Gender Role, Gender-Role Conflict, and Psychological Well-Being in Men

This study examined two constructs pertaining to the male gender role (gender role and gender-role conflict) in relation to a broad range of indices of psychological well-being. One-hundred-ninety male undergraduate students completed 7 instruments assessing the male role constructs and measures of psychological well-being. The scores on the Gender Role Conflict Scale were not related to masculinity scores but were related to femininity scores. In addition, the results revealed that gender-role conflict was negatively related to almost all of the measures of psychological well-being. Finally, a canonical analysis revealed at least two independent sources of covariation in the well-being and gender-role constructs, which were labeled traditional well-being and affiliative well-being.