"Boys don't cry": Examination of the links between endorsement of masculine norms, self-stigma, and help-seeking attitudes for men from diverse backgrounds

Journal of Counseling Psychology

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 368-382

  Vogel, David L ^a   Heimerdinger Edwards, Sarah R ^a   Hammer, Joseph H ^a   Hubbard, Asale ^a  

^a E005A Lagomarcino Hall   (United States)

Author keywords

Help seeking; Masculinity; Race ethnicity; Self stigma; Sexual orientation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COUNSELING; CRYING; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEPRESSION; HUMAN; MALE; MASCULINITY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COUNSELING; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; CRYING; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; HUMANS; MALE; MASCULINITY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; STEREOTYPING; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79960365702     PISSN: 00220167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0023688     Document Type: Article

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