Nobis Regina, Sandén Inger
Department of Nursing, Health and Culture, University West, Trollhättan, Sweden.
Contemp Nurse. 2008 Jun;29(2):205-17. doi: 10.5172/conu.673.29.2.205.
Masculinity, in its hegemonic form, can have the effect that men avoid talking about health problems and do not consult health care, even when help is needed. This study had two aims: firstly to describe how young men relate to health, ill health, masculinity and their bodies, and secondly to investigate their abilities of self-care. Interviews with eleven men were conducted using a semi-structured approach. Qualitative content analysis was used to analyse the transcribed interviews. The findings revealed five main themes; 'body awareness', 'the creation of self-reliance', 'feelings of freedom', 'the process of self-care awareness' and, finally, 'feelings of vulnerability'. Hegemonic masculinity impacted greatly on the men in this study and could be traced in expressions of dependency, vulnerability, loss of freedom and an altered body image. These were viewed as health disadvantages due to the threat to hegemonic masculinity.
霸权形式的男子气概可能导致男性即使在需要帮助时也避免谈论健康问题且不寻求医疗保健。本研究有两个目的：一是描述年轻男性如何看待健康、疾病、男子气概和他们的身体，二是调查他们的自我保健能力。采用半结构化方法对11名男性进行了访谈。运用定性内容分析法对访谈转录文本进行分析。研究结果揭示了五个主要主题：“身体意识”、“自力更生的形成”、“自由感”、“自我保健意识的过程”，以及最后“脆弱感”。霸权男子气概对本研究中的男性产生了极大影响，并且可以在依赖、脆弱、自由丧失和身体形象改变的表达中找到踪迹。由于对霸权男子气概的威胁，这些被视为健康劣势。
