Dormant masculinity
Moderating effects of acute alcohol intoxication on the relation between male role norms and antigay aggression
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12753202 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ruschelle M Leone (0000-0002-7179-398X, corresponding author), Dominic J Parrott (0000-0002-4893-123X) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 183-194 |
| Publication date | 2014-04-21 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Psychology of Men & Masculinity (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1524-9220 • E-ISSN: 1939-151X |
| Publisher | American Psychological Association (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1037/a0036427 |
| PMID | 25750591 |
| PMCID | PMC4346325 |
| OpenAlex | W2006885796 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 2 |
Acute alcohol intoxication was examined as a moderator of the association between men's adherence to traditional gender norms and aggression towards a gay male. Participants were 164 heterosexual drinking men between the ages of 21-30. Participants completed a battery of questionnaires that included a measure of adherence to male role norms (i.e., status, toughness, antifemininity), were randomly assigned to consume an alcohol or no-alcohol control beverage, and completed the Taylor Aggression Paradigm in which electric shocks were administered to, and received from, a fictitious gay or heterosexual male opponent. Results indicated a greater adherence to both the toughness ( β = .50, p = .002) and antifeminine ( β = .37, p = .023) norms predicted high levels of aggression towards a gay man only among participants who were intoxicated. This interaction effect was not detected for the status norm. Consistent with previous research, findings suggest that adherence to the toughness norm does not increase sober men's risk of aggression toward gay men. However, this is the first study to demonstrate that alcohol intoxication may activate concepts of toughness, and thus influence men to act in line with this facet of the masculine concept. Importantly, these data support the view that men's adherence to various dimensions of masculinity may be dormant in some contexts, only to be activated, and subsequently demonstrated, in other contexts
Aggression · Alcohol intoxication · Developmental psychology · Injury prevention · Masculinity · Medical emergency · Moderation · Norm (philosophy · Poison control · Behavioral Health and Interventions · Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression · Clinical Psychology · Gender Roles and Identity Studies · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.27 |
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| Citation span | 2015 - 2023 (9) |
| Highly cited | No |