A Systematic Review of Adolescent Masculinities and Associations with Internalizing Behavior Problems and Social Support.

ABSTRACT: Interest in the connection between masculinities and mental health continues to grow. However, no previous systematic review has explored this association for adolescents. We present the systematic review of 29 articles that explore the connection between adherence to stereotypical male gender role norms (e.g., emotional restriction), attributes (e.g., "ambitious"), and identity (most commonly, gender "typicality") and internalizing behavior problems and social support. A total of 24,795 adolescent boys (6th-12th grade) were included in the reviewed studies from 1997-2017. In the quantitative articles (n = 20), associations varied by aspect of masculinity assessed. Specifically, we found that greater endorsement of "masculine" traits (e.g., ambitious, assertive) was generally associated wi

SUBMITTER: Exner-Cortens D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8518785 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature