Schlichthorst Marisa, King Kylie, Spittal Matthew, Reifels Lennart, Phelps Andrea, Pirkis Jane
Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Department of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Australas Psychiatry. 2018 Apr;26(2):160-165. doi: 10.1177/1039856217749022. Epub 2018 Jan 15.
We investigated whether a documentary about masculinity and suicidality ( Man Up) could raise males' awareness of societal pressures to conform to masculine norms and influence their likelihood of connecting with their male friends and seeking help.
We conducted a repeat cross-sectional survey, posting versions of the survey online before and after Man Up was screened.
1287 male respondents completed the survey; 476 completed the pre-screening survey, 811 the post-screening survey (192 had not viewed Man Up, 619 had). Those who had viewed Man Up were more likely to desire closer relationships with their male friends than those who had not, and had greater awareness of societal pressures on males, but were no more likely to seek help. Almost all respondents who saw Man Up indicated they would recommend it to others, and most said it changed the way they thought about the term 'man up'. They indicated they would be likely to undertake a number of adaptive actions following the show, and provided overwhelmingly positive feedback.
Man Up appeared to effectively address factors that place males at heightened risk of suicide.
我们调查了一部关于男性气质与自杀倾向的纪录片（《振作起来》）是否能提高男性对社会要求其 conform to masculine norms（符合男性规范）的压力的认识，并影响他们与男性朋友联系及寻求帮助的可能性。
我们进行了一项重复横断面调查，在《振作起来》放映前后在网上发布调查版本。
1287名男性受访者完成了调查；476人完成了放映前调查，811人完成了放映后调查（192人未观看《振作起来》，619人观看了）。观看了《振作起来》的人比未观看的人更渴望与男性朋友建立更亲密的关系，对社会对男性的压力有更高的认识，但寻求帮助的可能性并没有增加。几乎所有观看了《振作起来》的受访者都表示会向他人推荐，大多数人说它改变了他们对“振作起来”这个词的看法。他们表示观看节目后可能会采取一系列适应性行动，并给出了压倒性的积极反馈。
《振作起来》似乎有效地解决了使男性自杀风险增加的因素。
