Relations of Masculinity Ideology, Conformity to Masculine Role Norms, and Masculine Gender Role Conflict to Men's Attitudes Toward and Willingness to Seek Career Counseling

We sought to extend the empirical research on men's attitudes toward and willingness to seek career counseling by (a) relating men's career counseling attitudes to three related yet unique masculinity constructs from the masculine role socialization paradigm-masculinity ideology, conformit...

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Published in:Psychology of men & masculinity 2010-10, Vol.11 (4), p.319-333
Main Authors: Graef, Stephen T, Tokar, David M, Kaut, Kevin P
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Attitudes
Conformity
Conformity (Personality)
Gender role conflict
Human
Male
Masculinity
Men
Occupational Guidance
Role Conflicts
Sex Role Attitudes
Sex Roles
Vocational counselling
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Summary:We sought to extend the empirical research on men's attitudes toward and willingness to seek career counseling by (a) relating men's career counseling attitudes to three related yet unique masculinity constructs from the masculine role socialization paradigm-masculinity ideology, conformity to masculine role norms, and masculine gender role conflict; and (b) exploring the incremental contribution (i.e., beyond gender role conflict and previous career counseling) of masculinity ideology and conformity to masculine role norms to the prediction of career counseling attitudes. Results of correlations and multiple regressions based on a sample of 179 college men revealed support for most of the hypothesized relations involving masculinity constructs and career counseling attitudes as well as the incremental contribution of masculinity ideology and conformity to masculine role norms to the prediction of career counseling attitudes.
ISSN:1524-9220
1939-151X
DOI:10.1037/a0019383