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Dormant masculinity: Moderating effects of acute alcohol intoxication on the relation between male role norms and antigay aggression.

Year: 2014

Type: article

Abstract: = .023) norms predicted high levels of aggression towards a gay man only among participants who were intoxicated. This interaction effect was not detected for the status norm. Consistent with previous research, findings suggest that adherence to the toughness norm does not increase sober men's risk of aggression toward gay men. However, this is the first study to demonstrate that alcohol intoxication may activate concepts of toughness, and thus influence men to act in line with this facet of the masculine concept. Importantly, these data support the view that men's adherence to various dimensions of masculinity may be dormant in some contexts, only to be activated, and subsequently demonstrated, in other contexts.

Source: Psychology of Men & Masculinity

DOI: 10.1037/a0036427

Authors: Ruschelle M. Leone, Dominic J. Parrott

Institution: Georgia State University

Language: English

Topic: Gender Roles and Identity Studies

Subfield: Gender Studies

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Good health and well-being, Peace, justice, and strong institutions

Open Access status: green

Funders: National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism