African American Men, Gender Role Conflict, and Psychological Distress: The Role of Racial Identity

African American Men, Gender Role Conflict, and Psychological Distress: The Role of Racial Identity

Little research exists exploring the intersection of male gender role conflict (GRC), racial identity, and psychological distress. Accordingly, using a sample of 130 self‐identified African American male participants, this study explored which aspects of racial identity mediated the relationship bet...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of counseling and development 2006-09, Vol.84 (4), p.419-429
Hauptverfasser: Wester, Stephen R., Vogel, David L., Wei, Meifen, McLain, Rodney
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
African American Attitudes
African American men
African Americans
American culture
Anxiety
Attitudes
Black American people
Culture
Demographic aspects
Gender
Gender Differences
Gender role conflict
Group identity
Influence
Interpersonal conflict
Males
Masculinity
Men
Mental health counseling
Mental health counselling
Minority & ethnic groups
Personal relationships
Psychiatric counseling
Psychological aspects
Psychological distress
Psychological Patterns
Psychological Studies
Psychology
Race
Racial Attitudes
Racial Discrimination
Racial Identification
Racial identity
Racism
Reference Groups
Role Conflict
Sample Size
Self esteem
Sex Role
Sex roles
Social aspects
Social identity
Studies
Success
Suffering
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Zusammenfassung:Little research exists exploring the intersection of male gender role conflict (GRC), racial identity, and psychological distress. Accordingly, using a sample of 130 self‐identified African American male participants, this study explored which aspects of racial identity mediated the relationship between GRC and psychological distress. Results demonstrated that racial identity attitudes reflective of internalized racism (Self‐Hatred) partially mediated the relationship between GRC and psychological distress.
ISSN:0748-9633
1556-6676
DOI:10.1002/j.1556-6678.2006.tb00426.x