Men's masculinity beliefs are a barrier to preventative health care

Monday, August 10, 2009 - 17:49 in Health & Medicine

Middle-aged men who strongly idealize masculinity are almost 50 percent less likely than other men to seek preventative healthcare services, according to a study -the first population-based analysis of men's masculinity beliefs and preventative healthcare compliance -to be presented at the 104th annual meeting of the American Sociological Association.

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