The aim of the present article was to explore how a relatively privileged group of old men, e.g. old athletes, relate to their bodies and health in the process of growing old. Ten male athletes fro ...
{"title":"The Complexity of Physical Capital: How Old Male Athletes Relate to Body and Health","authors":"Josefin Eman","doi":"10.3149/JMH.1201.29","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3149/JMH.1201.29","url":null,"abstract":"The aim of the present article was to explore how a relatively privileged group of old men, e.g. old athletes, relate to their bodies and health in the process of growing old. Ten male athletes fro ...","PeriodicalId":88000,"journal":{"name":"International journal of men's health","volume":"12 1","pages":"29-41"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-03-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"69859128","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
This article, which is the second part of two linked papers, aims at exploring Italian men’s practices linked to the main risk factors for health, as well as the sociocultural circumstances which potentially can affect them. Drawing on secondary data analysis, it shows that men tend to adopt a range of behaviors which increase risks to their health more than women. This cannot be explained by men’s natural biologically charged tendencies, considering that the gender gap in health-related behaviors is much higher in Italy than elsewhere in Europe. A direct and indirect connection between “familistic” norms and the health-related habits of men and women is hypothesized and recommendations for policy-makers are provided regarding the health of men and women in the current and prospective welfare scenario.
{"title":"“Bamboccioni” and “Mammoni”? A Familistic Interpretation of Italian Men’s Unhealthy Behaviours","authors":"Paola Adinolfi","doi":"10.3149/JMH.1201.63","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3149/JMH.1201.63","url":null,"abstract":"This article, which is the second part of two linked papers, aims at exploring Italian men’s practices linked to the main risk factors for health, as well as the sociocultural circumstances which potentially can affect them. Drawing on secondary data analysis, it shows that men tend to adopt a range of behaviors which increase risks to their health more than women. This cannot be explained by men’s natural biologically charged tendencies, considering that the gender gap in health-related behaviors is much higher in Italy than elsewhere in Europe. A direct and indirect connection between “familistic” norms and the health-related habits of men and women is hypothesized and recommendations for policy-makers are provided regarding the health of men and women in the current and prospective welfare scenario.","PeriodicalId":88000,"journal":{"name":"International journal of men's health","volume":"12 1","pages":"63-79"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-03-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"69859257","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Dora M Dumont, Annie Gjelsvik, Nicole Redmond, Josiah D Rich
There were nearly 12 million admissions to U.S. jails in 2011, the majority of them Black or Hispanic. We analyzed data on men's health screenings from the last Bureau of Justice Statistics Survey of Inmates in Local Jails. Black and Hispanic men had the same or higher odds of reporting nearly all types of screenings compared to White male inmates. Because many prisoners are medically underserved, jails can be crucial public health partners in reducing disparities by identifying men in need of health care. The anticipated expansion of Medicaid eligibility in 2014 constitutes an important opportunity for correctional and public health authorities to work together to ensure linkage to care following release from incarceration.
{"title":"Jails as Public Health Partners: Incarceration and Disparities Among Medically Underserved Men.","authors":"Dora M Dumont, Annie Gjelsvik, Nicole Redmond, Josiah D Rich","doi":"10.3149/jmh.1203.213","DOIUrl":"10.3149/jmh.1203.213","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>There were nearly 12 million admissions to U.S. jails in 2011, the majority of them Black or Hispanic. We analyzed data on men's health screenings from the last Bureau of Justice Statistics Survey of Inmates in Local Jails. Black and Hispanic men had the same or higher odds of reporting nearly all types of screenings compared to White male inmates. Because many prisoners are medically underserved, jails can be crucial public health partners in reducing disparities by identifying men in need of health care. The anticipated expansion of Medicaid eligibility in 2014 constitutes an important opportunity for correctional and public health authorities to work together to ensure linkage to care following release from incarceration.</p>","PeriodicalId":88000,"journal":{"name":"International journal of men's health","volume":"12 3","pages":"213-227"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4217308/pdf/nihms552673.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"32795375","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Men’s hesitancy to seek help for psychological distress is demonstrated in the quantitative literature. Men’s perspectives and experiences need to be better understood to inform policy and practice. A meta-ethnography was conducted of 51 qualitative studies on men’s perspectives on psychological distress and help seeking. Findings indicate most participants’ conceptualizations of psychological distress are sociallybased and many have difficulty with the term “depression.” Men’s accounts show notions of masculinity negatively impacts mental health and acts as a barrier to help seeking. Challenging the common characterization of men, men reveal the impact of interpersonal factors on mental health. Gender is revealed as a determinant of health that interacts with economic security, ethnicity and sexuality. Implications for policy and practice are discussed.
{"title":"Beyond Men Behaving Badly: A Meta-Ethnography of Men’s Perspectives on Psychological Distress and Help Seeking","authors":"Sandy Hoy","doi":"10.3149/JMH.1103.202","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3149/JMH.1103.202","url":null,"abstract":"Men’s hesitancy to seek help for psychological distress is demonstrated in the quantitative literature. Men’s perspectives and experiences need to be better understood to inform policy and practice. A meta-ethnography was conducted of 51 qualitative studies on men’s perspectives on psychological distress and help seeking. Findings indicate most participants’ conceptualizations of psychological distress are sociallybased and many have difficulty with the term “depression.” Men’s accounts show notions of masculinity negatively impacts mental health and acts as a barrier to help seeking. Challenging the common characterization of men, men reveal the impact of interpersonal factors on mental health. Gender is revealed as a determinant of health that interacts with economic security, ethnicity and sexuality. Implications for policy and practice are discussed.","PeriodicalId":88000,"journal":{"name":"International journal of men's health","volume":"11 1","pages":"202-226"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"69859429","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
This study examined the relations among three risk factors—depression, hopelessness, and alcohol-related problems, and three sources of social support (Family, Friends, Significant Others)—and reasons for living as measured by the Reasons for Living for Young Adults (RFL-YA) in college men (N = 303). In the hierarchical regression analyses, reports of hopelessness, depression, and alcohol- related problems significantly predicted reasons for living in the expected direction. Social support from family and friends, but not significant others significantly predicted reasons for living in college men. Implications are offered for the improved identification and treatment of young men at risk for suicidal thoughts and behaviors.
{"title":"Risk and Protective Factors for Reasons for Living in College Men","authors":"D. Lamis, D. Lester","doi":"10.3149/JMH.1103.189","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3149/JMH.1103.189","url":null,"abstract":"This study examined the relations among three risk factors—depression, hopelessness, and alcohol-related problems, and three sources of social support (Family, Friends, Significant Others)—and reasons for living as measured by the Reasons for Living for Young Adults (RFL-YA) in college men (N = 303). In the hierarchical regression analyses, reports of hopelessness, depression, and alcohol- related problems significantly predicted reasons for living in the expected direction. Social support from family and friends, but not significant others significantly predicted reasons for living in college men. Implications are offered for the improved identification and treatment of young men at risk for suicidal thoughts and behaviors.","PeriodicalId":88000,"journal":{"name":"International journal of men's health","volume":"11 1","pages":"189-201"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"69858851","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Male body dissatisfaction is now approaching parity with female body dissatisfaction, and generally manifests as either a drive for enhanced thinness, as in anorexia nervosa, or more commonly as a drive for enhanced muscularity, as in muscle dysmorphia. However, little research has been undertaken to explicate the factors implicated in the divergence of male body image disorders amongst body dissatisfied males towards either thinness or muscularity oriented body image concerns. We aim to review several constructs which have been explored in attempting to better understand the causal pathway into this divergence, including sexuality and gender role identification. Gender role orientation may be particularly relevant in underpinning this divergence, in that masculinity is likely implicated in the drive for muscularity, whereas femininity is implicated in the drive for thinness amongst body dissatisfied males. Suggestions and implications for future research in further explicating the role of gender role orientation in the divergence of male body image psychopathology are discussed.
{"title":"Masculinity, Femininity and Male Body Image: A Recipe for Future Research","authors":"S. Murray, S. Touyz","doi":"10.3149/JMH.1103.227","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3149/JMH.1103.227","url":null,"abstract":"Male body dissatisfaction is now approaching parity with female body dissatisfaction, and generally manifests as either a drive for enhanced thinness, as in anorexia nervosa, or more commonly as a drive for enhanced muscularity, as in muscle dysmorphia. However, little research has been undertaken to explicate the factors implicated in the divergence of male body image disorders amongst body dissatisfied males towards either thinness or muscularity oriented body image concerns. We aim to review several constructs which have been explored in attempting to better understand the causal pathway into this divergence, including sexuality and gender role identification. Gender role orientation may be particularly relevant in underpinning this divergence, in that masculinity is likely implicated in the drive for muscularity, whereas femininity is implicated in the drive for thinness amongst body dissatisfied males. Suggestions and implications for future research in further explicating the role of gender role orientation in the divergence of male body image psychopathology are discussed.","PeriodicalId":88000,"journal":{"name":"International journal of men's health","volume":"11 1","pages":"227-239"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"69858982","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Gender in the Therapy Hour : Voices of Female Clinicians Working with Men","authors":"H. Sweet","doi":"10.4324/9780203839621","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203839621","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":88000,"journal":{"name":"International journal of men's health","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-08-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"70598191","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
K. Swahnberg, Simon Edholm, Kalle Fredman, B. Wijma
It has previously been shown in a Swedish female patient sample, that there is a statistical correlation between experiences of childhood emotional, physical and/or sexual abuse (EPSA), and perceived abuse in health care (AHC). Our aim was to investigate whether similar correlations exist in a Swedish male sample. The study was based on the male version of NorVold Abuse Questionnaire (m-NorAQ), and performed in a random sample from the Swedish population (n = 2,924), and a patient sample (n = 1,767). Any lifetime EPSA was associated to any lifetime AHC, and victims of adult AHC reported childhood EPSA more often than non-victims. There seems to be a dose-response relationship between childhood EPSA and adult AHC in both female and male samples, i.e. childhood experiences of EPSA is a risk factor for experiencing AHC in adulthood.
{"title":"Men’s perceived experiences of abuse in health care : their relationship to childhood abuse","authors":"K. Swahnberg, Simon Edholm, Kalle Fredman, B. Wijma","doi":"10.3149/JMH.1102.137","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3149/JMH.1102.137","url":null,"abstract":"It has previously been shown in a Swedish female patient sample, that there is a statistical correlation between experiences of childhood emotional, physical and/or sexual abuse (EPSA), and perceived abuse in health care (AHC). Our aim was to investigate whether similar correlations exist in a Swedish male sample. The study was based on the male version of NorVold Abuse Questionnaire (m-NorAQ), and performed in a random sample from the Swedish population (n = 2,924), and a patient sample (n = 1,767). Any lifetime EPSA was associated to any lifetime AHC, and victims of adult AHC reported childhood EPSA more often than non-victims. There seems to be a dose-response relationship between childhood EPSA and adult AHC in both female and male samples, i.e. childhood experiences of EPSA is a risk factor for experiencing AHC in adulthood.","PeriodicalId":88000,"journal":{"name":"International journal of men's health","volume":"11 1","pages":"137-149"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-06-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"69858759","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Recent research has shown social support to be a useful theoretical framework when investigating women’s online eating disorder forums. We sought to identify the types of social support present and the various functions each serve for members of a men’s online forum. To answer the research questions, we conducted a deductive thematic analysis of 358 posts by 89 members of a UK-based men’s eating disorder forum. Consistent with past research on women’s forums, the most common types of support were informational, emotional and personal disclosure. In addition, advice emerged as a unique and prominent category of social support. Five broad themes of social support are also discussed and implications for future research using the social support framework were provided.
{"title":"Social Support in a Men’s Online Eating Disorder Forum","authors":"M. Flynn, Alexandru Stana","doi":"10.3149/JMH.1102.150","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3149/JMH.1102.150","url":null,"abstract":"Recent research has shown social support to be a useful theoretical framework when investigating women’s online eating disorder forums. We sought to identify the types of social support present and the various functions each serve for members of a men’s online forum. To answer the research questions, we conducted a deductive thematic analysis of 358 posts by 89 members of a UK-based men’s eating disorder forum. Consistent with past research on women’s forums, the most common types of support were informational, emotional and personal disclosure. In addition, advice emerged as a unique and prominent category of social support. Five broad themes of social support are also discussed and implications for future research using the social support framework were provided.","PeriodicalId":88000,"journal":{"name":"International journal of men's health","volume":"11 1","pages":"150-169"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-06-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"69858519","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The film Go Now explores three key themes relevant to the way in which many men have been socialized to manage their health, including: 1. men’s access to healthcare services and lack of awareness of their health needs; 2. men’s (seeming) inability to express emotions and communicate their health needs; and 3. men’s lack of social networks. As a story of how masculine identity in the face of Multiple sclerosis can be negotiated and re-negotiated to propel positive help-seeking and helpproviding health behaviours in males, Go Now cultivates awareness of the role of social constructions in men’s health behaviours. Rather than blaming masculinity as mostly a liability for health, the film instead works as a public health education piece showing the potential for positive health behaviours across diverse performances of masculinity within the featured social structures.
{"title":"Go Now: A popular film showing the potential for 'masculinity' to facilitate health-promoting behaviours","authors":"T. Krahn, S. Outram","doi":"10.3149/JMH.1102.107","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3149/JMH.1102.107","url":null,"abstract":"The film Go Now explores three key themes relevant to the way in which many men have been socialized to manage their health, including: 1. men’s access to healthcare services and lack of awareness of their health needs; 2. men’s (seeming) inability to express emotions and communicate their health needs; and 3. men’s lack of social networks. As a story of how masculine identity in the face of Multiple sclerosis can be negotiated and re-negotiated to propel positive help-seeking and helpproviding health behaviours in males, Go Now cultivates awareness of the role of social constructions in men’s health behaviours. Rather than blaming masculinity as mostly a liability for health, the film instead works as a public health education piece showing the potential for positive health behaviours across diverse performances of masculinity within the featured social structures.","PeriodicalId":88000,"journal":{"name":"International journal of men's health","volume":"11 1","pages":"107-126"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-06-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"69858637","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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