Men’s Conformity to Traditional Masculinity and Relationship Satisfaction

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Predictors of relationship satisfaction, psychological well-being, and life satisfaction among stay-at-home fathers. (2008, result): “In terms of this sample of men’s relationship satisfaction, scores on the RAS were nearly 1 standard deviation higher than those reported in a sample of 53 adult men (Vaughn & Matyastik-Baier, 1999) and 0.5 standard deviation higher than a sample of 170 college-aged men ( Burn & Ward, 2005 ).”
Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the Conformity to Feminine Norms Inventory and Development of an Abbreviated Version: The CFNI-45 (2010, unknown): “…used to identify correlates of men’s masculine gender-role conformity, including relationship satisfaction, reluctance to seek psychological help, and psychological health (e.g., Berger, Levant, McMillan, Kelleher, & Sellers, 2005; Burn & Ward, 2005; Good et al., 2006; Levi, Chan, & Pence, 2006).”
When men break the gender rules: Status incongruity and backlash against modest men. (2010, background): “Indeed, pressure to adhere to masculine ideals damages men’s mental and physical health (Courtenay, 2000), their social relationships (Burn & Ward, 2005), and increases men’s propensity to enact physical harm through demands for aggression (Reidy, Shirk, Sloan, & Zeichner, 2009).”