Men with sexist traits suffer from mental health problems, finds study
Mental health disorders are often unrecognized and untreated among men, possibly due to traditional mindsets which expect men to be psychologically strong and have control over their emotions. A new meta-analysis has found an association between the most harmful traits of masculine behavior, also referred to as “toxic masculinity” or sexism, and poor mental health conditions in men. The research, undertaken by researchers from Indiana University Bloomington and Nanyang Technological University in Singapore, was published in the Journal of Counseling Psychology in November 2016. Read more