Macho men are more susceptible to mental disordersaccording to the results of a study published in the medical journal Journal of Counseling Psychology. They would also be less likely to be treated, as very few seek help from a health professional.
Researchers from Indiana University Bloomington in the United States carried out a meta-analysis of 74 studies conducted between 2003 and 2013 with 19,500 participants. “Our research looked at what it means to be masculine, and how machismo is related to mental health issues in men,” said study lead author Joel Wong, associate professor of counseling and educational psychology. at Indiana University Bloomington.
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Being macho is bad for your health
The team of scientists focused on data concerning the adoption of 11 types of so-called masculine behaviors such as: the desire to win, emotional control, risk taking, violence, the need to dominate, the play side -boy (sexual promiscuity), independence, the importance of a job well done, power over women, contempt for homosexuality and obtaining a certain status.
They correlated them with mental health disorders, the Depression, the stressbody image issues, and difficulty socializing with others.
Researchers have found that men who adhere to “masculine norms” tend to have mental health issues and are less motivated to seek psychological help.
“What we found overall is that the more men conform to masculine norms, the poorer their mental health and the less likely they are to seek mental health services,” said the author of the study. “But these results do not allow us to answer the question of why.”
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