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From Masculine Norm Strain to Generative Masculinity: A Motivational Model of Identity Stability in Boys and Men

2026-04-16

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<p>Research in the psychology of men and masculinities consistently links conformity to restrictive masculine norms with emotional suppression, loneliness, reduced help-seeking, and relational aggression. Masculinity threat and discrepancy stress models further suggest that when men perceive a gap between internalized gender norms and lived experience, identity threat may activate compensatory responses aimed at r...

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Literature Corpus work: 241d66c1-a8a7-52d1-aa97-cd6c04094170
DOI: 10.31234/osf.io/znbws_v1

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