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Masculinity and emotionality: An investigation of men's primary and secondary emotional responding

  • VA Puget Sound Health Care System
  • University of Massachusetts Boston

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Abstract

In this study, we investigated the role of masculinity in men's affect intensity and men's fear of emotions. Men's masculine ideology and self-reported masculine gender role stress were assessed as cognitive and experiential factors of adherence to traditional masculine gender norms. Masculine ideology was negatively related to men's global affect intensity. However, on a 3-factor model of affect intensity, only negative reactivity was significantly related to masculine ideology. Both masculine ideology and masculine gender role stress were positively related to men's fear of emotions. Results are discussed in the context of theories of gender differences in emotion.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)111-120
Number of pages10
JournalSex Roles
Volume49
Issue number3-4
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 2003

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • Gender Studies
  • Social Psychology
  • Developmental and Educational Psychology

Keywords

  • Affect intensity
  • Fear of emotions
  • Masculinity

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