Conservative Protestantism, Sexual Insecurity, and Masculine Discrepancy Stress
Are conservative Protestant men especially insecure about their sexual prowess and masculinity? A recent state-level analysis by Perry and Whitehead suggests that they are. In this study, we use national data from the 2021 Crime, Health, and Politics Survey to formally test whether conservative Prot...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2022
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Journal for the scientific study of religion
Year: 2022, Volume: 61, Issue: 2, Pages: 544-552 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
USA
/ Protestant
/ Evangelical movement
/ Masculinity
/ Insecurity
/ Impotency
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| IxTheo Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy AE Psychology of religion KBQ North America KDD Protestant Church KDG Free church |
| Further subjects: | B
Masculinity
B sexual dysfunction B CONSERVATIVE PROTESTANTISM B Religion B Gender B erectile dysfunction |
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| Summary: | Are conservative Protestant men especially insecure about their sexual prowess and masculinity? A recent state-level analysis by Perry and Whitehead suggests that they are. In this study, we use national data from the 2021 Crime, Health, and Politics Survey to formally test whether conservative Protestant men are more concerned with their sexual abilities and masculinity than other men. Bivariate and multivariate binary logistic and ordinary least squares regression models consistently show that conservative Protestant men tend to exhibit similar levels of sexual insecurity (self-reported performance anxiety, erectile dysfunction, and ED medication use) and masculine discrepancy stress (perceived failure to conform to normative expectations associated with hegemonic masculinity) as men of other religious faiths (moderate Protestants, Catholics, and other Christians/religions) and men who report no religious affiliation. Our analyses are noteworthy because they call into question the theory of evangelicalism and phallocentric masculine insecurity at the individual level. |
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| ISSN: | 1468-5906 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal for the scientific study of religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1111/jssr.12774 |