APS
31st APS Annual Convention · 2019
Masculinity Threats Are Taken to Heart: Belief in Precarious Manhood Moderates Cardiovascular Reactivity Among Men
- Caitlin Bronson
Rutgers University - Richard Contrada
Rutgers University
Abstract
Through two studies precarious manhood beliefs (PMB) are examined with a focus on how they affect cardiovascular reactivity when gender identity is questioned. Men who do not endorse PMB, displayed a cardiovascular threat appraisal pattern, while men who endorsed PMB displayed a cardiovascular challenge appraisal pattern.
Gender Issues/Sex Roles