Diversity Of Men Research Articles

An intersectional perspective on relational-cultural theory: Commentary on Di Bianca and Mahalik (2022).

This brief commentary to "A Relational-Cultural Framework for Promoting Health Masculinities" by Michael Di Bianca and James R. Mahalik (2022) provides an intersectional lens by which to view and apply their proposed framework. This commentary is offered as a way to deepen thinking of the diversity of men's experiences and how emotions, relationships, and masculinities may operate within the context of racism and cultural values. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved).

From emo kid to stylish GQ Gent and back again: Matty Healy and hybrid masculinity

This article examines the evolution of the appearance of British musician, Matty Healy, lead singer of contemporary band The 1975, in his performance as a hybrid man in style and fashion magazines. Hybrid masculinity is often used by young white men as a form of assimilating aspects from marginalized groups into performing their identities. This is to distance themselves from the narrow confines of hegemonic masculinity through transgression. Healy’s performances of gay and feminized hybrid masculinities have emerged through his clothing, from early national success as a typical ‘emo’ kid ‘dressed in black from head to toe’ to a fully groomed, suited and booted Englishman, cover star of GQ and in demand as a model. Prior to global fame, Healy’s style referenced rock stars of the past and he was admired for his simple black clothing, boyish emo good looks and curly hair; style blog IdleMan.com refers to him as a ‘gothic hipster’. Yet in concert with his stylist, Patricia Villirillo, Healy has begun to play on the more feminized aspects of emo fashion such as performing in women’s skirts and dresses, and arguably has produced a twenty-first-century emo aesthetic. Moreover, he also adopts the appearance of a powerful man in a suit or for performances as well as photoshoots. Healy might now be dressed in a suit or tie for performing, as easily as he might wear a skirt, as many men in music have before him. Wearing skirts as an act of transgression highlights the lack of diversity in men’s clothing in its mundanity, and despite advances in acceptance of dynamic masculine identities through performing gay identities, performing hybrid masculinities through femininity, is still highly problematic.

The Effect of Contextual Teaching and Learning (CTL) Model towards the Student's Science Literacy on Bio Diversity in MAN 2 Banyumas

This research aimed to find out the effect of CTL model towards the student's science literacy on bio diversity inMAN 2 Banyumas. This quasi experiment research was conducted in September 2018 using posttest only controlgroup design. The samples of this research were the tenth graders of MIPA 3 as the control class and the tenth graders of MIPA 5 as the experiment class that were chosen using cluster random sampling. The data of this research were the student's science literacy score that included content, context, and science process which were collected using written test and observation. The written test was used to measure the content and context of the
 science literacy, while the observation was used to measure the process. The data were then analyzed using t-test, F-test, and Eta correlation test. The results showed that CTL model has a strong effect toward the student's science literacy with correlation score 0.638. CTL model also had various effects on each aspect. It showed low effect on the aspect of content with correlation score 0.296 and strong effects on the aspect of context and process with correlation score 0.644 and 0.613. Based on the results, it was concluded that CTL model had some effects toward the student's science literacy on bio diversity in MAN 2 Banyumas.
 
 Keywords: CTL Model, Student's Science Literacy, Bio Diversity

Gay men’s experiences of sexual changes after prostate cancer treatment—a qualitative study in Sweden

Background: The needs of gay men after prostate cancer treatment are becoming visible. This patient group reports a more negative impact of treatment than heterosexual men. Yet, gay men’s experiences of post-treatment sexual changes are still little explored. This study aims to determine specific concerns of gay men’s post-treatment sexual practices.Methods: A qualitative study design was deployed using semi-structured interviews as data. Participants were purposefully sampled through advertisements and the snowball method. Eleven self-identifying gay men aged 58–81 years and treated for prostate cancer participated in interviews during 2016–2017. The interviews were transcribed, coded and thematically analysed.Results: The analysis highlights sexual changes in relation to the physical body, identity and relations. Problematic physical changes included loss of ejaculate and erectile dysfunction. Some respondents reported continued pleasure from anal stimulation and were uncertain about the role of the prostate. These physical changes prompted reflections on age and (dis)ability. Relationship status also impacted perception of physical changes, with temporary sexual contacts demanding more of the men in terms of erection and ejaculations.Conclusions: Gay prostate cancer survivors’ narratives about sexual changes circle around similar bodily changes as heterosexual men’s, such as erectile problems and weaker orgasms. The loss of ejaculate was experienced as more debilitating for gay men. Men who had anal sex were concerned about penetration difficulties as well as sensations of anal stimulation. Additional studies are required to better understand the role of the prostate among a diversity of men, regardless of sexuality.

V научная видеоконференция «Человек как существо природное, социальное, экзистенциальное: “болевые точки” философской антропологии» (памяти Павла Семёновича Гуревича). Москва–Нижний Новгород, 11 июня 2019 г.

11 июня 2019 г. прошла V ежегодная научная видеоконференция, организованная сектором истории антропологических учений Института философии РАН (г. Москва) и факультетом социальных наук Нижегородского государственного университета им. Н.И. Лобачевского (г. Нижний Новгород), посвящённая памяти выдающегося мыслителя Павла Семёновича Гуревича. На конференции были затронуты глобальные проблемы, перед которыми сегодня стоит человечество. Сквозной прозвучала тема влияния современных технологий на человеческую природу, мышление и эмоциональный мир человека, чрезвычайно обострившая проблему смысла человеческого существования. Были проанализированы современные естественнонаучные и философско-антропологические концепции, претендующие на описание исторических перспектив развития человечества. В процессе дискуссии участники обратили внимание на многоликость человека: его можно считать зверем или, напротив, историческим актором, к нему можно относиться как к реальному существу, но есть основание считать его фиктивным, виртуальным и галлюцинаторным. Человек стал множественным и в перспективе беспредельно разным. Было показано, что глубокого изучения требуют многие проблемы философской антропологии, в том числе затронутые в процессе обсуждения. Но в центре философских размышлений оказывается вопрос: удастся ли человеку сохранить самого себя? Ведь, как писал П.С. Гуревич в своей книге «Классическая и неклассическая антропология: сравнительный анализ», после десяти тысяч лет истории человек впервые стал целиком и полностью проблематичным. Он уже не знает, что он такое, но знает об этом незнании.

Men’s Mental Health Services: The Case for a Masculinities Model

It is well understood that men are reticent in seeking help for mental health concerns. In the wake of government-funded campaigns across many Western nations that have sought to address this, noticeably absent have been the active development, promotion, dissemination, and rigorous evaluation of male-centered treatment styles. We argue that next-generation approaches must actively counteract unhelpful stereotypes, instead promoting diverse and healthy masculinities. The current article makes the case for the development of a masculinities model of mental health care, offering recommendations to advance clinical practice and research toward this goal. We propose that updated help-seeking campaigns and clinician training, gender-sensitive service provision, and comprehensive cost analyses will provide the groundwork for such a model to better target the diversity in men and reduce any reluctance to engage with mental health treatment.

P231 Understanding sexual practices, attitudes and sexual health service provision in the over 50s

IntroductionSince 2011 STI incidence has increased in the over-50 population in the UK.Higher divorce rates, lack of awareness, poor service provision and low pregnancy risk have all been suggested as...

Fathers\u2019 views and experiences of their own mental health during pregnancy and the first postnatal year: a qualitative interview study of men participating in the UK Born and Bred in Yorkshire (BaBY) cohort

BackgroundThe prevalence of fathers’ depression and anxiety in the perinatal period (i.e. from conception to 1 year after birth) is approximately 5–10%, and 5–15%, respectively; their children face increased risk of adverse emotional and behavioural outcomes, independent of maternal mental health. Critically, fathers can be protective against the development of maternal perinatal mental health problems and their effects on child outcomes. Preventing and treating paternal mental health problems and promoting paternal psychological wellbeing may therefore benefit the family as a whole. This study examined fathers’ views and direct experiences of paternal perinatal mental health.MethodsMen in the Born and Bred in Yorkshire (BaBY) epidemiological prospective cohort who met eligibility criteria (baby born <12 months; completed Mental Health and Wellbeing [MHWB] questionnaires) were invited to participate. Those expressing interest (n = 42) were purposively sampled to ensure diversity of MHWB scores. In-depth interviews were conducted at 5–10 months postpartum with 19 men aged 25–44 years. The majority were first-time fathers and UK born; all lived with their partner. Data were analysed using thematic analysis.ResultsFour themes were identified: ‘legitimacy of paternal stress and entitlement to health professionals’ support’, ‘protecting the partnership’, ‘navigating fatherhood’, and, ‘diversity of men’s support networks’. Men largely described their ‘stress’ with reference to exhaustion, poor concentration and irritability. Despite feeling excluded by maternity services, fathers questioned their entitlement to support, noting that services are pressured and ‘should’ be focused on mothers. Men emphasised the need to support their partner and protect their partnership as central to the successfully navigation of fatherhood; they used existing support networks where available but noted the paucity of tailored support for fathers.ConclusionsFathers experience psychological distress in the perinatal period but question the legitimacy of their experiences. Men may thus be reluctant to express their support needs or seek help amid concerns that to do so would detract from their partner’s needs. Resources are needed that are tailored to men, framed around fatherhood, rather than mental health or mental illness, and align men’s self-care with their role as supporter and protector. Further research is needed to inform how best to identify and manage both parents’ mental health needs and promote their psychological wellbeing, in the context of achievable models of service delivery.

Sexual Behaviors of U.S. Men by Self-Identified Sexual Orientation: Results From the 2012 National Survey of Sexual Health and Behavior

Although a large body of previous research has examined sexual behavior and its relation to risk in men of diverse sexual identities, most studies have relied on convenience sampling. As such, the vast majority of research on the sexual behaviors of gay and bisexual men, in particular, might not be generalizable to the general population of these men in the United States. This is of particular concern because many studies are based on samples of men recruited from relatively "high-risk" venues and environments. To provide nationally representative baseline rates for sexual behavior in heterosexual, gay, and bisexual men in the United States and compare findings on sexual behaviors, relationships, and other variables across subgroups. Data were obtained from the 2012 National Survey of Sexual Health and Behavior, which involved the administration of an online questionnaire to a nationally representative probability sample of women and men at least 18 years old in the United States, with oversampling of self-identified gay and bisexual men and women. Results from the male participants are included in this article. Measurements include demographic characteristics, particularly sexual identity, and their relations to diverse sexual behaviors, including masturbation, mutual masturbation, oral sex, vaginal sex, and anal sex. Behaviors with male and female partners were examined. Men of all self-identified sexual identities reported engaging in a range of sexual behaviors (solo and partnered). As in previous studies, sexual identity was not always congruent for gender of lifetime and recent sexual partners. Patterns of sexual behaviors and relationships vary among heterosexual, gay, and bisexual men. Several demographic characteristics, including age, were related to men's sexual behaviors. The results from this probability study highlight the diversity in men's sexual behaviors across sexual identities, and these data allow generalizability to the broader population of gay and bisexual men, in particular, in the United States, which is a major advancement in research focused on individuals in a sexual minority.

Cultural-Biology: Systemic Consequences of Our Evolutionary Natural Drift as Molecular Autopoietic Systems

Our purpose in this essay is to introduce new concepts (dynamic architecture and dynamic ecological organism-niche unity, among other) in a wide and recursive view of the systemic consequences of the following biological facts that I (Maturana in Biology of cognition, 1970, Unity and diversity of man. Le Seuil, Paris, 1978; Maturana and Varela in Autopoiesis and cognition: the realization of the living. D. Riedel Publishing Co, Boston, 1980, El Arbol del Conocimiento: Las Bases Biologicas del Conocer Humano, 1a Edicion. Editorial Universitaria, Santiago, 1984; Maturana and Mpodozis in Rev Chil Hist Nat 73:261–310, 2000) and we (Maturana and Davila in Habitar humano: en seis ensayos de biologia-cultural. Juan Carlos Saez Editorial, Chile, 2008) have presented that can be resumed as: (1) that as living systems we human beings are molecular autopoietic system; (2) that living systems live only as long as they find themselves in a medium that provides them with all the conditions that make the realization of their living possible, that is, in the continuous conservation of their relation of adaptation to the circumstances in which they find themselves; (3) that as a living system exists only in a relation of adaptation with the medium that operates as its ecological niche, its reproduction necessarily occurs as a process of systemic duplication or multiplication of the ecological organism-niche unity that it integrates; (4) that the worlds of doings that we generate as languaging beings in our conversations, explanations, reflections and theories are part of our ecological niche; and (5) that we human beings as living beings that exist in languaging, are biological–cultural beings in which our cultural and our biological manners of existences can be distinguished but cannot be separated. Of the systemic consequences of these biological facts that we consider in this essay, we wish to mention two as the principal: (1) that the diversification of manners of living produced in biological evolution is the result of differential survival in a changing medium through the conservation of adaptation, and not through competitive survival of the best; and (2) that we in our living as languaging human beings (observers) are the epistemological fundament of all that we do and know as such.

Abstract IA20: Molecular and genomic characterization of invasive circulating tumorcells (iCTCs) from men with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC)

Abstract Background: Molecular characterization and genomic analysis of circulating tumor cells (CTCs) may allow for a better understanding of the mechanisms of resistance to therapies in metastatic castration resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC). The Vitatex VitaAssay platform captures invasive CTCs (iCTCs) in a cell surface marker-independent fashion based on their ability to invade a fluorescently-labeled cell adhesion matrix (CAM), allowing for the analysis of multiple CTC subpopulations. We recently demonstrated our ability to detect EMT and stem-like CTC subpopulations with the CAM platform (Friedlander et al., Int J Cancer 2014). We hypothesize that CTC subpopulation diversity is associated with a shorter period of time to resistance for men with mCRPC. Here we sought to estimate epithelial, mesenchymal, stem-like and neuroendocrine iCTC subpopulation diversity in men with CRPC starting abiraterone acetate or enzalutamide therapy and to report the genomic profiles of iCTCs and matched metastatic biopsies. Methods: Blood is being obtained with informed consent from men with mCRPC partaking in either a dose escalation abiraterone trial or the West Coast Dream Team (WCDT) trial. iCTCs are being isolated from the blood samples using the CAM platform coupled with FACS. Paired metastatic biopsies are being obtained as part of the WCDT, when available. For CTC enrichment, iCTCs are defined as CAM+/CD45-/CD14-. For subpopulation characterizations, mesenchymal iCTCs are defined as vimentin+, stem-like iCTCs as CD44+ and neuroendocrine iCTCs as chomogranin (CgA)+. Agilent array comparative genomic hybridization (aCGH) of iCTCs and paired biopsies is being performed. Results: iCTCs were isolated using the CAM platform from 96 men, to date. The average baseline iCTC count per 7.5ml was 160 (range 0-1255). In a subset of 69 subjects, the average baseline CD44+ iCTC count per 7.5ml was 153 (range 0 -1423), and in a subset of 31 patients the median vimentin+ iCTC count per 7.5ml was 116 (range 5-538) and in a subset of 5 patients the median CgA+ iCTC counts per 7.5ml was 79 (range 46 - 185). Using aCGH, copy number aberration is detectable in iCTCs. Some iCTC aCGH profiles resemble paired metastatic biopsy aCGH profiles. Conclusions: Multiple CRPC iCTC subpopulations are identifiable from men with mCRPC, reflecting the heterogeneity of the disease. Data will continue to be collected as part of these two ongoing clinical trials to identify biomarkers of resistance and shed light on resistance pathways. Citation Format: Terence W. Friedlander, Gayatri Premasekharan, Archana Dilip, Jaime Tawney, Vy Ngo, Elizabeth Gilbert, Charles J. Ryan, Eric Small, Pamela L. Paris. Molecular and genomic characterization of invasive circulating tumorcells (iCTCs) from men with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC). [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the AACR Precision Medicine Series: Drug Sensitivity and Resistance: Improving Cancer Therapy; Jun 18-21, 2014; Orlando, FL. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Clin Cancer Res 2015;21(4 Suppl): Abstract nr IA20.

The Use of Sexual History Narratives to Assess Processes of Hegemonic Masculinity among South African Men in the Context of HIV/AIDS

Connell’s concept of hegemonic masculinities has been invaluable for prevention efforts that seek to promote a shift in hegemonic male norms driving the HIV epidemic. However, inadequate attention has been given to the internal processes of hegemony, which limits the comprehension of how to engage men in HIV prevention efforts. A narrative approach, which privileges the diversity in men’s lived experiences, could address such concerns. Fifty sexual history interviews were conducted with men sampled from three age categories: (eighteen to twenty-four, twenty-five to fifty-four and fifty-five plus), a range of cultural and racial backgrounds, and in urban and rural sites across five provinces in South Africa. For the purpose of this article, narrative analysis was conducted on three cases that provide a platform for understanding how men both conform to and resist gender norms that influence their sexual and reproductive health. Implications of the narratives for gender transformative HIV prevention efforts are discussed.

Expanding the male ideal: The need for diversity in men’s fashion advertisements

Abstract While an emerging stream of scholarship has focused on women’s perceptions of body diversity in fashion advertising, few studies have investigated men’s responses to diverse male models. Interviews with 30 men were conducted to examine how they interpret male models of various sizes, ages and races in fashion advertisements as well as how these models influence their body image and perceptions of the advertisement. Analysis revealed that men identified with models whom they shared physical traits, expressed aversion towards idealized bodies, rejected muscularity as a symbol of masculinity, and wanted to see more diverse models in fashion advertising. Participants expressed body anxiety and negative perceptions of advertisements when they viewed idealized models, whereas they communicated body satisfaction and favourable perceptions of advertising when the models reflected their bodies. Results from this study elucidate how men evaluate and respond to male models in fashion advertising and particularly highlight the influence of viewer – model similarity on men’s responses to models. Menswear brands are advised to cast models that reflect the diversity of their target market in order to foster body confidence and advertising effectiveness.

‘Mobile men with money’: HIV prevention and the erasure of difference

Mobile Men with Money is one of the latest risk categories to enter into HIV prevention discourse. Used in countries in Asia, the Pacific and Africa, it refers to diverse groups of men (e.g. businessmen, miners and itinerant wage labourers) who, in contexts of high population movement and economic disparity, find themselves at heightened risk of HIV as members of a ‘most-at-risk population’, or render others vulnerable to infection. How adequate is such a description? Does it make sense to develop HIV prevention programmes from such understandings? The history of the epidemic points to major weaknesses in the use of terminologies such as ‘sex worker’ and ‘men who have sex with men’ when characterising often diverse populations. Each of these terms carries negative connotations, portraying the individuals concerned as being apart from the ‘general population’, and posing a threat to it. This paper examines the diversity of men classified as mobile men with money, pointing to significant variations in mobility, wealth and sexual networking conducive to HIV transmission. It highlights the patriarchal, heteronormative and gendered assumptions frequently underpinning use of the category and suggests more useful ways of understanding men, masculinity, population movement, relative wealth in relation to HIV vulnerability and risk.

Expressions of commitment and independence: Exploring men’s emotional responsibility in heterosexual couple relationships

This paper examines men’s contributions to the division of emotional labour in heterosexual couple relationships by exploring the dimensions of commitment and independence, and how couples deal with challenges. The study is based on individual interviews with each of the partners in ten urban middle-class couples in Norway. The results indicate diversity in middle-class men’s approaches to emotional responsibility, which is expressed through three models. The model of shared responsibility implies that the man’s contributions in the relationship represent expressions of responsive commitment. The man finds a balance between giving priority to his personal interests and considering shared interests; a pattern we refer to as collaborative independence, and he shares the responsibility for coping with challenges with his partner. The model of gendered responsibility implies that the man’s contributions in the relationship are characterized by non-responsive commitment. The man gives priority to his personal interests in a way we refer to as conflicting independence, and refrains from sharing the responsibility for coping with challenges with his partner. Finally, a third model, termed partial responsibility, is also evident in the data. This model is a combination of collaborative independence and non-responsive commitment, and may represent a phase of transition towards collaboration on an equal basis. A discussion of interpretations of the diversity in men’s approaches to commitment and independence concludes the paper.

Molecular and genomic characterization of invasive circulating tumor cells (iCTCs) from men with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC).

120 Background: Identification, enumeration, and genomic analysis of circulating tumor cells (CTCs) may allow for a better understanding of the mechanisms of resistance to therapies in metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC). The Vitatex VitaAssay platform captures invasive CTCs (iCTCs) in a cell surface marker-independent fashion based on their ability to invade a fluorescently-labeled cell-adhesion matrix (CAM), allowing for the analysis of multiple CTC subpopulations. Here we sought to estimate epithelial, mesenchymal, and stem-like iCTC subpopulation diversity in men with CRPC starting abiraterone acetate therapy, to compare the genomic profiles of iCTCs to matched metastatic biopsies, and to explore the potential for 2D and 3D CTC culture. Methods: iCTCs were isolated from men with mCRPC using the CAM platform, and paired metastatic biopsies were performed. iCTCs were defined as CAM+/CD45-/CD14-/DAPI+, mesenchymal iCTCs as vimentin+/CAM+/CD45-/CD14-/DAPI+, and stem-like iCTCs as CD44+/CAM+/CD45-/CD14-/DAPI+. iCTCs were enumerated and purified using FACS. Agilent array comparative genomic hybridization (aCGH) of iCTCs and paired biopsies was performed, and to explore the potential for ex-vivo cell expansion and spheroid formation, iCTCs were cultured separately in CAM and in matrigel for up to 10 days. Results: iCTCs were isolated using the CAM platform from 29 men, of whom seven have undergone paired metastatic biopsy. The median pre-FACS purity was 1.06% (range 0.11%-10.16%). Post-FACS purity was increased to greater than 90%, and a median of 60 (range 2 to 1,314) iCTCs/7.5ml were detected by FACS. Both vimentin+ and CD44+ iCTCs are detectable, and compromise between 10 to 50% of total iCTCs. iCTC aCGH profiles resemble paired soft tissue biopsy, in vitro iCTCs culture is feasible, and iCTC spheroids were observed. Conclusions: Multiple CRPC iCTC subpopulations are identifiable from men starting abiraterone therapy, and cell sorting techniques increase iCTC purity. iCTCs resemble metastatic CRPC tissue and can be expanded in culture. Further enumeration, genomic profiling, and clinical correlation of paired iCTCs taken from men with abiraterone-resistant CRPC is underway, and may shed light on mechanisms of abiraterone resistance.

Expressions of commitment and independence: Exploring men’s emotional responsibility in heterosexual couple relationships

This paper examines men’s contributions to the division of emotional labour in heterosexual couple relationships by exploring the dimensions of commitment and independence, and how couples deal with challenges. The study is based on individual interviews with each of the partners in ten urban middle-class couples in Norway. The results indicate diversity in middle-class men’s approaches to emotional responsibility, which is expressed through three models. The model of shared responsibility implies that the man’s contributions in the relationship represent expressions of responsive commitment. The man finds a balance between giving priority to his personal interests and considering shared interests; a pattern we refer to as collaborative independence, and he shares the responsibility for coping with challenges with his partner. The model of gendered responsibility implies that the man’s contributions in the relationship are characterized by non-responsive commitment. The man gives priority to his personal interests in a way we refer to as conflicting independence, and refrains from sharing the responsibility for coping with challenges with his partner. Finally, a third model, termed partial responsibility, is also evident in the data. This model is a combination of collaborative independence and non-responsive commitment, and may represent a phase of transition towards collaboration on an equal basis. A discussion of interpretations of the diversity in men’s approaches to commitment and independence concludes the paper.

Sleep Quality in the Survival of Elderly Taiwanese: Roles for Dietary Diversity and Pyridoxine in Men and Women

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to investigate dietary contributors to relationships between sleep and all-cause mortality among elderly men and women using a prospective cohort study. Setting: The representative Nutrition and Health Survey in Taiwan (NAHSIT) for elders during 1999–2000. Subjects: One thousand eight hundred sixty-five individuals aged ≥65 years from NAHSIT (942 men and 923 women). Measures of Outcome: Dietary diversity scores (DDS) were from 24-hour dietary recalls. Participants were examined and fasting blood was taken. Sleep quality was assessed by questionnaire and classified as poor, fair, or good. Death registry linkage was made until December 31, 2008. Results: For women, poor sleepers had significantly lower vegetable and vitamin B-6 intakes compared to good sleepers (p < 0.05). For men, good and fair sleepers had a lower risk of death compared to poor sleepers after adjustment with hazards ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) of 0.60 (0.42–0.87) and 0.55 (0.36–0.86). The joint HRs for “DDS > 4 and good sleep” were 0.38 (0.22–0.66) for men and 0.52 (0.30–0.88) for women compared to “DDS ≤ 4 and poor sleep.” The joint HRs for “plasma pyridoxal phosphate (PLP) adequate and fair sleep” were 0.27 (0.11–0.65) and 0.49 (0.23–1.07) compared to “insufficient and poor sleep” for men and women; for women, PLP adequacy provided significantly reduced HRs for good and poor sleep. Conclusions: Sleep quality played a more important role in mortality for men than for women. Sufficient dietary diversity in men could offset the adverse effect on mortality of poor sleep. In women, PLP predicts mortality more than sleep does.

Critical Positive Masculinity

Although theorists like Connell (1995) have emphasised diversity in men and masculinities, there remains a tendency to present masculinity in singular terms as an assemblage of toxic traits, constructing men as ‘damaged and damage doing’ (Mac an Ghaill &amp; Haywood, 2012). However, an emergent body of work suggests men are able to resist or define traditional norms to negotiate a more ‘positive’ construction of masculinity, e.g., conducive to health. Thus the present article makes the case for introducing a new perspective within the study of men and masculinities: Critical Positive Masculinity. Influenced by the field of positive psychology, this perspective draws together work showing the potential for men to find more constructive ways of doing masculinity, including a series of articles on men adopting new masculine practices through involvement with meditation. However, drawing on the Critical Studies on Men approach, the new perspective still seeks to problematize men and gendered power relations, as even ostensibly ‘positive’ forms of masculinity can have deleterious consequences for marginalised groups. Critical positive masculinity offers a fresh perspective that is neither fatalistically negative nor naively optimistic about the possibility for positive change in men.

Feminist Therapy for Men: Challenging Assumptions and Moving Forward

Feminist therapy has a unique history in counseling and psychotherapy. This unique history has had an impact on the development of the modality which includes combining methods and ideologies from diverse therapeutic frameworks while still maintaining a core set of principles. While intended originally for women, feminist therapy is argued here also to be a useful resource for men. The traditional masculinist perspective, assumed to be appropriate for men, is argued to not address diverse experiences men bring to therapy, but rather to support dominant prescriptive desires of a patriarchal culture. Utilizing tenets from various feminist theories, this article will argue how men can benefit from feminist therapy when practitioners reject essentializing men, recognize diversity in men's gender identity, help male clients understand the effects of normative masculine conformity and assist them in understanding their varying engagements with male privilege.