dc.contributor.author | Ricky M Granderson, Gary W Harper, Ryan Wade, Wilson Odero, Daniel P Onyango Olwango, Errol L Fields | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2022-01-21T07:03:33Z | |
dc.date.available | 2022-01-21T07:03:33Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2019 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://repository.maseno.ac.ke/handle/123456789/4429 | |
dc.description.abstract | Examining the impact of precarious manhood on the mental health of sexual minority men living
in Kenya, we hypothesized that (a) men who have sex with men exclusively (MSME) and men
who have sex with men and women (MSMW) would display differential patterns of conformity to
norms of masculinity; (b) these differences would result in distinct patterns of association between
masculine conformity and symptoms of psychological distress for MSME and MSMW; and (c)
conformity to norms of masculinity would be bidirectionally associated with symptoms of
depression and anxiety. Using data collected from 391 young men who participated in a
community-based, cross-sectional study of HIV-related risk and resilience among young sexual
minority men in western Kenya, we ran a multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) to assess
differences in conformity to masculine norms and four hierarchical linear regression models to
examine the associations between conformity to masculine norms and symptoms of anxiety and
depression for MSME and MSMW. MANOVA results revealed no significant differences between
MSME and MSMW in overall conformity to masculinity, although MSMW were significantly
more likely to conform to the masculine norm of power over women. Regression results revealed
that conformity to norms of masculinity was bidirectionally associated with psychological distress | en_US |
dc.publisher | Educational Publishing Foundation | en_US |
dc.subject | masculinity; anxiety; depression; sexual behavior; Kenya | en_US |
dc.title | Gender Role Strain and the Precarious Manhood of Sexual Minority Kenyan Men | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |