Logoz Flora, Eggenberger Lukas, Komlenac Nikola, Schneeberger Michèle, Ehlert Ulrike, Walther Andreas
Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Psychological Institute, University of Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland.
Institute of Diversity in Medicine, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Tyrol, Austria.
Front Psychol. 2023 Mar 14;14:1100114. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1100114. eCollection 2023.
Men are disproportionately often perpetrators of physical domestic violence (DV). Gender role constructs, such as traditional masculinity ideologies (TMI), are broadly accepted as an explanation for this effect. Emotional competence further constitutes an important role in TMI and the prevention of DV. However, the interactions between these constructs remains unclear.
The present study aims to investigate associations of TMI with aggression, DV perpetration, and emotional competence, while also examining emotional competence as a potential moderator.
A sample of 428 cisgender men ( = 43.9 ± 15.3) from German-speaking countries in Europe completed an anonymous online survey that assessed TMI, aggression, and DV perpetration as well as alexithymia, emotion regulation, and self-compassion as indicators of emotional competence.
Strong TMI were associated with high levels of aggression and overall reduced emotional competence, as reflected by high levels of alexithymia, frequent use of expressive suppression, and low levels of self-compassion. Strong conformity to TMI was associated with a higher likelihood for DV perpetration when considering relevant sociodemographic covariates. Moderation analyses revealed that expressive suppression buffered the association between TMI and DV perpetration.
Men with strong TMI report high levels of aggression and impaired emotional competence. While strong conformity to TMI was associated with more frequent perpetration of DV, higher expressive suppression seems to buffer the association between TMI and DV perpetration. The present study highlights the importance of addressing gender ideologies when working on aggression, DV perpetration and emotional competence in men.
男性在家庭暴力（DV）中作为施暴者的比例过高。性别角色观念，如传统男性气质意识形态（TMI），被广泛认为是造成这种现象的一个原因。情绪能力在传统男性气质意识形态和预防家庭暴力中也起着重要作用。然而，这些观念之间的相互作用仍不明确。
本研究旨在调查传统男性气质意识形态与攻击性、家庭暴力施暴行为和情绪能力之间的关联，同时检验情绪能力作为潜在调节因素的作用。
来自欧洲德语国家的428名顺性别男性（平均年龄=43.9±15.3岁）完成了一项匿名在线调查，该调查评估了传统男性气质意识形态、攻击性和家庭暴力施暴行为，以及述情障碍、情绪调节和自我同情，以此作为情绪能力的指标。
强烈的传统男性气质意识形态与高水平的攻击性和整体情绪能力下降有关，表现为高水平的述情障碍、频繁使用表达抑制以及低水平的自我同情。在考虑相关社会人口统计学协变量时，对传统男性气质意识形态的强烈认同与实施家庭暴力的可能性较高有关。调节分析显示，表达抑制缓冲了传统男性气质意识形态与家庭暴力施暴行为之间的关联。
具有强烈传统男性气质意识形态的男性报告有高水平的攻击性和受损的情绪能力。虽然对传统男性气质意识形态的强烈认同与更频繁的家庭暴力施暴行为有关，但较高的表达抑制似乎缓冲了传统男性气质意识形态与家庭暴力施暴行为之间的关联。本研究强调了在处理男性的攻击性、家庭暴力施暴行为和情绪能力问题时，解决性别观念的重要性。
