The MASCs We Wear: Masculinity Contingency and Sexual Bystander Attitudes

Authors

• Cody L. Meyer, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow
• Sarah Eagan, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow
• David DiLillo, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow
• Sarah J. Gervais, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow

Date of this Version

2018

Document Type

Poster

Citation

Meyer, C. L., Eagan, S., DiLillo, D., & Gervais, S. J. (2018, March). The Mascs We Wear: Masculinity Contingency and Sexual Bystander Attitudes. Poster presented at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Undergraduate Research Fair, Lincoln, NE.

Comments

Copyright 2018 Cody L. Meyer , Sarah Eagan , David DiLillo , Sarah J. Gervais.

Abstract

• This study found that men whose masculinity is central to their self-worth are less likely to engage in bystander behaviors • Further suggests that gender socialization might predict bystander behaviors in men Future Research: • If this effect is a function of gender, does it still occur within queer, trans, and/or genderqueer populations? • Is there a more ecologically valid way to test these questions? (Virtual Reality Technology?)