Traditional masculinities and men’s sexism: A meta-analysis

Krivoshchekov, Vladislav; Gulevich, Olga; Blagov, Ilia (2023). Traditional masculinities and men’s sexism: A meta-analysis. Psychology of men & masculinities, 24(4), pp. 365-380. APA 10.1037/men0000444

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Traditional masculinities (TM) are a set of meanings related to men. The power attached to these meanings operates to maintain the inequality of gender relations. Previous studies have reported a positive correlation between traditional masculinities and men’s sexism, limiting women’s personal and professional opportunities. To quantify this relationship, a meta-analysis was conducted using 107 independent samples (mainly from the U.S.) from 21,078 men, reported in 44 manuscripts between 1984 and 2021. Although we observed that TM positively correlated with men’s sexism, there was wide variability in effect sizes. An examination of potential moderators revealed that the relationship was significantly different between different forms of TM. The relationship between sexism and conformity to masculine norms and traditional masculinity ideology was stronger than the relationship with gender role stress. Further, TM were more strongly related to forms of sexism that reflect overt negative attitudes toward women (old-fashioned and hostile sexism) than to forms that reflect covert sexist attitudes (modern and benevolent sexism). Moreover, the link between TM and sexism was stronger in the general population than in student samples. However, these findings should be interpreted and taken with caution due to the presence of substantial heterogeneity in effect sizes.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

07 Faculty of Human Sciences > Institute of Psychology
07 Faculty of Human Sciences > Institute of Psychology > Social Neuroscience and Social Psychology

UniBE Contributor:

Krivoshchekov, Vladislav

Subjects:

100 Philosophy > 150 Psychology
300 Social sciences, sociology & anthropology

ISSN:

1524-9220

Publisher:

APA

Language:

English

Submitter:

Vladislav Krivoshchekov

Date Deposited:

14 Jun 2023 07:39

Last Modified:

13 Oct 2023 00:13

Publisher DOI:

10.1037/men0000444

BORIS DOI:

10.48350/183394

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/183394

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