David Kealy
Biographic Data
| ID | 271059 |
|---|---|
| NAME | David Kealy |
| GIVEN NAMES | David |
| FAMILY NAME | Kealy |
| SIGNATURE | KEALY D |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of British Columbia |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3679-6085 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 50 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 10 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 50 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Pathological narcissism and loneliness among men: Implications for men's satisfaction with life
Evaluation of the Psychometric Properties for a Turkish Version of the Conformity to Masculine Norms Inventory-30
Although many forms of the Conformity to Masculine Norms Inventory (CMNI) are widely used in international literature, there is yet to be a Turkish version. The CMNI-30 is an instrument consisting of 30 statements developed to measure masculinity ideologies, with statements representing different behaviors associated with masculinity. The CMNI-30 has proven reliable and valid across different languages and cultures. This study evaluated the psych…
Development and application of the Masculinity Content Classification Framework
Aimed to identify and define categories of content in the ‘mainstream manosphere.’ • Developed the Masculinity Content Classification Framework (MCFF). • Applied this framework to code TikTok video data provided by 142 young men. • Manosphere narratives found in 6% of videos, innocuous entry point content in 38%. • The MCFF enables standardised measurement of a currently elusive cultural ideology. The manosphere, once confined to fringe online co…
Thought suppression strategies as mediators between traditional masculinity ideology and externalized depressive symptoms in men
The role of externalizing symptoms in men’s experiences of depression, including the link between externalizing symptoms and traditional masculinity ideologies (TMI), has emerged as a key consideration in men’s mental health. Within this context, men’s strategies to manage uncomfortable thoughts and emotions (e.g. restricted emotionality, alexithymia) have been featured. In order to respond to existing gaps in the literature, the purpose of this …
Self-hate: Theoretical, clinical, and empirical features
This paper aims to provide an overview of self-hate, a concept developed by control-mastery theory (CMT) to describe a set of pathogenic beliefs that share the common core of a deeply negative self-representation and self-evaluation, and that are often at the basis of severe personality pathology. Pathogenic beliefs that support self-hate are developed to adapt to early traumatic relationships that made the person feel unrecognized and unloved fo…
Youth Emotional Pathways to Mental Health Services: I Came to Foundry to “Remember What it Feels Like to Cry”
Childhood Emotional Abuse and Somatic Symptoms: The Mediating Effect of Self‐Hate
Childhood emotional abuse is a recognized factor for long‐term psychological and physical health problems, including persistent somatic symptoms. Negative self‐beliefs, such as self‐hate‐related beliefs, may explain how emotional mistreatment contributes to physical distress in adulthood beyond general emotional difficulties. A longitudinal study was conducted with 298 help‐seeking adults. At baseline, participants completed measures of childhood…
Parental pathological narcissism and child depression: The indirect effects of child attachment and perspective taking
Linking childhood maltreatment and depressive symptoms: Identity, shame, and age effects
Engaging Men in Intimate Partner Relationship Programs: Service Provider and Stakeholder Perspectives
Men’s intimate partner relationship services have focused on correcting the behaviors of male perpetrators of intimate partner (IPV) and/or domestic violence (DV). There is a need to advance IPV and DV prevention efforts by better equipping men with relationship skills. This study explores service providers’ and stakeholders’ perspectives about the challenges and strategies for assisting men to build better intimate partner relationships. Intervi…
Narcissistic vulnerability and the need for belonging: Moderated mediation from perceived parental responsiveness to depressive symptoms
Social anxiety and suicidality among men: Examining the effects of loneliness and childhood trauma
When narcissism gets lonely: Loneliness moderates the association between pathological narcissism and interpersonal problems, and the link to psychological distress
Distress disclosure and psychological Distress among men: The role of feeling understood and loneliness
We examined whether men’s distress disclosure would be indirectly associated with psychological distress through feeling understood by others and loneliness as serial or parallel mediators. We conducted path analyses ( N = 1827 adult men; mean 37.53 years, SD = 14.14) to test the mediators while controlling for race/ethnicity. Post-hoc multi-group analysis was conducted to examine differences across White and Asian men. The serial mediation model…
Dysfunctional individuation in the clinic: Associations with distress and early parental responsiveness
Suicidal ideation among men during Covid‐19: Examining the roles of loneliness, thwarted belongingness, and personality impairment
Suicidal ideation (SI) is a known precursor to suicide among men. While loneliness and thwarted belongingness (TB) have been identified as key factors influencing SI, no study has reported on all three constructs to investigate whether loneliness is associated with SI by way of TB. Furthermore, it is not clear whether personality impairment has a moderating role on this process. The present study examined the impact of loneliness on SI among men …
Evaluation of a male-specific psychotherapeutic program for major depressive disorder compared to cognitive behavioral therapy and waitlist: Study protocol for a six-arm randomized clinical superiorit…
ClinicalTrials.gov, identifier NCT05435222
Supplemental Material for A Randomized Wait-List Controlled Trial of Men in Mind: Enhancing Mental Health Practitioners’ Self-Rated Clinical Competencies to Work With Men
A randomized wait-list controlled trial of Men in Mind: Enhancing mental health practitioners’ self-rated clinical competencies to work with men
Improved engagement of men in psychotherapy is an essential element in improving male health outcomes. This trial examined whether the Men in Mind intervention improved practitioners' self-rated clinical competencies to engage and respond to male clients in therapy. A parallel, single-blind, wait-list randomized controlled trial was conducted with Australian-based mental health practitioners, currently administering psychotherapy to males, fluent…
Pathways and Patterns for Communication with Intimate Partners: Men's Retrospectives After a Relationship Breakdown
Effective communication is key to the quality of men's intimate partner relationships. The current study examines men's pathways and patterns for communication with intimate partners. Based on interviews with 47 Canadian and Australian participants (26-70-years-old; M = 40.87, SD = 10.59) who had experienced a relationship breakdown[s], three themes were derived: (a) Breaking through after breaking up, (b) Detailing deficiencies, and (c) Building…
Connecting and Healing: The Role of Existential Isolation in Mediating the Impact of the Therapeutic Relationship on Canadian Men’s Mental Health Outcomes
The therapeutic relationship has emerged as one of the most important components of successful treatment outcomes, regardless of the specific form of therapy. Research has now turned its attention to better understanding how the therapeutic relationship contributes to patient improvement. Extant literature contends that a strong therapeutic relationship may help reduce a patient’s sense of existential isolation (i.e., a sense of not feeling under…
“Appreciate the Little Things”: A Qualitative Survey of Men’s Coping Strategies and Mental Health Impacts During the Covid-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has presented a suite of circumstances that will simultaneously affect mental health and mobilize coping strategies in response. Building on a lack of research specifically exploring men’s mental health impacts during the COVID-19 pandemic, this study presents the results of a qualitative survey exploring men’s self-reported aspects of the pandemic giving rise to mental health challenges, alongside their diverse coping strat…
Social Disconnection and Psychological Distress in Canadian Men During the Covid-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly challenged many men’s mental health. Efforts to control the spread of the virus have led to increasing social disconnection, fueling concerns about its long-term effects on men’s mental health, and more specifically their experience of psychological distress. Social disconnection, psychological distress, and the relationship between them have yet to be formally explored in a Canadian male sample during the …
Early parental support and meaning in life among young adults: The mediating roles of optimism and identity
Investigating pathological narcissism and loneliness, and the link with life satisfaction
Loneliness is a significant health concern that may be influenced by dispositional features. Pathological narcissism may elevate loneliness through aversive interpersonal behaviors and negative social appraisals. The present study examined two dimensions of pathological narcissism, along with five‐factor personality traits, in relation to loneliness among 120 young adults. Loneliness was also examined as a mediator between pathological narcissism…
How to Save a Life: Vital Clues From Men Who Have Attempted Suicide
Male suicide rates are high and rising, and important insights can be gleaned from understanding the experiences of men who have attempted suicide. Drawing from a grounded theory photovoice study of diverse Canadian men, three intertwined thematic processes were derived: (a) preceding death struggles, (b) life-ending attempts and saving graces, and (c) managing to stay alive post suicide attempt. Preceding death struggles were characterized by cu…
Mapping Men's Mental Health Help-Seeking After an Intimate Partner Relationship Break-Up
Deleterious effects of separation and divorce on men's mental health are well-documented; however, little is known about their help-seeking when adjusting to these all-too-common life transitions. Employing interpretive descriptive methods, interviews with 47 men exploring their mental health help-seeking after a relationship break-up were analyzed in deriving three themes: (1) Solitary work and tapping established connections, (2) Reaching out t…
Youth Emotional Pathways to Mental Health Services: I Came to Foundry to “Remember What it Feels Like to Cry”
Status loss due to Covid-19, traditional masculinity, and their association with recent suicide attempts and suicidal ideation
The COVID-19 pandemic is causing extensive job loss leading to a loss of social status in many men. Endorsement of traditional masculinity ideology may render some men particularly sensitive to status loss and thereby to an increased risk for suicidality. In this anonymous online survey conducted in German-speaking European countries, 490 men completed questionnaires regarding loss of social status due to the COVID-19 pandemic, past-month and lif…
Pathological Narcissism: A Front-Line Guide
Pathological narcissism represents a significant mental health issue that social workers are likely to encounter in general and counselling practice settings. Although a vast conceptual literature exists, practical reviews for non-specialist social workers are limited. This paper provides an overview of pathological narcissism, including the grandiose and vulnerable sub-types of this self-regulation impairment. Key points regarding interventions …
Pathological Narcissism: A Front-Line Guide
Pathological narcissism represents a significant mental health issue that social workers are likely to encounter in general and counselling practice settings. Although a vast conceptual literature exists, practical reviews for non-specialist social workers are limited. This paper provides an overview of pathological narcissism, including the grandiose and vulnerable sub-types of this self-regulation impairment. Key points regarding interventions …
Childhood Traumas Among Men Attending Outpatient Psychiatric Services
Childhood emotional support and borderline personality features in a sample of Canadian psychiatric outpatients
BACKGROUND: Despite links between early relational experiences and psychopathology, data regarding childhood emotional neglect among Canadian mental health services users are scarce. AIMS: To explore the absence of emotional support experiences reported by Canadian psychiatric outpatients, and to examine the relationship between childhood emotional support and borderline personality disorder (BPD) features. METHODS: A survey regarding childhood e…
Athletic identity and psychiatric symptoms following retirement from varsity sports
BACKGROUND: Despite evidence identifying adjustment difficulties among retiring athletes, research investigating factors that contribute to post-retirement complications is limited. Athletic identity may be an important determinant of adverse adaptation to sport retirement. AIMS: The purpose of this study was to address the influence of athletic identity on post-retirement depression and anxiety symptoms among varsity athletes. METHOD: An anonymo…
Affective-Somatic Symptoms of Depression, Suicide Risk and Exposure to Childhood Maltreatment: Data from Emerging Adults to Older-Age Males
Partner trust and childhood emotional maltreatment: The mediating and moderating roles of maladaptive schemas and psychological flexibility
Getting Them Through the Door: A Survey of Men’s Facilitators for Seeking Mental Health Treatment
What gets in the way? Men’s perspectives of barriers to mental health services
Background: This study describes barriers to accessing mental health services among men currently experiencing a mental health concern. Methods: Mental health help-seeking survey data from 778 male respondents who self-reported experiencing a mental health concern were analyzed. Results: Of these men, 65% ( n = 513) wanted treatment and 35% ( n = 265) did not want treatment. The most frequently endorsed barriers to mental health treatment were be…
Male-Type and Prototypal Depression Trajectories for Men Experiencing Mental Health Problems
Growing interest in gender-sensitive assessment of depression in men has seen the development of male-specific screening tools. These measures are yet to be subject to longitudinal latent modelling, which limits evidence about the ability of these tools to detect change, especially relative to established screening scales. In this study, three waves of data were collected from 234 men (38.35 years, SD = 14.09) including 3- and 6-month follow-up. …
Borderline Personality Features and Impeded Personal Growth Initiative: The Importance of Dispositional Optimism
The Anxiety Depression Pathway Among Men Following a Prostate Cancer Diagnosis: Cross-Sectional Interactions Between Anger Responses and Loneliness
Anger has been a largely neglected emotion in prostate cancer research and intervention. This paper highlights the role of anger in the anxiety depression pathway among men with prostate cancer, and whether its impact is dependent on loneliness. Data are presented from a sample of men with prostate cancer ( N = 105, M = 69.12 years, prostatectomy = 63.8%) and analysed using conditional process analysis. Dimensions of anger were evaluated as paral…
Men’s Dropout From Mental Health Services: Results From a Survey of Australian Men Across the Life Span
While increasing numbers of Australian men are accessing mental health services, the sustainability of their therapy engagement varies significantly, with many men being lost to follow-up. The current study investigated dropout rates in a large community-based male sample to highlight the reasons for, and potential predictors of, men dropping out of mental health care services. Data were drawn from an online survey of 1907 Australian men (aged 16…
Personalizing psychotherapy for personality disorders: Perspectives from control-mastery theory
While several empirically supported models for treating personality disorder (PD) are available, researchers and clinicians have continued to advocate for the personalization of psychotherapy to the particular needs and characteristics of the individual patient with severe personality pathology. Control- Mastery Theory (CMT; Gazzillo, 2016; Silberschatz, 2005; Weiss, 1993; Weiss, Sampson, & The Mount Zion Psychotherapy Research Group, 1986) provi…
Eventually, I Admitted, ‘I Cannot Do This Alone’”: Exploring Experiences of Suicidality and Help-Seeking Drivers Among Australian Men
While research has explored the intersection between masculinities and men's experiences of suicidality, comparatively little attention has been paid to the stories surrounding suicidal men's decision to seek help. The ways in which men experiencing suicidal thoughts and behaviors embody masculinities alongside their enlistment of mental health services remains largely unknown. The present study explored 262 Australian men's stories surrounding t…
Teaching Gender Competency with Men in Mind: Foundations of an Online Training Program for Mental Health Practitioners
Recognition of the importance of mental health practitioners’ enactment of ‘gender competency’ when working with men is growing. This article describes the development and theoretical background to a novel online training program for practitioners, called Men in Mind. The training focuses on men’s gender socialization, engaging male clients in therapy, and responding effectively to men’s depression and suicidality. The content of the training was…
How to Save a Life: Vital Clues From Men Who Have Attempted Suicide
Male suicide rates are high and rising, and important insights can be gleaned from understanding the experiences of men who have attempted suicide. Drawing from a grounded theory photovoice study of diverse Canadian men, three intertwined thematic processes were derived: (a) preceding death struggles, (b) life-ending attempts and saving graces, and (c) managing to stay alive post suicide attempt. Preceding death struggles were characterized by cu…
Connecting and Healing: The Role of Existential Isolation in Mediating the Impact of the Therapeutic Relationship on Canadian Men’s Mental Health Outcomes
The therapeutic relationship has emerged as one of the most important components of successful treatment outcomes, regardless of the specific form of therapy. Research has now turned its attention to better understanding how the therapeutic relationship contributes to patient improvement. Extant literature contends that a strong therapeutic relationship may help reduce a patient’s sense of existential isolation (i.e., a sense of not feeling under…
“Appreciate the Little Things”: A Qualitative Survey of Men’s Coping Strategies and Mental Health Impacts During the Covid-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has presented a suite of circumstances that will simultaneously affect mental health and mobilize coping strategies in response. Building on a lack of research specifically exploring men’s mental health impacts during the COVID-19 pandemic, this study presents the results of a qualitative survey exploring men’s self-reported aspects of the pandemic giving rise to mental health challenges, alongside their diverse coping strat…
Social Disconnection and Psychological Distress in Canadian Men During the Covid-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly challenged many men’s mental health. Efforts to control the spread of the virus have led to increasing social disconnection, fueling concerns about its long-term effects on men’s mental health, and more specifically their experience of psychological distress. Social disconnection, psychological distress, and the relationship between them have yet to be formally explored in a Canadian male sample during the …
Early parental support and meaning in life among young adults: The mediating roles of optimism and identity
Investigating pathological narcissism and loneliness, and the link with life satisfaction
Loneliness is a significant health concern that may be influenced by dispositional features. Pathological narcissism may elevate loneliness through aversive interpersonal behaviors and negative social appraisals. The present study examined two dimensions of pathological narcissism, along with five‐factor personality traits, in relation to loneliness among 120 young adults. Loneliness was also examined as a mediator between pathological narcissism…
Understanding interpersonal guilt: Associations with attachment, altruism, and personality pathology
The aim of this article is to empirically investigate the relationships among interpersonal guilt, as conceived within control‐mastery theory (CMT), and attachment, altruism, and personality pathology in an English‐speaking sample. An online sample of 393 participants was recruited to complete the Interpersonal Guilt Rating Scale self‐report version‐15 (IGRS‐15s), together with other empirically validated measures for the assessment of attachment…
Men’s Shame and Anger: Examining the Roles of Alexithymia and Psychological Distress
The psychological mechanisms connecting shame and anger among men remain underexplored. This study aimed to understand the potential roles of psychological distress and alexithymia in this pathway, both in the form of difficulty identifying and describing one’s feelings. Self-report measures were completed by 1,000 men (age mean = 49.6 years; range = 19–86 years). Conditional process analysis investigated a moderated mediation effect to determine…
Investigating the impact of quality of object relations and psychological mindedness on the severity of personality disorder
Virtual connection, real support? A study of loneliness, time on social media and psychological distress among men
BACKGROUND: In an age of increasing loneliness and associated poor mental health, research uncovering the extent to which social connection can be achieved digitally is paramount. This is particularly important among men, who experience unique barriers to achieving meaningful social connections due to masculine norms including independence and self-reliance. Loneliness is a known determinant of both psychological distress and greater time on soci…
Psychology (46 works) · Clinical Psychology (35 works) · Social Psychology (29 works) · Psychiatry (28 works) · Medicine (26 works) · Mental health (21 works) · Gender Roles and Identity Studies (20 works) · Psychotherapist (18 works) · Developmental psychology (16 works) · Mediation (14 works)