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Conventional and Electronic Cigarettes Consumption Among Young Chinese Adults: a Perspective on Masculinity and Gender System
Based on interviews with 21 young Chinese tobacco users, this study explores the gendered symbolic meanings of conventional cigarette smoking and...
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The transformation of masculinity orientations and work-related attitudes in men treated for depression (TRANSMODE): study protocol for a mixed-methods observational study
BackgroundMasculinity norms play a crucial role in men’s help-seeking behaviors, service-use, and co** strategies for depression. While previous...
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De-problematizing masculinity among heterosexual African, Caribbean, and Black male youth and men
ObjectivesThe dominant discourse in literature often constructs heterosexual African, Caribbean, and Black (ACB) masculinity as inherently...
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Social–contextual factors interact with masculinity to influence college men’s HPV vaccination intentions: The role of descriptive norms, prototypes, and physician gender
Men’s low HPV vaccination uptake and HPV-related disease incidence are public health issues; gendered social–contextual factors likely play a role....
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Body image, self-esteem, and sense of masculinity in patients with prostate cancer: a qualitative meta-synthesis
PurposeBody image, self-esteem, and masculinity are three interconnected constructs in men with prostate cancer, with profound effects on quality of...
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Level playing field: young males, masculinity and mental wellbeing through sport
In Australia, and throughout the world, it is evident that the mental health and wellbeing of young males aged 15–24, is not a priority. In Australia...
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Masculinity and mental health treatment initiation for former political prisoners in Yangon, Myanmar – a qualitative investigation
BackgroundMen living in low- and middle-income countries are unlikely to seek mental health care, where poor healthcare infrastructure, differences...
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Unpacking Adolescent Masculinity: Relations between Boys’ Sexual Harassment Victimization, Perpetration, and Gender Role Beliefs
Adherence to rigid masculine gender role beliefs is often a significant predictor of violence perpetration; additionally, there is a consistent link...
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Interrelations of managing position with person-environment fit of gender-role orientation, and burnout
BackgroundIn previous studies a moderator effect of management position could be found between Person-environment fit of masculinity, and burnout....
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Healthcare professionals discourses on men and masculinities in sexual healthcare: a focus group study
Studies have reported that men’s uptake of sexual health services is low, that these services make them feel vulnerable, and that they experience...
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Barriers and facilitators to depression care among Latino men in a primary care setting: a qualitative study
BackgroundIn the United States, Latinos face a wide array of cultural and structural barriers to accessing and utilizing mental health care. Latino...
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Expressions of masculinity and associations with suicidal ideation among young males
BackgroundAdolescent boys and young men are at particular risk of suicide. Suicidal ideation is an important risk factor for suicide, but is poorly...
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Personality and gender prototypes for predicting health: a multilevel and cluster analysis
Prior studies have identified that mentally healthy people tend to share common characteristics and common ways of co** with stressful life events;...
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Is there an association between countries’ culture and runners’ performance?
BackgroundIt is widely accepted that countries’ characteristics influence sports performance. However, there is a missing link regarding the...
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A Sco** Review of Stigma Related to Prostate Cancer in Black Men
BackgroundProstate cancer (CaP) disproportionately affects 1-in-4 Black men and is a stigmatised disease within their communities. Yet, Black men are...
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An exploration of testicular cancer survivors’ experience of ejaculatory dysfunction following retroperitoneal lymph node dissection—a sub-study of the PREPARE clinical trial
PurposeEjaculatory dysfunction secondary to retrograde ejaculation or anejaculation is a complication of retroperitoneal lymph node dissection...
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Understanding the Stigma Experience of Men Living with HIV in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Qualitative Meta-synthesis
Men living with HIV (MLWH) in sub-Saharan Africa experience poor health outcomes and increased AIDS-related deaths due to stigma influencing testing...
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Value-related attitudes towards mental health problems and help-seeking barriers: a sequential mixed-methods design investigating participants with reported depressive episodes in rural Northern Germany with and without treatment experience
BackgroundSeeking help for severe depressive symptoms remains a major obstacle for particular groups within the general population. Value-related...
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Social networks, health and identity: exploring culturally embedded masculinity with the Pakistani community, West Midlands, UK
BackgroundMigrants from South Asia living in developed countries have an increased risk for develo** cardiovascular disease (CVD), with limited...
