Utah State University, Logan, UT, USA.
Am J Mens Health. 2011 Jul;5(4):318-31. doi: 10.1177/1557988310377926. Epub 2010 Aug 26.
Masculine gender scripts have been influential in health decision making in men. In addition, although past research has identified some success in using churches as sites for health education with women, little is known if similar programs would be successful with men. It is also unclear if religious beliefs influence the health attitudes and behaviors of men. Four focus groups with men from four religious denominations were conducted to learn about their health beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors, with the following themes emerging: men's health fears, health promotion behaviors, spousal influence, aging and men's health, and church-based health influence. Finally, the interaction of masculine gender scripts within these themes was considered.
男性性别角色在男性健康决策中一直具有影响力。此外，尽管过去的研究已经确定了在教会中为女性开展健康教育的一些成功案例，但对于类似的项目是否会对男性取得成功知之甚少。宗教信仰是否会影响男性的健康态度和行为也不清楚。本研究通过对来自四个宗教教派的男性进行了四次焦点小组讨论，以了解他们的健康信念、态度和行为，以下是出现的主题：男性对健康的恐惧、促进健康的行为、配偶的影响、衰老与男性健康以及教会对健康的影响。最后，考虑了这些主题中男性性别角色的相互作用。
