Citation

Gallagher KE, Parrott DJ. Violence Against Women 2011; 17(5): 568-583.

Affiliation

Georgia State University.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2011, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1077801211407296

PMID

21531691

PMCID

PMC3143459

Abstract

This study examined masculine gender role stress (MGRS) as a mediator of the relation between adherence to dimensions of a hegemonic masculinity and hostility toward women (HTW). Among a sample of 338 heterosexual men, results indicated that MGRS mediated the relation between adherence to the status and antifemininity norms, but not the toughness norm, and HTW. Adherence to the toughness norm maintained a positive association with HTW. These findings suggest that men's HTW develops via multiple pathways that are associated with different norms of hegemonic masculinity. Implications for the prediction of men's aggression against women are discussed.

Language: en