Masculine Traits and Depressive Symptoms in Older and Younger Men and Women
| Autor: | Jeffrey J. Gregg, Elizabeth C. Price, Merideth Smith, Amy Fiske |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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Male Aging Health (social science) Personality Inventory Cross-sectional study media_common.quotation_subject lcsh:Medicine 050109 social psychology Anger Risk Assessment Severity of Illness Index Developmental psychology Young Adult 03 medical and health sciences Sex Factors 0302 clinical medicine Surveys and Questionnaires Severity of illness medicine Humans 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Young adult Internal-External Control Aged media_common Masculinity Psychiatric Status Rating Scales Depression Crying lcsh:R 05 social sciences Age Factors Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Gender Identity Articles Middle Aged Mental health 030227 psychiatry Cross-Sectional Studies Female medicine.symptom Personality Assessment Inventory Psychology |
| Zdroj: | American Journal of Men's Health, Vol 12 (2018) |
| ISSN: | 1557-9891 1557-9883 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/1557988315619676 |
| Popis: | Evidence suggests that men who strongly endorse masculine traits display an atypical presentation of depression, including more externalizing symptoms (e.g., anger or substance use), but fewer typical, internalizing symptoms (e.g., depressed mood or crying). This phenomenon has not been adequately explored in older adults or women. The current study used the externalizing subscale of the Masculine Depression Scale in older and younger men and women to detect atypical symptoms. It was predicted that individuals who more strongly endorsed masculine traits would have higher scores on the measure of externalizing symptoms relative to a measure of typical depressive symptoms Center for Epidemiologic Studies–Depression Scale. It was anticipated that results would differ by age-group but not by gender. Multigroup path analysis was used to test the hypothesis. The hypothesized path model, in which endorsement of masculine traits was associated with lower scores on the Center for Epidemiologic Studies–Depression Scale and with scores on the externalizing, but not internalizing, factor of the Masculine Depression Scale, fit the data well. Results differed significantly by age-group and gender. Masculine individuals reported lower levels of typical depressive symptoms relative to externalizing symptoms, but further research is needed within age- and gender groups. Results are consistent with the gendered responding framework and suggest that current assessment tools, which tend to focus on internalizing symptoms of depression, may not detect depression in individuals who endorse masculine traits. |
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