Masculine Gender Role Stress and Attitudes Towards Seeking Psychological Help: Serial Mediation by Self-Stigma and Self-Compassion

Kantar A., YALÇIN İ.

CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY, cilt.43, sa.7, ss.6114-6124, 2024 (SSCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 43 Sayı: 7
  • Basım Tarihi: 2024
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s12144-023-04702-1
  • Dergi Adı: CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, IBZ Online, BIOSIS, Business Source Elite, Business Source Premier, Psycinfo
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.6114-6124
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Masculine gender role stress, Masculinity, Self-compassion, Self-stigma in seeking psychological help
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The current study investigated the serial mediation role of self-stigma and self-compassion in the relationship between masculine gender role stress and attitudes toward seeking psychological help. A total of 595 male university students between 18 and 38-years-old (M = 21.87, SD = 3.14) were recruited from various universities across Turkiye. Participants completed self-report measures of masculine gender role stress, attitudes towards seeking psychological help, self-compassion, and self-stigma. Serial multiple mediation analyses were carried out using SPSS Process Macro. The findings showed that self-compassion was negatively related to masculine gender role stress and self-stigma, while positively associated with attitudes toward seeking psychological help. The serial mediation analysis showed that self-stigma and self-compassion serially mediated the relationship between masculine gender role stress and attitudes toward seeking psychological help. The findings suggested that self-compassion could be a protective factor for male university students who conformed to masculine norms as well as were reluctant to seek help from mental health professionals.