Articles tagged with: American Journal
A Community Psychology of Men and Masculinity: Historical and Conceptual Review
Abstract This paper introduces the special section by presenting a historical and conceptual review of theory and research on the psychology
of men and masculinity and then introducing the section’s papers. Men have power because of their gender, but differ in access
to power based on other individual characteristics such as social class, income, education, ethnicity, sexual orientation,
or physical strength. Men typically have been studied as generic rather than gendered beings in psychology. In contrast, a
gendered analysis o [...]
Abstract This paper introduces the special section by presenting a historical and conceptual review of theory and research on the psychology
of men and masculinity and then introducing the section’s papers. Men have power because of their gender, but differ in access
to power based on other individual characteristics such as social class, income, education, ethnicity, sexual orientation,
or physical strength. Men typically have been studied as generic rather than gendered beings in psychology. In contrast, a
gendered analysis o [...]
Applied Roles and the Future of Community Psychology
Abstract The roles for community psychologists have changed over the past several decades. These changes have implications for training,
traditional academic roles, and the capacity of the field to maintain its integrity and further development. Changes in the
scope of community psychology as a field as well as the roles of community psychologists are described with consideration
of how they may affect participation in the field, retention of membership in SCRA, and potential directions for training.
Content Type Journal Arti [...]
Abstract The roles for community psychologists have changed over the past several decades. These changes have implications for training,
traditional academic roles, and the capacity of the field to maintain its integrity and further development. Changes in the
scope of community psychology as a field as well as the roles of community psychologists are described with consideration
of how they may affect participation in the field, retention of membership in SCRA, and potential directions for training.
Content Type Journal Arti [...]
Healing Men and Community: Predictors of Outcome in a Men’s Initiatory and Support Organization
Abstract Men have poorer health and declining social outcomes when compared to women, and research suggests that behaviors related
to restrictive and traditional male gender roles contribute to this disparity. This study is an examination of The ManKind
Project International (MKPI), a community-based organization that provides alternative male gender norms and a community support
system to help reinforce them. The MKPI runs an intensive, experiential “Training Adventure Weekend” (TAW), followed by voluntary,
on-going peer-led [...]
Abstract Men have poorer health and declining social outcomes when compared to women, and research suggests that behaviors related
to restrictive and traditional male gender roles contribute to this disparity. This study is an examination of The ManKind
Project International (MKPI), a community-based organization that provides alternative male gender norms and a community support
system to help reinforce them. The MKPI runs an intensive, experiential “Training Adventure Weekend” (TAW), followed by voluntary,
on-going peer-led [...]
Advancing a Community Psychology of Men
Abstract This commentary reviews and integrates several themes described in this special issue on men. Social forces of the past and
present such as colonialism and hegemonic masculinity are noted as a continuing influence on men’s social roles, as are the
social-justice movements that contribute to the liberation of women and sexual minorities. The early sections of the commentary
examine the studies in the context of these forces and movements, emphasizing how men both resist and accept traditional masculinities.
In the latte [...]
Abstract This commentary reviews and integrates several themes described in this special issue on men. Social forces of the past and
present such as colonialism and hegemonic masculinity are noted as a continuing influence on men’s social roles, as are the
social-justice movements that contribute to the liberation of women and sexual minorities. The early sections of the commentary
examine the studies in the context of these forces and movements, emphasizing how men both resist and accept traditional masculinities.
In the latte [...]
Indigenous Fathers’ Involvement in Reconstituting “Circles of Care”
Abstract This qualitative study, part of a Canadian national study of fathers’ involvement, opened up First Nations and Métis fathering
as a new area of inquiry. Conversational interviews with 80 Indigenous fathers illuminated the socio-historical conditions
that have shaped Indigenous men’s experiences of learning to be a father and becoming a man in the context of changing gender
relationships and the regeneration of circles of care. Indigenous fathers’ experiences unfold in a socio-historical context
fraught with diffic [...]
Abstract This qualitative study, part of a Canadian national study of fathers’ involvement, opened up First Nations and Métis fathering
as a new area of inquiry. Conversational interviews with 80 Indigenous fathers illuminated the socio-historical conditions
that have shaped Indigenous men’s experiences of learning to be a father and becoming a man in the context of changing gender
relationships and the regeneration of circles of care. Indigenous fathers’ experiences unfold in a socio-historical context
fraught with diffic [...]
Enhancing Parenting Skills Among Nonresident African American Fathers as a Strategy for Preventing Youth Risky Behaviors
Abstract This study evaluated the effectiveness of a theoretically based, culturally specific family intervention designed to prevent
youth risky behaviors by influencing the parenting attitudes and behaviors of nonresident African American fathers and the
parent–child interactions, intentions to avoid violence, and aggressive behaviors of their preadolescent sons. A sample of
158 intervention and 129 comparison group families participated. ANCOVA results indicated that the intervention was promising
for enhancing parental moni [...]
Abstract This study evaluated the effectiveness of a theoretically based, culturally specific family intervention designed to prevent
youth risky behaviors by influencing the parenting attitudes and behaviors of nonresident African American fathers and the
parent–child interactions, intentions to avoid violence, and aggressive behaviors of their preadolescent sons. A sample of
158 intervention and 129 comparison group families participated. ANCOVA results indicated that the intervention was promising
for enhancing parental moni [...]
Making Daddies into Fathers: Community-based Fatherhood Programs and the Construction of Masculinities for Low-income African American Men
Abstract In this analysis, we explore how low-income African American fathers build understandings of successful manhood in the context
of community-based responsible fatherhood programs. Drawing on life history interviews with 75 men in Illinois and Indiana,
we explore men’s attempts to fulfill normative expectations of fatherhood while living in communities with limited resources.
We examine the efforts of community-based fatherhood programs to shape alternative African American masculinities through
facilitation of personal [...]
Abstract In this analysis, we explore how low-income African American fathers build understandings of successful manhood in the context
of community-based responsible fatherhood programs. Drawing on life history interviews with 75 men in Illinois and Indiana,
we explore men’s attempts to fulfill normative expectations of fatherhood while living in communities with limited resources.
We examine the efforts of community-based fatherhood programs to shape alternative African American masculinities through
facilitation of personal [...]
Social-Ecological Influences on Patterns of Substance Use Among Non-Metropolitan High School Students
Abstract Patterns of substance use are examined in a sample of over 1,200 youth in a non-metropolitan region of New England. Self-reported
history and frequency of alcohol, tobacco, marijuana, inhalants, pain medications, and other hard drug use was assessed for
9th and 10th grade students. Latent class analyses identified four patterns of substance use: non-users (22%), alcohol experimenters
(38%), occasional polysubstance users (29%), and frequent polysubstance users (10%). Contextual risk and protective factors
in the individu [...]
Abstract Patterns of substance use are examined in a sample of over 1,200 youth in a non-metropolitan region of New England. Self-reported
history and frequency of alcohol, tobacco, marijuana, inhalants, pain medications, and other hard drug use was assessed for
9th and 10th grade students. Latent class analyses identified four patterns of substance use: non-users (22%), alcohol experimenters
(38%), occasional polysubstance users (29%), and frequent polysubstance users (10%). Contextual risk and protective factors
in the individu [...]
What Does it Mean to be a Man Today?: Bloke Culture and the Media
Abstract Psychologists have paid scant attention to the positive relationships and community contributions of working class men who
are not in trouble, and have focused instead on men who are ‘in trouble.’ In addressing this oversight, we draw on insights
from ethnographic observations, life narrative interviews, photographic techniques and media items, which have been compiled
by 12 working class men from a shared community of practice in New Zealand. We illustrate how these men often appropriate
aspects from contemporary me [...]
Abstract Psychologists have paid scant attention to the positive relationships and community contributions of working class men who
are not in trouble, and have focused instead on men who are ‘in trouble.’ In addressing this oversight, we draw on insights
from ethnographic observations, life narrative interviews, photographic techniques and media items, which have been compiled
by 12 working class men from a shared community of practice in New Zealand. We illustrate how these men often appropriate
aspects from contemporary me [...]
Understanding the Effect of Social Capital on the Depression of Urban Chinese Adolescents: An Integrative Framework
Abstract Using data from an ongoing longitudinal study of 5,164 adolescents and their parents from seven cities in mainland China,
this study investigated how social capital embedded in the family and the community, together with family human capital and
financial capital, influenced the depressive symptoms of urban Chinese adolescents within an integrative framework. The structural
equation modeling results suggested that higher community social capital was associated with lower level of adolescent depressive
symptoms and was th [...]
Abstract Using data from an ongoing longitudinal study of 5,164 adolescents and their parents from seven cities in mainland China,
this study investigated how social capital embedded in the family and the community, together with family human capital and
financial capital, influenced the depressive symptoms of urban Chinese adolescents within an integrative framework. The structural
equation modeling results suggested that higher community social capital was associated with lower level of adolescent depressive
symptoms and was th [...] 
