Men’s Adjustment to Spinal Cord Injury: The Unique Contributions of Conformity to Masculine Gender Norms
Men constitute 82% of the approximately 250,000 people in the United States living with a spinal cord injury. Unfortunately, however, little is known about the impact of men’s adherence to gender norms on their adjustment to such injuries. The present investigation examined the utility of masculine...
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2010-06-01
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| author | Shaun Michael Burns PhD Sigmund Hough PhD, ABPP Briana L. Boyd PhD Justin Hill PhD |
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| description | Men constitute 82% of the approximately 250,000 people in the United States living with a spinal cord injury. Unfortunately, however, little is known about the impact of men’s adherence to gender norms on their adjustment to such injuries. The present investigation examined the utility of masculine norms in explaining variance in depression beyond that accounted for by commonly identified predictors of men’s adjustment following spinal cord injury. As hypothesized, results suggested that men’s adherence to masculine norms accounted for unique variance in their depression scores beyond that contributed by social support, environmental barriers/access, and erectile functioning. Respondents who adhered to norms stressing the primacy of men’s work demonstrated lower rates of depression, whereas those who conformed to norms for self-reliance demonstrated higher depression scores. The authors discuss future research directions and potential psychotherapeutic strategies for working with men with spinal cord injuries. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a1e2fb8a7b4c486b83123f7f962e58f82022-12-21T23:25:11ZengSAGE PublishingAmerican Journal of Men's Health1557-98832010-06-01410.1177/1557988309332690Men’s Adjustment to Spinal Cord Injury: The Unique Contributions of Conformity to Masculine Gender NormsShaun Michael Burns PhDSigmund Hough PhD, ABPPBriana L. Boyd PhDJustin Hill PhDMen constitute 82% of the approximately 250,000 people in the United States living with a spinal cord injury. Unfortunately, however, little is known about the impact of men’s adherence to gender norms on their adjustment to such injuries. The present investigation examined the utility of masculine norms in explaining variance in depression beyond that accounted for by commonly identified predictors of men’s adjustment following spinal cord injury. As hypothesized, results suggested that men’s adherence to masculine norms accounted for unique variance in their depression scores beyond that contributed by social support, environmental barriers/access, and erectile functioning. Respondents who adhered to norms stressing the primacy of men’s work demonstrated lower rates of depression, whereas those who conformed to norms for self-reliance demonstrated higher depression scores. The authors discuss future research directions and potential psychotherapeutic strategies for working with men with spinal cord injuries.https://doi.org/10.1177/1557988309332690 |
| spellingShingle | Shaun Michael Burns PhD Sigmund Hough PhD, ABPP Briana L. Boyd PhD Justin Hill PhD Men’s Adjustment to Spinal Cord Injury: The Unique Contributions of Conformity to Masculine Gender Norms American Journal of Men's Health |
| title | Men’s Adjustment to Spinal Cord Injury: The Unique Contributions of Conformity to Masculine Gender Norms |
| title_full | Men’s Adjustment to Spinal Cord Injury: The Unique Contributions of Conformity to Masculine Gender Norms |
| title_fullStr | Men’s Adjustment to Spinal Cord Injury: The Unique Contributions of Conformity to Masculine Gender Norms |
| title_full_unstemmed | Men’s Adjustment to Spinal Cord Injury: The Unique Contributions of Conformity to Masculine Gender Norms |
| title_short | Men’s Adjustment to Spinal Cord Injury: The Unique Contributions of Conformity to Masculine Gender Norms |
| title_sort | men s adjustment to spinal cord injury the unique contributions of conformity to masculine gender norms |
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