Date of Award
Spring 2018
Document Type
Honors Thesis
Department/Major
Political Science
First Advisor
Dr. Bridget Diamond-Welch
Second Advisor
Dr. Sarah Lampert
Third Advisor
Dr. Cindy Struckman-Johnson
Keywords
Masculinity, Aggression, Thought Processes, Hegemonic Masculinity
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to explore whether there is a relationship between hegemonic masculinity and aggressive cognitive thought processes that ultimately end in aggressive behavior. In order to study this, I recruited male participants through Amazon MTurk, where 350 men completed a three-part survey and 344 were analyzed. First, participants took the Male Role Norms Inventory – Short Form (MRNI-SF), a sevenpoint Likert-type scale that measures seven traits commonly associated with masculinity. They then completed the Conditional Reasoning Test for Aggression (CRTA), which measures a person’s implicit thought process in order to see how likely they are to act aggressively in the future. Finally, the Buss-Perry Aggression Questionnaire Short Form (BPAQ-SF) was completed, another seven-point Likert-type scale that measures one’s self-perceived level of aggression. Through stepwise regression analysis it was found that, although cognitive thought processes still play a significant role in prediction aggression, masculinity norms are a better predictor overall.
Recommended Citation
Wieczorek, Aimee, "The Relationship Between Hegemonic Masculinity and Cognitive Thought Processes in Predicting Aggressive Behavior in Men" (2018). Honors Thesis. 34.
https://red.library.usd.edu/honors-thesis/34