남자 대학생의 남성다움 위협이 부적정서와 상태자존감에 미치는 영향: 남성다움 자극의 중재효과

Abstract

This study tried to investigate the moderating effect of manhood stimulation on the effects of manhood threat on negative emotions and status self-esteem in male university students. 62 male university students who voluntarily participated through online research institutes were pre-examined(gender role identity scale, multiple affect adjective check list, state self-esteem scale), and then randomly assigned to one of the two groups divided into a shortened version of the movie 300(manhood stimulation group) or a video of the birth of the earth(gender neutral group). After watching the video, all participants were manipulated to experience the threat of manhood by providing feedback that femininity was higher than average as a result of the pre-test for gender role identity. After the threat experience, a post-test was conducted to verify the interaction between pre-post groups, and repeated measurement variance analysis was performed. The results of this study are as follows. Regarding the negative emotion of anger, the group that was stimulated with manhood showed a greater amount of change between pre-post test results than the gender neutral group. In terms of state self-esteem, the difference between pre-post tests was statistically significant in the group stimulated with manhood. The manhood stimulation group was found to have a moderating effect of interacting with manhood threats to increase anger emotions and to increase state self-esteem as a defensive response. The significance of this study will serve as the basis for revitalizing research considering precarious manhood properties and will help in effective intervention in male gender role counseling and education.