Institute of Psychological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK.
Psychol Health. 2010 Sep;25(7):783-803. doi: 10.1080/08870440902883204.
Research on men's health has predominantly focussed on links between 'hegemonic' masculinities (e.g. perceived invulnerability) and health-averse practices (e.g. high fat diets). However, it seems reasonable to assume that not all men adopt conventional 'unhealthy' masculine positions, so it is important to study those men who are engaged in healthy practices to see how masculinity is constructed in this context. The research reported here derives from an interview study with men categorised as pursuing health-promoting lifestyles (regular exercise, no/low alcohol intake etc.). The focus is on how these apparently 'healthy' men (n = 10) account for their health-promoting practices, with a particular focus on the role of masculinities in framing these practices. Following intensive analysis of the interview transcripts drawing upon elements of discourse analysis, we identify a variety of accounts used by the men to frame their health-promoting practices. For example, all the men disavowed a direct interest in talking/thinking about health, construed as excessive and feminine, and instead justified their practices variously in terms of action-orientation, sporting targets, appearance concerns and being autonomous. These findings are discussed with respect to the relationships between masculinities and health, and implications for health promotion work with men are discussed.
关于男性健康的研究主要集中在“霸权”男性气质（例如，感知到的无敌）和健康规避行为（例如，高脂肪饮食）之间的联系上。然而，似乎可以合理地假设，并非所有男性都采用传统的“不健康”男性气质立场，因此研究那些从事健康实践的男性，了解在这种情况下男性气质是如何构建的，这一点很重要。这里报告的研究源自对被归类为追求促进健康生活方式（定期锻炼、不饮酒或低饮酒量等）的男性的访谈研究。重点是这些明显“健康”的男性（n=10）如何解释他们促进健康的实践，特别关注男性气质在构建这些实践中的作用。在对访谈记录进行了深入的分析，借鉴了话语分析的元素之后，我们确定了男性用来构建其促进健康的实践的各种说法。例如，所有男性都否认对谈论/思考健康有直接兴趣，认为这是过度的和女性化的，而是以行动导向、运动目标、外表关注和自主性等各种方式为他们的实践辩护。这些发现与男性气质与健康之间的关系有关，并讨论了它们对男性健康促进工作的影响。
