Men, masculinity, and the contexts of help seeking.

By M. Addis, J. Mahalik. American Psychologist, 2003

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Subfields: Gender Studies, Sociology and Political Science, Speech and Hearing

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High School and College Athletes' Attitudes Toward Sport Psychology Consulting (2005, background): “Recent evidence from the counseling and sport psychology areas indicate that women express more positive help-seeking views than do men (Addis & Mahalik, 2003; Fischer & Farina, 1995; Guttman, 1999; Jordan & Quinn, 1997; Martin et al., 1997, 2001; Wrisberg & Martin, 1994).”
Effects of masculine identity and gender role stress on aggression in men. (2006, background): “Additionally, male ideology has demonstrated inverse associations to psychological well-being and self-esteem (Addis & Mahalik, 2003; Kopper & Epperson, 1996; Pleck, 1995; Stillson, O’Neil, & Owen, 1991), and strong positive associations to anxiety, depression, substance use, and other…”
The more you can get the better: Mentoring constellations and intrinsic career success (2004, background): “)Gender differences are thought to arise from gender-specific socialization experiences and the socialization perspective departs from the assumption that men and women learn gendered attitudes and behaviors about what it means to be men and women ( Addis and Mahalik, 2003”
A Meta-Study of Black Male Mental Health and Well-Being (2010, background): “Men are said to be less likely than women to seek help for a variety of mental and physical health problems, less likely to seek needed medical care in a timely manner, and also less likely to follow medical advice (Addis & Mahalik, 2003).”
Men’s Help Seeking for Depression: The Efficacy of a Male-Sensitive Brochure About Counseling (2010, methodology): “…the recent counseling research on strategies for effective marketing toward men (Rochlen & Hoyer, 2005), and provide support for the theoretical recommendations from recent men’s help-seeking scholarship (e.g., Addis & Mahalik, 2003; Good & Brooks, 2005; Mahalik, Good, & Englar-Carlson, 2003).”
The Role of Public and Self-Stigma in Predicting Attitudes Toward Group Counseling (2010, background): “Sex differences may be present in the relationships between public and selfstigma and attitudes (Addis & Mahalik, 2003).”
Social networks (2009, neutral): “Both sociological and psychological studies have examined the factors affecting whether actors decide to seek help at all (Pescosolido, 1992; Bearman and Parigi, 2004; Addis and Mahalik, 2003).”
Are male leaders penalized for seeking help? The influence of gender and asking behaviors on competence perceptions (2015, background): “After all, existing helpseeking research shows that masculine social role expectations serve as barriers to men's willingness to ask for assistance when needed (Addis & Mahalik, 2003).”
It’s going to be okay: Measuring Access to Support in Online Communities (2018, positive): “This issue could be a potential confound, as the cultural norms for masculinity often promote self reliance (Addis and Mahalik, 2003), ultimately leading to gendered differences in requests.”
Social Support and Money as Pain Management Mechanisms (2008, background): “The gender differences may be a product of gender-role socialization that reflects the differential cultural values, norms, and ideologies about what it means to be men and women (Addis & Mahalik, 2003).”
An investigation of masculinity attitudes, gender, and attitudes toward psychological help-seeking (2015, background): “This 24-item scale has three factors: psychological openness, help-seeking propensity, and indifference to stigma, all of which represent different masculinity-based explanations of low psychological help-seeking rates among men (e.g., Addis & Mahalik, 2003).”