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Associations Between Masculine Norms and Health-Care Utilization in Highly Religious, Heterosexual Men

Year: 2019

Type: article

Abstract: The purpose of this study was to use focus groups to explore married men's avoidance of health-care utilization. Five focus groups of 8 to 10 married, heterosexual, male participants ( N = 44) were conducted and analyzed using grounded theory methods. Several important themes emerged connected to how masculine norms were associated with health-care utilization at several domains including at the organizational level ( perceptions of doctors), interpersonal level ( past family context and current family context), and individual level ( illness severity, money concerns). These themes were all connected with the societal theme of masculine norms, where men's reasons for health-care utilization (or underutilization) seemed in large part to emerge because of their perceptions of male gender roles. Implications for married men's health-care utilization and health prevention education will be discussed.

Source: American Journal of Men s Health

DOI: 10.1177/1557988319856739

Authors: Josh R. Novak, Terry Peak, Julie Gast, Melinda Arnell

Institutions: Auburn University, Utah State University

Language: English

Topic: Gender Roles and Identity Studies

Subfield: Gender Studies

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $2,000