Masculine Gender Role Conflict and Negative Feelings about Being Gay.

ABSTRACT: Professional psychologists who work with gay men have noted that traditional masculine ideals play a prominent role in the gay community whereby some endorse these traditional ideals and stigmatize effeminate behavior by other gay men. One hypothesis is that this behavior reflects negative feelings about being gay. This article examined this hypothesis by reporting the results of an online survey of 622 self-identified gay men. Participants completed the Gender Role Conflict Scale, Lesbian and Gay Identity Scale, the Social Desirability Scale, and questions related to the importance of masculinity. Results showed that most participants valued the public appearance of masculinity; and they ideally wished to be more masculine than they felt they were (Cohen's d = 0.42). A multiple regression

SUBMITTER: Sanchez FJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2860327 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature