TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2008//
TI  - Culture, Son Preference, and Beliefs About Masculinity
JO  - Journal of research on adolescence
A1  - Mahalingam, Ramaswami
A1  - Balan, Sundari
SP  - 541
EP  - 553
VL  - 18
IS  - 3
N2  - <p>We examined whether endorsing hyper‐masculine attitudes positively related to the psychological well‐being of adolescent boys (<i>N</i>=233) in an extreme son preference community, in Tamilnadu, India. A survey with masculinity and measures of psychological well‐being was administered. We predicted that endorsement of masculinity would positively relate to personal strength, academic achievement, and positive psychological outcomes. Using regression analyses, we found that greater endorsement of masculinity predicted lower self‐reported depression (<i>b</i>=−.48, <i>p</i><.001), lower internalized shame (<i>b</i>=−.48, <i>p</i><.001), higher academic performance (<i>b</i>=.15, <i>p</i><.05), and higher personal strength (<i>b</i>=.43, <i>p</i><.001). We discuss the relevance of our findings for developing interventions to combat extreme female neglect.</p><p /> 
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SN  - 1050-8392
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1532-7795.2008.00570.x
ID  - ref1
ER  -