- Oxford Library of Psychology
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- Oxford Library of Psychology
- About The Editors
- Contributors
- A View Across the Life Span of Counseling Psychology
- Professional Issues
- The Counseling Relationship
- Theory and Research for Counseling Interventions
- Process and Outcomes in Counseling and Psychotherapy
- Worklife Across the Lifespan
- Training and Supervision
- Measurement and Assessment in Counseling Psychology
- Methodologies in Counseling Psychology
- Ethics in Counseling Psychology
- Ethnic and Racial Identity
- Developing a Social Class and Classism Consciousness
- The Psychology of Women
- The Psychology of Men
- Sexual Orientations and Identities
- Feminist Approaches to Counseling
- Disability: A Primer for Therapists
- Counseling Psychologists Working with Older Adults
- Individual Counseling As an Intervention
- Prevention and Psychoeducation in Counseling Psychology
- Career Counseling
- Multicultural Counseling and Psychotherapy
- Spirituality, Religion, and Psychological Counseling
- Group Counseling
- Couple and Family Therapy
- Rehabilitation Psychology
- School-based Prevention of Peer Relationship Problems
- Counseling Health Psychology
- Counseling Psychology and Occupational Health Psychology
- Sport Psychology
- Trauma Psychology
- Counseling Psychologists As Consultants
- Social Justice in Counseling Psychology
- Internationalization of Counseling Psychology
- Contemporary Counseling Psychology
- Index
Abstract and Keywords
The status of the psychology of men in 2010 is assessed in terms of empirical research and knowledge about men in therapy. A brief historical context for the psychology of men over the past decades is presented. Men’s problems are reviewed from the survey research and the most frequently referenced paradigms in the psychology of men. Empirical research studies are examined that assess whether masculinity ideology, gender role conflict/stress, and other masculinity constructs are correlated with men’s psychological problems. The results strongly suggest that masculinity conflicts are significantly related to men’s psychological and interpersonal problems. The clinical knowledge on men as clients is reviewed in the context of published paradigms that treat men in therapy. The chapter concludes with recommendations for more complex research designs, greater emphasis on diversity, more evidence-based interventions with men, and more extensive training and teaching about the psychology of men in counseling psychology. The overall status of the psychology of men is “alive and well” but more elaborate theoretical paradigms and focused empirical research are needed for the psychology of men to significantly affect counseling psychology and mainstream psychology.
Keywords: men, masculinity, counseling psychology, gender
James N. O’Neil Department of Educational Psychology University of Connecticut Storrs, Connecticut
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- Oxford Library of Psychology
- [UNTITLED]
- Oxford Library of Psychology
- About The Editors
- Contributors
- A View Across the Life Span of Counseling Psychology
- Professional Issues
- The Counseling Relationship
- Theory and Research for Counseling Interventions
- Process and Outcomes in Counseling and Psychotherapy
- Worklife Across the Lifespan
- Training and Supervision
- Measurement and Assessment in Counseling Psychology
- Methodologies in Counseling Psychology
- Ethics in Counseling Psychology
- Ethnic and Racial Identity
- Developing a Social Class and Classism Consciousness
- The Psychology of Women
- The Psychology of Men
- Sexual Orientations and Identities
- Feminist Approaches to Counseling
- Disability: A Primer for Therapists
- Counseling Psychologists Working with Older Adults
- Individual Counseling As an Intervention
- Prevention and Psychoeducation in Counseling Psychology
- Career Counseling
- Multicultural Counseling and Psychotherapy
- Spirituality, Religion, and Psychological Counseling
- Group Counseling
- Couple and Family Therapy
- Rehabilitation Psychology
- School-based Prevention of Peer Relationship Problems
- Counseling Health Psychology
- Counseling Psychology and Occupational Health Psychology
- Sport Psychology
- Trauma Psychology
- Counseling Psychologists As Consultants
- Social Justice in Counseling Psychology
- Internationalization of Counseling Psychology
- Contemporary Counseling Psychology
- Index