Health behaviors and masculinity in Kenyan and U.S. male college students.

Abstract

Approaching men’s health behaviors from a gender socialization framework, we hypothesized that (a) men’s health behaviors would significantly relate to their conformity to traditional masculine norms, (b) these behaviors would significantly differ as a function of their nationality, and (c) masculinity and nationality would significantly interact to predict men’s health behaviors. Five hundred forty-six male college students (384 Kenyan men, 162 U.S. men) completed the Health Behavior Inventory and the Conformity to Masculine Norms Inventory. ANCOVA results indicated that 30 of 52 health behaviors were associated with traditional masculinity, nationality, or their interaction. The discussion focuses on masculinity’s relationship to harmful health behaviors. In addition, limitations and potential interventions to improve men’s health behaviors are discussed.

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