What accounts for men's hostile attitudes toward women? The influence of hegemonic male role norms and masculine gender role stress

Kathryn E Gallagher; Dominic J Parrott

doi:10.1177/1077801211407296

What accounts for men's hostile attitudes toward women? The influence of hegemonic male role norms and masculine gender role stress

Violence Against Women. 2011 May;17(5):568-83. doi: 10.1177/1077801211407296. Epub 2011 Apr 28.

Authors

Kathryn E Gallagher¹, Dominic J Parrott

Affiliation

¹ Department of Psychology, Georgia State University, P.O. Box 5010, Atlanta, GA 30302-5010, USA.

Abstract

This study examined masculine gender role stress (MGRS) as a mediator of the relation between adherence to dimensions of a hegemonic masculinity and hostility toward women (HTW). Among a sample of 338 heterosexual men, results indicated that MGRS mediated the relation between adherence to the status and antifemininity norms, but not the toughness norm, and HTW. Adherence to the toughness norm maintained a positive association with HTW. These findings suggest that men's HTW develops via multiple pathways that are associated with different norms of hegemonic masculinity. Implications for the prediction of men's aggression against women are discussed.

Publication types

Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Aggression
Attitude*
Female
Hostility*
Humans
Male
Masculinity*
Social Control, Informal*
Social Dominance
Social Values
Stress, Psychological*
Young Adult

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MeSH terms

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