Ford Patrice A, Keane Carol A
Faculty of Health, School of Allied Health Sciences, Discipline of Psychology, Charles Darwin University, Ellengowan Drive, Casuarina, NT, 0810, Australia.
Heliyon. 2024 Apr 5;10(7):e29114. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e29114. eCollection 2024 Apr 15.
Research highlights a discrepancy between the number of men experiencing mental illness and those seeking professional help, particularly for anxiety. Conformity to masculine norms (CMN) and gender role conflict (GRC) have been recognised as barriers to men's mental health help-seeking, but few studies have examined these relationships for anxiety. This study aimed to examine the relationship between anxiety severity and help-seeking intentions in Australian men, and the additional impact of CMN and GRC. A total of 610 Australians aged 18-89 years ( = 46.02, = 17.14) participated in an online survey, which included demographic information and four standardised questionnaires measuring anxiety, help-seeking intentions, CMN, and GRC. CMN but not GRC was found to fully mediate the relationship between anxiety severity and anxiety-related help-seeking intentions. The results have theoretical implications for the study of masculinity and clinical implications for therapeutic approaches for men with anxiety symptoms.
研究突出了患有精神疾病的男性数量与寻求专业帮助的男性数量之间的差异，尤其是在焦虑方面。符合男性规范（CMN）和性别角色冲突（GRC）已被视为男性寻求心理健康帮助的障碍，但很少有研究探讨这些关系与焦虑的关联。本研究旨在探讨澳大利亚男性焦虑严重程度与寻求帮助意愿之间的关系，以及CMN和GRC的额外影响。共有610名年龄在18 - 89岁之间的澳大利亚人（平均年龄 = 46.02岁，标准差 = 17.14岁）参与了一项在线调查，该调查包括人口统计学信息以及四份测量焦虑、寻求帮助意愿、CMN和GRC的标准化问卷。研究发现，CMN而非GRC完全中介了焦虑严重程度与焦虑相关寻求帮助意愿之间的关系。这些结果对男性气质的研究具有理论意义，对有焦虑症状男性的治疗方法具有临床意义。
