Special Research Topics - click the drop down boxes below the figure to view each topic

The figure below shows five special topics related to GRC including men’s relationships with women, children, & family; career and spiritual life; muscularity and body image; and men’s psychodynamics. These topics have some initial studies completed but more are needed.

Relations With Women, Children, & Family

Alexander, P.E. (1999). The relationship between masculinity ideology and gender role conflict to parenting and marital issues. (Doctoral dissertation, University of Missouri-Columbia). Dissertation Abstracts International, 59/07,3678.

Botticelli, L. (2016). An exploratory study of men’s restrictive emotionality and patterns of romantic attachment. Research Methods Manuscript. The New School for Social research, New York City, N.Y.

Breiding, M. J. (2003). The role of observed hostility and observed dominance as mediators of husband's gender role conflict and outcome for wives. Doctoral dissertation, University of Notre Dame) Dissertation Abstract International, 64, 63222.

Breiding, M. J. (2004) Observed hostility and observe dominance as mediators of the relationship between husbands’ gender role conflict and wife outcomes. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 51, 429-436.

Breiding, M., Windle, C.R. & Smith, D.A. (2008). Interspousal criticism: A behavioral mediator between husband's gender role conflict and wife's adjustment. Sex Roles, 59, 880-888.

Campbell, J.L., & Snow, B.M. (1992). Gender role conflict and family environment as predictors of men's marital satisfaction. Journal of Family Psychology, 6, 84- 87.

Celentana, M.A. (2000). Men’s gender role adherence, relational partner’s psychological well-being, and constructivist measures of intimacy. (Doctoral dissertation, Miami University). Dissertation Abstracts International, 61, 5555.

Gilbar, O., Wester, S.R., & Ben-Porat, A. (2021). The effects of gender role conflict restricted emotionality on the association between exposure to trauma, posttraumatic stress disorder, and intimate partner violence severity. Psychology of Men and masculinities, 22, 88-100.

Graham, M. (2004). The relationship of gender role conflict, self-efficacy, length of time in retirement, and marital satisfaction with married or recently widowed men’s satisfaction with retirement. (Doctoral dissertation, Oklahoma State University). Dissertation Abstracts International,

Kim, J., Hwang, O., & Choi, H. (2005). Middle-aged men's gender role, gender role conflict, and marital satisfaction. The Korean Journal of Counseling, 6, 621-632.

Career Development & Work

Agoncillo, D.A., Del Rosario, J., & Nomil, M.A. (2004). Gender role conflict and person-job fit of male medical representatives. Honors Thesis, Department of Psychology, De La Salle University, Manila, Philippines.

Dodson, T. (2001). Male career compromise process: Career traditionality, male role norms adherence, gender role conflict, and job satisfaction. (Doctoral dissertation, University of Virginia). Dissertation Abstracts International, 62, 4071

Dodson, T.A. & Borders, L.D. (2006). Men in traditional and nontraditional careers: Gender role attitudes, gender role conflict, and job satisfaction. Career Development Quarterly, 54, 283-296.

Eimer, A. & Kidd, J. (2008). Understanding men's underutilisation of career counseling using gender role conflict theory. (Masters Thesis, University of London/Birkbeck, London, Great Britain.

Eimer, A. & Kidd, J.M. (2010). Understanding men's underutilisation of career counseling using gender  role conflict  theory. Career Service Papers, csp, 8/10, 19-31.

Faircloth, P.K. (2011). Gender, identity, and career: An investigation  of gender role conflict and job satisfaction with police officers. (Doctoral dissertation, Oakland University) ProQuest Dissertation and Theses data base (UMI No. 3576684).

Gerdes, Z.T. & Rizo, J. (2011). The relationship between gender and academic major on gender role conflict: Two unexamined variables using the Gender Role Conflict Scale. Admission Department, Seattle University, Seattle, Washington.

Herley, T. (2015).  Perceptions of role conflict and workplace stress among women working in two traditionally male professions. (Doctoral dissertation, Walden University). Walden dissertation and Doctoral Studies. http://scholarsworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations.Jome, L.M. & Tokar, D.M. (1997). Dimensions of masculinity and major choice traditionality. Journal of Vocational Behavior. 52, 120-134.

Kimbrell, A.G. (2014). The effects of gender role conflict and adherence to masculine nouns on help-seeking behaviors and academic performance in African American college students. (Masters Thesis, Tennessee State University), Nashville, TN.

Mereish, E.H. (2008). An instrument development study of men’s planning for career and family: Contributions of parental attachment and gender role conflict. Masters thesis, University of Maryland (Doctoral dissertation International), 46/06, 1455779.

Mintz, R.D. (1996). Differences in sex-role ideology and gender role conflict among dual-career father role types in families with preschool-aged children. (Doctoral dissertation, Boston College). Dissertation Abstracts International, 5701, 465.

Rochlen, A. B. (2000). The relation of male gender role conflict and attitudes toward career counseling to interest in and preference for different career counseling styles (Doctoral dissertation, University of Maryland). Dissertation Abstracts International. 61, 2219.

Rochlen, A.B. & O'Brien, K.M. (2002). The relation of male gender role conflict and attitudes toward career counseling to interest in and preference for career counseling styles. Psychology of Men and Masculinity, 3, 9-21.

Simunic, A. (2015). Personal traits of deal-earner spouses and work-family conflict. (Doctoral dissertation, University of Zagreb), Zagreb, Croatia.

Tokar, D.M. & Jome, L.M. (1998). Masculinity, vocational interests, and career choice traditionality: Evidence for a fully mediated model. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 45, 424-435.

Muscularity, Body Image

Butchko, M.S. (2017). Repairing the broken mirror: Understanding men’s muscularity focused body image concerns through the lens of gender role conflict and self-comparison. (Doctoral dissertation, University of Nebraska), Lincoln, NE. Retrieved from ProQuest Dissertations and Theses. (Accession Order No. 10254006).

Howells, V.A. (2010). Gender role conflict and drive for muscularity: Predictors of problematic drinking behaviors in college aged men. Masters Thesis. Department of Educational Leadership and Counseling Psychology,  Washington State University.

McCreary, D.R.., Saucier, D.M. & Courtenay, W.H. (2005). The drive for muscularity and masculinity:Testing the association among gender role traits, behaviors, attitudes, and conflict. Psychology of Men and Masculinity, 6, 83-94.

Murry, T. & Lewis, V. (2014). Gender role conflict and men's body satisfaction: The moderating role of age. Psychology of Men and Masculinity, 15, 40-48.

Schwartz, J.P. & Tylka, T.L. (2008). Exploring entitlement as a moderator and mediator of relationship between masculine gender role conflict and men's body esteem. Psychology of Men and Masculinity, 9, 67-81.

Schwartz, J.P., Grammas, D.L. Sutherland, R.J., Siffert, K.G., Bush-King, I. (2010). Masculine gender roles and  differentiation on predictors of body image and self objectification in men. Psychology of Men and Masculinity, 11, 208-224.

Shepard, C. B. (2009). The relationship between male gender role conflict, drive for muscularity and help seeking: Using the theory of planned behavior to explain why men need help and don’t seek help. (Masters Thesis, Colorado State University), Fort Collins, CO.

Psychodynamics

Reding, D.A. (2009). Construct validity and short-term test retest reliability of the fear of feminine projective test. (Doctoral dissertation, Tennessee State University). Dissertation Abstracts International, 70/08, 3369535.

Rochlen, A.B. & Hill, C.E. (2005). Gender role conflict and the process and outcome of dream work with men. Dreaming, 15, 227-239.

Siffert, K.J. (2012). A structural equation model investigating parental relationships and gender functioning among men: Links to Kohut’s self psychology (Doctoral dissertation, University of Houston). Dissertation Abstracts International

Thomson, P. (1995). Men's sexual abuse: Object relations, gender role conflict, and guilt. (Doctoral dissertation, Adelphi University). Dissertation Abstracts International, 56/06, 3467.

Spirituality Well Being, Religious Fundamentalism

Arnold, D.M. (2018). Examining masculine gender role conflict and stress in relation to religious orientation and spiritual well-being in evangelical Christian men. (Doctoral dissertation, Biola University). Dissertation Abstract International, 78, (9-B) (E).

Brown, L.B. (2015). Examining masculine gender role conflict and stress in relation to religious orientation, spiritual well-being, and sex-role egalitarianism in Latter-day Saint men. (Doctoral dissertation, Brigham Young University). Provo, UT. Retrieved from ProQuest Dissertations and Theses. (Accession Order No. 3732764)

Jurkovic, D., & Walker, G. (2006). Examining masculine gender role conflict and stress in relation to religious orientation and spiritual well-being in Australian men. Journal of Men's  Studies, 14, 27-46.

Jun, D.C. (2009). Male gender role strain: A pastoral assessment. (Doctoral dissertation, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa.

Lammy, A.B. (2012). Keeping control: Relations between men's gender role conflict, spirituality, and psychological well being (Doctoral dissertation: University of Missouri-Columbia) Dissertation Abstracts International, 73, 03.

Mahalik, J.R. & Lagan, H. (2001). Examining masculine gender role conflict and stress in relation to religious orientation and spiritual well-being. Psychology of Men and Masculinity, 2, 24-33.

McDermott, R.C., Schwartz, J.P., Lindely, L.D., Proietti, J.S. (2014). Exploring men’s homophobia: Associations with religious fundamentalism and gender role conflict domains. Psychology of men and Masculinity, 15, 191-200.

Mellinger, C. & Levant, R.F. (2014). Moderators of the relationship between masculinity and sexual prejudice in men: Friendship, gender self-esteem, same-sex attractions, and religious fundamentalism. Archive of Sexual Behavior. DOI 10.10071510508-01-0220-Z.

Nelson, K.L. Harrison, J., Tackett, S., McDaniel, J.R. (2019). Examination of a correlational relationship between religiosity and gender role conflict. National Social Science Journal, 52, 1, 54-62.

Reiman, B.M. (1999). Religious orientation's prediction of gender role conflict in adult males. (Doctoral dissertation, Kent State University). Dissertation Abstracts International. 60, 3621