Pietraszkiewicz, Agnieszka; Kaufmann, Michèle C.; Formanowicz, Magdalena M. (2017). Masculinity Ideology and Subjective Well-Being in a Sample of Polish Men and Women. Polish Psychological Bulletin, 48(1), pp. 79-86. De Gruyter 10.1515/ppb-2017-0010
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Masculinity ideology is defined as a blend of cultural beliefs, types of behavior, and roles generally associated with men and boys. Previous studies have showed mixed effects of adherence to masculine ideology on men’s subjective well-being, indicating negative but also positive relationships. The present study focuses on agency, that is the core of stereotypic masculinity (Abele & Wojciszke, 2007), and its relationship to subjective well-being by analyzing data from a representative Polish sample of the European Social Survey (ESS). Participants were 1751 adults, aged 17 years and older (of whom 771 were men). A structural equation model was applied. The results demonstrated that agentic values (specifically valuing power and achievement) were good predictors of male and female subjective well-being. That is, the less men and women valued their own power and achievements, the lower their subjective well-being was. As expected, this association was stronger for men. Additionally, regardless of gender, we demonstrated that age was a negative predictor and that number of years of education a positive predictor of subjective well-being. This association was stronger for men.
Item Type: |
Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
07 Faculty of Human Sciences > Institute of Psychology > Social Neuroscience and Social Psychology |
UniBE Contributor: |
Pietraszkiewicz, Agnieszka, Kaufmann, Michèle, Formanowicz, Magdalena Maria |
Subjects: |
100 Philosophy > 150 Psychology 300 Social sciences, sociology & anthropology |
ISSN: |
1641-7844 |
Publisher: |
De Gruyter |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Agnieszka Pietraszkiewicz |
Date Deposited: |
11 Oct 2017 10:14 |
Last Modified: |
05 Dec 2022 15:06 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1515/ppb-2017-0010 |
BORIS DOI: |
10.7892/boris.102392 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/102392 |
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