Conformity to the emotional-control masculine norm and psychological well-being among Chinese men in Hong Kong: The mediating role of stress appraisal for expressing tender emotions

Psychology of Men and Masculinity

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 304-311

  Yeung, Nelson C Y ^a   Mak, Winnie W S ^b   Cheung, Louis K L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Appraisal; Chinese men; Emotional control; Masculinity; Psychological well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 84933180230     PISSN: 15249220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0038578     Document Type: Article

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