Men's Psychotherapy Use, Male Role Norms, and Male-Typical Depression Symptoms: Examining 716 Men and Women Experiencing Psychological Distress

Eggenberger, Lukas; Fordschmid, Callia; Ludwig, Claudio; Weber, Seraina; Grub, Jessica; Komlenac, Nikola; Walther, Andreas

doi:10.3390/bs11060083

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Eggenberger, L., Fordschmid, C., Ludwig, C., Weber, S., Grub, J., Komlenac, N., & Walther, A. (2021). Men’s Psychotherapy Use, Male Role Norms, and Male-Typical Depression Symptoms: Examining 716 Men and Women Experiencing Psychological Distress. Behavioral Sciences, 11, 83. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs11060083

Abstract

Men as compared to women are half as often affected by depressive and anxiety disorders and seek significantly less help for mental health issues than women. Adherence to traditional male role norms (AtTMRN) may hinder men from describing prototypical depression symptoms and from seeking psychotherapy. The current study compared whether AtTMRN, gender role identity, or the experience of prototypical or male-typical externalizing mental health symptoms were associated with psychotherapy use in men and women. In an anonymous online surv