Abstract
This study investigated psychological help-seeking behavior and sexual identity on perceptions of masculinity and femininity. Participants rated masculine and feminine characteristics of a fictitious man portrayed in a vignette. The vignettes were rated by 292 women and 111 men and portrayed either a heterosexual or gay depressed man who was either seeking psychological help or not seeking psychological help. The results of this study showed that psychological help-seeking behavior and sexual identity did not significantly influence perceptions of masculinity, but significantly contributed to perceptions of femininity. In addition, traditional masculine ideology and modern homonegativity were related to negative attitudes toward seeking psychological help.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 275-284 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Psychology of Men and Masculinity |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jul 2011 |
Keywords
- Depression
- Femininity
- Help seeking
- Masculinity
- Men