to (b) people, concepts, and objects; (c) embedded in situational cues; (d) performed as social practices; and (e) distributed through ecological influences. The authors propose a framework that pieces together these domains of masculinities, describes how they differ in their stability and proximity of influence on people's lives, and explicates their linkages with each other. Finally, the authors explain how the framework and the five domains can guide future psychological research and practice. Public Significance StatementThis article provides a definition of masculinities by integrating scholarship from different fields of study. The authors describe five domains of masculinities that can guide future research and practice.

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The Men's Center Approach: Ecological Interventions for College Men's Health

Cited by 11 publications

References 53 publications

Associations Between Masculine Norms and Health-Care Utilization in Highly Religious, Heterosexual Men

Associations Between Masculine Norms and Health-Care Utilization in Highly Religious, Heterosexual Men

Protective behavioral strategies and hazardous alcohol use among male college students: Conformity to male gender norms as a moderator.

Toward an integrative psychology of masculinities.

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