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The Impact of Masculine Norm Conformity on the Relation Between Sexual Victimization, Emotion Regulation Strategies, and Sexual Difficulties in Men

Wilensky, Seth Morris
http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6457-4618
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1666127827662839

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2022, Master of Arts, Miami University, Psychology.
A quarter of men in the United States experience sexual victimization during their lifetime (Breiding et al., 2014). Research regarding men’s experiences post-sexual victimization is lacking. The current investigation examined associations between lifetime sexual victimization and sexual difficulties among men. Survey data were collected from 410 men (mean age = 33.99, 80.7% White/Caucasian) through Amazon’s Mechanical Turk. Difficulties accessing emotion regulation strategies was tested as mediating associations between lifetime sexual victimization and sexual difficulties among men. Furthermore, as men differ in conformity to masculine norms, conformity to masculine norms of emotional inexpressiveness (beliefs that men should suppress displays of emotion) and hypermasculine sexual persona (beliefs that men should possess high sexual drive and desire) were assessed as moderators. The presence of lifetime sexual victimization was associated with greater sexual concerns and with dysfunctional sexual behavior both directly and indirectly through difficulties accessing emotion regulation strategies among men. Greater reported adherence to hypermasculine sexual persona norms strengthened associations between sexual victimization and dysfunctional sexual behavior. Implications for research, clinical practice, and public policy to address sexual victimization among men are discussed.
Terri Messman (Advisor)
Vrinda Kalia (Committee Member)
Elizabeth Kiel (Committee Member)
54 p.
Gender; Psychology; Public Health
Sexual Victimization; Childhood Sexual Abuse; Adult Sexual Assault; Masculinity; Masculine Norm Conformity; Emotion Dysregulation; Emotion Regulation Strategies; Sexual Difficulties; Sexual Concerns; Dysfunctional Sexual Behavior

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  • Wilensky, S. M. (2022). The Impact of Masculine Norm Conformity on the Relation Between Sexual Victimization, Emotion Regulation Strategies, and Sexual Difficulties in Men [Master's thesis, Miami University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1666127827662839

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Wilensky, Seth. The Impact of Masculine Norm Conformity on the Relation Between Sexual Victimization, Emotion Regulation Strategies, and Sexual Difficulties in Men. 2022. Miami University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1666127827662839.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Wilensky, Seth. "The Impact of Masculine Norm Conformity on the Relation Between Sexual Victimization, Emotion Regulation Strategies, and Sexual Difficulties in Men." Master's thesis, Miami University, 2022. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1666127827662839

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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