Men’s Help-Seeking Attitudes in Rural Communities Affected by a Natural Disaster

Men’s Help-Seeking Attitudes in Rural Communities Affected by a Natural Disaster

The article describes a mixed methods study of help-seeking in men living in the Chilean Central Valley, following exposure to a major earthquake event in 2010. The results identify that, within the sample, positive attitudes toward help-seeking correlated with younger age, higher education levels,...

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Main Authors: Oscar Labra, Robin Wright, Gilles Tremblay, Danielle Maltais, Ray Bustinza, Gabriel Gingras-Lacroix
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2019-02-01
Series:American Journal of Men's Health
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1557988318821512
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spelling doaj-e7e45ea9adcd4f99989374afbbc92bba2020-11-25T03:17:16ZengSAGE PublishingAmerican Journal of Men's Health1557-98912019-02-011310.1177/1557988318821512Men’s Help-Seeking Attitudes in Rural Communities Affected by a Natural DisasterOscar Labra0Robin Wright1Gilles Tremblay2Danielle Maltais3Ray Bustinza4Gabriel Gingras-Lacroix5Department of Human and Social Development, Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Rouyn-Noranda, QC, CanadaSchool of Social Work, Windsor University, Windsor, ON, CanadaSchool of Social Work, Laval University, QC, CanadaDepartment of Human and Social Sciences, Université du Québec à Chicoutimi, Chicoutimi, QC, CanadaNational Institute of Public Health of Quebec, QC, CanadaDepartment of Human and Social Development, Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Rouyn-Noranda, QC, CanadaThe article describes a mixed methods study of help-seeking in men living in the Chilean Central Valley, following exposure to a major earthquake event in 2010. The results identify that, within the sample, positive attitudes toward help-seeking correlated with younger age, higher education levels, above-average incomes, and stable personal relationships. It appears that education plays a significant role in shaping such positive attitudes, particularly by influencing views of gender roles and help-seeking. Conversely, older men’s reticence toward seeking help appeared linked to negative perceptions of available services and the influence of traditional notions of masculinity. The study concludes that adapting interventions and service offers to men’s needs in rural contexts must include an ecosystemic analysis of their reality and incorporate an understanding of masculinity socialization processes.https://doi.org/10.1177/1557988318821512
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Robin Wright
Gilles Tremblay
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Ray Bustinza
Gabriel Gingras-Lacroix
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Robin Wright
Gilles Tremblay
Danielle Maltais
Ray Bustinza
Gabriel Gingras-Lacroix
Men’s Help-Seeking Attitudes in Rural Communities Affected by a Natural Disaster
American Journal of Men's Health
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description The article describes a mixed methods study of help-seeking in men living in the Chilean Central Valley, following exposure to a major earthquake event in 2010. The results identify that, within the sample, positive attitudes toward help-seeking correlated with younger age, higher education levels, above-average incomes, and stable personal relationships. It appears that education plays a significant role in shaping such positive attitudes, particularly by influencing views of gender roles and help-seeking. Conversely, older men’s reticence toward seeking help appeared linked to negative perceptions of available services and the influence of traditional notions of masculinity. The study concludes that adapting interventions and service offers to men’s needs in rural contexts must include an ecosystemic analysis of their reality and incorporate an understanding of masculinity socialization processes.
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