Ar. Fischer et Ge. Good, PERCEPTIONS OF PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIPS AND MASCULINE ROLE CONFLICTS OF COLLEGE MEN, Journal of counseling psychology, 45(3), 1998, pp. 346-352
This study explored relations between young men's masculine role confl
icts and perceptions of relationships with their parents. Data on gend
er role conflict, masculine role stress, parental attachment, and conf
lict with parents were collected from 195 undergraduate men at 2 state
universities. Consistent with contemporary theoretical literature, re
sults of a canonical correlation analysis suggested that, in general,
men's perceptions of more secure, positive, and conflict-free relation
ships with both fathers and mothers were related to a lesser degree of
masculine role conflicts and stresses. Conversely, in 1 variate pair,
perceptions of more secure, positive, and conflict-free relationships
with parents, especially with mothers, were linked to more masculine
role concern regarding success and performance.