A Latent Class Regression Analysis of Men's Conformity to Masculine Norms and Psychological Distress

Autor/inn/en	Wong, Y. Joel; Owen, Jesse; Shea, Munyi
Titel	A Latent Class Regression Analysis of Men's Conformity to Masculine Norms and Psychological Distress
Quelle	In: Journal of Counseling Psychology, 59 (2012) 1, S.176-183 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-0167
DOI	10.1037/a0026206
Schlagwörter	Social Behavior; Adolescents; Behavior Standards; Risk; Violence; Asian Americans; Whites; Males; Masculinity; Regression (Statistics); Emotional Disturbances; Correlation; Hispanic Americans; Age Differences + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Social behaviour; Soziales Verhalten; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Risiko; Gewalt; Asian immigrant; United States; Asiatischer Einwanderer; USA; White; Weißer; Male; Männliches Geschlecht; Männlichkeit; Regression; Regressionsanalyse; Gefühlsstörung; Korrelation; Hispanic; Hispanoamerikaner; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied
Abstract	How are specific dimensions of masculinity related to psychological distress in specific groups of men? To address this question, the authors used latent class regression to assess the optimal number of latent classes that explained differential relationships between conformity to masculine norms and psychological distress in a racially diverse sample of 223 men. The authors identified a 2-class solution. Both latent classes demonstrated very different associations between conformity to masculine norms and psychological distress. In Class 1 (labeled "risk avoiders"; n = 133), conformity to the masculine norm of risk-taking was negatively related to psychological distress. In Class 2 (labeled "detached risk-takers"; n = 90), conformity to the masculine norms of playboy, self-reliance, and risk-taking was positively related to psychological distress, whereas conformity to the masculine norm of violence was negatively related to psychological distress. A post hoc analysis revealed that younger men and Asian American men (compared with Latino and White American men) had significantly greater odds of being in Class 2 versus Class 1. The implications of these findings for future research and clinical practice are examined. (Contains 4 tables.) (As Provided).
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