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ArticleAmerican journal of men's health2019

The Influence of Masculine Norms and Mental Health on Health Literacy Among Men: Evidence From the Ten to Men Study.

Allison Milner, Marissa Shields, Tania King

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Article in American journal of men's health, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 34 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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Allison MilnerDisability and Health Unit, Centre for Health Equity, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne, Carlton, Victoria, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-4657-0503
Marissa ShieldsDisability and Health Unit, Centre for Health Equity, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne, Carlton, Victoria, Australia.
Tania KingDisability and Health Unit, Centre for Health Equity, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne, Carlton, Victoria, Australia.

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backgroundAdherence to masculine norms, such as self-reliance, has been thought to predict lower health literacy. Additionally, males with poor mental health may have low health literacy. Using two waves of the Ten to Men cohort, the current study examined whether masculinity and depressive symptomology explained three aspects of health literacy among men.

methodsThree subscales of the Health Literacy Questionnaire were used as the outcomes: Ability to find good health information; Ability to actively engage with healthcare providers, and Feeling understood and supported by healthcare providers. Exposures were masculine norms, measured by the Conformity to Masculine Norms Inventory (CMNI-22), and depressive symptoms, measured by the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ). We controlled for confounders of the relationship between exposure and outcome. Ordinary least squares regression was used to assess the CMNI and depressive symptoms (measured in Wave 1) on health literacy (measured in Wave 2).

resultsAcross all three health literacy scales, increased global conformity to masculine norms was associated with a decrease in health literacy. Moderate-to-severe depressive symptoms were likewise associated with a decrease in health literacy on all three scales, with the effects particularly strong for "Ability to engage with healthcare providers" (coef. -1.54, 95% CI [-1.84, -1.24],

conclusionsThe results of this article highlight that both conformity to masculine norms and depressive symptoms may be predictors of health literacy among men. The results of this study suggest the need for health literacy media campaigns that address the complexities of gendered help-seeking behaviors.

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MasculinitySelf ConceptSocial ConformityAdolescentAdultHealth LiteracyHumansMaleMental HealthYoung Adultdepressive symptomshealth literacyhealth servicesmalesmasculinity

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