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Home⇛Psychology and Education: A Multidisciplinary Journal⇛vol. 15 no. 6 (2023)

MASCULINITY AS PREDICTOR OF SELF- COMPASSION AND MENTAL HEALTH HELP- SEEKING ATTITUDE OF SELECTED MALE ADULTS

Dorie Jorgie Atip | Kristine Joy Galanza | Carmella Legara | Princess Charlote Maglonzo | Kierlsten Malupa |  Russlyster Paquibot | Merly Ramos

Discipline: Education

 

Abstract:

A common tendency among individuals, particularly men, is to exhibit resilience and compassion instead of openly revealing their genuine emotions. This aligns with the prevalent societal notion of masculinity, where men often aim to embody the expected societal image of masculinity. For this reason, males perceived help-seeking attitude (i.e., mental health problem) as a weakness, or stigmatized, and therefore may refuse to seek help. This paper studied the relationship and impact of masculinity to self-compassion and mental health help-seeking attitude of male adults. This was achieved by employing a descriptive- correlational research approach, where data was collected from 400 participants using standardized measures, including the Conformity to Masculine Norms Inventory-46, The Inventory of Attitude Toward Seeking Mental Health Services, and the SelfCompassion Scale (Short Form). The study's results suggested that most of the respondents exhibited lower levels of masculinity, coupled with a moderate degree of self-compassion and low levels of mental health help-seeking attitude. Moreover, using Pearson correlational and regression analysis, the findings of the study indicated that variables are significant and related with each other and that masculinity has an impact on self-compassion and mental health help-seeking attitude of male adults.



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