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Predictors of men's psychotherapy preferences
Author(s) -
Cole Brian P.,
Petronzi Gregory J.,
Singley Daniel B.,
Baglieri Michael
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
counselling and psychotherapy research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.38
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 1746-1405
pISSN - 1473-3145
DOI - 10.1002/capr.12201
Subject(s) - masculinity , psychology , psychodynamics , perception , psychotherapist , psychodynamic psychotherapy , stigma (botany) , clinical psychology , cognition , psychiatry , neuroscience , psychoanalysis
Aim The current study examined men's perceptions and preferences for four types of psychotherapy. Method Men ( N = 315) were recruited by Qualtrics panels to complete a survey that included vignettes describing therapeutic orientations. Results Hierarchical regression analyses demonstrated that gender role socialisation, self‐stigma and attitudes about professional psychological help negatively predicted willingness to engage in psychodynamic, person‐centred, cognitive behavioural and positive psychology positive masculinity therapy. Furthermore, men in the study preferred positive psychology positive masculinity therapy to cognitive behavioural therapy. Conclusion Given the role of gender role socialisation, self‐stigma and fear of femininity in the development of barriers to men's help‐seeking, the present study provides support for “man friendly” therapeutic orientations such as the positive psychology positive masculinity model. Implications for clinical practice and future directions for research are discussed.