The Effects of Gender Role Conflict on Adolescent and Emerging Adult Male Resiliency

Journal of Men's Studies | January 1, 2010. This study examines gender role conflict in adolescent and emerging adult males and how it affects their resilience, or their ability to bounce back from adverse circumstances. Specifically, the study investigated the effects of the different patterns of gender role conflict on male adolescent/emerging adult resilience. Results suggest a complex relationship between male gender role conflict and resilience in this sample. Multiple regression modeling showed that as conflict surrounding the Success, Power and Competition (SPC) pattern increased, these male youth reported more resilience. Con- versely, as conflict surrounding the Restrictive Emotionality (RE) pattern in- creased, male youth reported less resilience. Further study is needed to explore these relationships and their effects in adolescent and emerging adult males more closely. More specifically, research should focus on the gender socialization process, the development of gender role conflict, and its effects on male youth throughout the gender development process. Keywords: gender role conflict, male, resilience, adolescent, emerging adult.