Department of Psychology, University of Akron.
University of South Alabama.
Health Psychol. 2022 Feb;41(2):94-103. doi: 10.1037/hea0001119. Epub 2021 Nov 29.
It has been documented that men are suffering more severe illnesses and deaths in the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic than women, which is thought to be due to a combination of biological and behavioral factors, paralleling men's greater morbidity and mortality overall. The present study tested and found support for four hypotheses regarding a model of the relationships between traditional masculinity ideology (TMI) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommended COVID-19 practices (CDC adherence), as mediated by conformity to several masculine norms and moderated by conspiratorial attitudes toward the pandemic (conspiratorial attitudes).
Data were collected online from a convenience sample of U.S. men that was selected to be nationally representative in terms of race/ethnicity and region of residence ( = 306; Mean age 41.79; = 15.90).
Conditional process modeling was used to test the model, revealing moderated mediation relationships between masculinity variables and CDC adherence conditional on conspiratorial attitudes. TMI was indirectly and inversely related to CDC adherence through conformity to playboy norms. These effects were strongest at high values of conspiratorial attitudes. Pursuit of status norms were associated with more CDC adherence but only at low levels of conspiratorial attitudes.
The present study identified masculinity factors that are linked with men's CDC adherence to the CDC recommended practices during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the relationships among them. Future research should confirm the mediation results in a longitudinal or experimental study. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved).
有文献记载，在 2019 年冠状病毒病（COVID-19）大流行中，男性所患疾病和死亡的严重程度高于女性，这被认为是由于生物学和行为因素的综合作用，与男性总体上更高的发病率和死亡率相一致。本研究测试并支持了关于传统男性气质意识形态（TMI）与疾病控制与预防中心（CDC）推荐的 COVID-19 实践（CDC 依从性）之间关系模型的四个假设，这些假设通过符合几种男性规范以及阴谋论态度对大流行的调节（阴谋论态度）来中介。
从美国男性的便利样本中在线收集数据，该样本在种族/族裔和居住地区方面被选为具有全国代表性（n = 306；平均年龄 41.79；SD = 15.90）。
使用条件过程建模来测试模型，揭示了在阴谋论态度条件下，男性气质变量与 CDC 依从性之间的调节中介关系。TMI 通过符合花花公子规范与 CDC 依从性呈间接和反向关系。这些影响在阴谋论态度高值时最强。追求地位规范与更多的 CDC 依从性相关，但仅在阴谋论态度低值时相关。
本研究确定了与男性在 COVID-19 大流行期间遵守疾病控制与预防中心推荐的实践相关的男性气质因素，以及它们之间的关系。未来的研究应该在纵向或实验研究中确认中介结果。
