1 Universidad de La Laguna, Spain.
Am J Mens Health. 2019 Jan-Feb;13(1):1557988319832749. doi: 10.1177/1557988319832749.
Many studies have explored the relationship between masculine norms and men's health outcomes. There are few recent studies published on the relationship between masculine/instrumental and feminine/expressive traits and men's health and well-being. The current cross-sectional study examines whether masculine/instrumental and feminine/expressive traits are associated to men's health and well-being. Participants were 1,870 Spanish men, aged 21 to 64 years. Results from hierarchical multiple regression analysis indicated that the masculine/instrumental trait and the feminine/expressive trait were positively related to men's psychological well-being and self-rated health, so that men whose self-concept includes both masculine/instrumental and feminine/expressive characteristics presented greater psychological well-being and better self-rated health. The feminine/expressive trait was associated with lower psychological distress yet only in case of men with low social support. Self-esteem and social support were important predictors of men's health, in such a way that men who had high self-esteem and social support reported higher ratings of psychological well-being, better self-rated health, and less psychological distress. The implications of these findings for promoting men's health and well-being are discussed.
许多研究探讨了男子气概规范与男性健康结果之间的关系。最近发表的关于男子气概/工具性和女性气质/表达性特征与男性健康和幸福感之间关系的研究很少。本横断面研究检验了男子气概/工具性和女性气质/表达性特征是否与男性健康和幸福感相关。参与者为 1870 名年龄在 21 至 64 岁的西班牙男性。分层多元回归分析的结果表明,男子气概/工具性特征和女性气质/表达性特征与男性的心理健康和自评健康呈正相关,因此,自我概念中包含男子气概/工具性和女性气质/表达性特征的男性具有更高的心理健康和更好的自评健康。女性气质/表达性特征与较低的心理困扰相关,但仅在社会支持低的男性中相关。自尊和社会支持是男性健康的重要预测因素,具有高自尊和社会支持的男性报告具有更高的心理健康评分、更好的自评健康和更少的心理困扰。讨论了这些发现对促进男性健康和幸福感的意义。