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Encouraging Help-Seeking Behaviours among Vulnerable Young Men : a Review of the Literature

Year: 2014

Type: report

Abstract: A review of the literature into a range of needs and risks that affect young people found that young men are often as vulnerable as young women, but that these vulnerabilities can manifest themselves in different ways. A tendency to externalise and act-out when in emotional distress often masks the vulnerabilities of young men. This is compounded by the fact that young men are significantly less likely than young women to seek help for physical, emotional and other problems, leaving them open to prolonged suffering. This paper, a summary of the original paper, explores some of the theories behind this gender gap in help-seeking and discusses the implications for practice and research.

Source: Strathprints: The University of Strathclyde institutional repository (University of Strathclyde)

Author: Nina Vaswani

Language: English

Topic: Gender Roles and Identity Studies

Subfield: Gender Studies

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Good health and well-being, Gender equality, Reduced inequalities

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2169115324

Cites: 36

Cited by: 8

Related to: 10