Examining the Role of Traditional Masculinity and Depression in Men's Risk for Contracting COVID-19.

ABSTRACT: In the light of the COVID-19 pandemic and claims that traditional masculinity may put some men at increased risk for infection, research reporting men's health behaviors is critically important. Traditional masculine norms such as self-reliance and toughness are associated with a lower likelihood to vaccinate or follow safety restrictions. Furthermore, infection risk and traditional masculinity should be investigated in a differentiated manner including gender role orientation, underlying traditional masculine ideologies and male gender role conflict. In this pre-registered online survey conducted during March/April 2021 in German-speaking countries in Europe, 490 men completed questionnaires regarding contracting COVID-19 as confirmed by a validated test, fear of COVID-19 (FCV-19S), and e

SUBMITTER: Walther A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8945728 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature