A Framework for Understanding the Manosphere
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7168405 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Cecilia Rollano (0000-0001-7275-0749, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia, corresponding author), Juan‐carlos Pérez‐gonzález (0000-0003-4025-7516, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia), Marcos Román‐gonzález (0000-0001-8506-1715, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Publication date | 2026-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social and Personality Psychology Compass (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1751-9004 • E-ISSN: 1751-9004 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/spc3.70123 |
| OpenAlex | W7124559492 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 35 |
The manosphere is an amalgam of misogynistic digital communities—incels, MGTOWs, MRAs, and PUAs—that, in recent decades, have shifted from complete ostracism to the mainstream. This study aims to provide a narrative review of the updated literature and to offer a critical framework for the understanding and studying the manosphere, structured around four dimensions: leadership, affordances, identity, and coordinated misogynistic practices. It concludes by outlining two key challenges facing manosphere research: advancing methodologically and avoiding the normalisation or even the whitewashing of misogyny
Lived experience · Narrative · Ostracism · Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion · Gender, Feminism, and Media · Humor Studies and Applications
Sexual Violence in the ‘Manosphere’
Hegemonic masculinities in the ‘Manosphere’
Stacys, Beckys, and Chads
Attack of the 50-foot social justice warrior
Victims of feminism”
Sluts and soyboys
Gamergate and The Fappening
How do I become blue pilled?’
Propaganda and the Nihilism of the Alt-Right
Fatherhood and gender relations in the manosphere
Wounded men of feminism
Assessing the Threat of Incel Violence
An analysis of self-other representations in the incelosphere
The Psychology of Radicalization and Deradicalization
The group as a polarizer of attitudes
Feeling understood fosters identity fusion
When group membership gets personal
(Re)configurando el imaginario sobre la violencia sexual desde el antifeminismo
A Diachronic Cross-Platforms Analysis of Violent Extremist Language in the Incel Online Ecosystem
The Discursive Construction of Populist and Misogynist Nationalism
Alphas, Betas, and Incels
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 3 |
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |