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Behavioral and Attitudinal Correlates of Masculinity: A National Survey of Male Counselors
Author(s) -
Thoreson Richard W.,
Shaughnessy Peter,
Cook Stephen W.,
Moore Dwight
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
journal of counseling and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.805
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1556-6676
pISSN - 0748-9633
DOI - 10.1002/j.1556-6676.1993.tb02223.x
Subject(s) - masculinity , psychology , clinical psychology , association (psychology) , norm (philosophy) , social psychology , psychotherapist , political science , psychoanalysis , law
In this study the authors investigated the relationship between the Male Role Norm Scales (MRNS; Thompson & Pleck, 1987) and gender‐related attitudes and behaviors in a sample of 367 male counselors drawn from American Counseling Association (ACA), formerly the American Association for Counseling and Development (AACD), members. Results indicated that this group of men did not, in general, endorse traditional male roles as measured by the MRNS. When a degree of affiliation with these roles was found, however, it was predictive of violence proneness, intimacy style, and degree of perceived similarity to father. Implications for training and counseling are discussed.