Gender bias in moral typecasting by Dr Tania Reynolds, Kinsey Institute & Indiana University, US The Centre For Male Psychology 2019-07-12 | Gender bias in moral typecastingDr Tania Reynolds, Kinsey Institute & Dept of Gender Studies at Indiana University, Bloomington, US.Moral typecasting theory posits that when humans evaluate moral interactions, they instinctively typecast the involved individuals into two roles: harm-inflicting perpetrator or suffering victim. We predicted that the application of this cognitive schema is biased by gender, such that women are more easily typecast as victims and men as perpetrators. This was tested with 5 studies (N=1,538). The full paper is available here drive.google.com/file/d/1L-4V9iwpVhyMy-sHUgxj8b1PuouQvxa2/view
Mens mental health, family courts, and toxic ideas about masculinity The Centre For Male Psychology 2025-06-26 | In this brief presentation, the topics include men's mental health, relationship breakdown, family courts, suicide, gamma bias, APA guidelines, hegemonic masculinity, and the Duluth model of domestic violence. Presentation for the ICMB conference (New York, 12th March 2025).Further information: Masculinity pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37416841 Family courts and mental health tinyurl.com/4353wum9 Gamma bias tinyurl.com/yc6d2ayxTraining coursesMale Psychology and Mental Health tinyurl.com/yc2rnzcaMasculinity: Theory and Practice tinyurl.com/2paf3bue
Men and boys today: What are the problems and solutions? (Online course) The Centre For Male Psychology 2024-02-15 | Should we care about problems facing men and boys? Do 'the experts' even understand what the problems really are, let alone suggest realistic solutions?At The Centre for Male Psychology we believe that a proper evidence base - rather than assumptions based on ideology - is the best way to address issues facing men and boys.The Centre for Male Psychology's first promo video for the popular course - e-Learning: 'Introduction to Male Psychology and Mental Health'thecentreformalepsychology.thinkific.com/courses/IntroductiontoMalePsychologyandMentalHealthThe online course is approved for the purposes of CPD by the British Psychological Society.The video was created by Louise Liddon and John Barry, founders of the CMP. Copyright is owned by the CMP. The Centre for Male Psychology (formerly the Male Psychology Network) helps people to learn about men and boys. Make sure you sign up to The Centre for Male Psychology FREE newsletter - you don't have to be a psychologist: centreformalepsychology.com/the-centre-for-male-psychology-newsletterThe Centre for Male Psychology website: centreformalepsychology.com About The Centre for Male P'sychology: https://www.centreformalepsychology.c... What male psychology is all about?: https://www.centreformalepsychology.c... The Centre for Male Psychology FREE mailing list: https://www.centreformalepsychology.c... Male psychology conferences: https://www.centreformalepsychology.c... Male psychology publications: https://www.centreformalepsychology.c... Male psychology infographics: https://www.centreformalepsychology.c... -- RECOMMENED READING -- 'Perspectives in Male Psychology: An Introduction' https://www.amazon.co.uk/Perspectives... In 'Perspectives in Male Psychology: An Introduction', two of the leading authors in this new field, Louise Liddon and John Barry, deliver an insightful exploration of some of today’s most hotly contested issues regarding men and masculinity. This book puts forward a balanced perspective that has been missing from academic and media narratives around topics such as child development, education, sport and exercise, the workplace, crime, the military, health and wellbeing, mental health, therapy, masculinity, and sex differences, and considers the role that evolution, biology, and culture play in shaping male behaviour. OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS -The Centre for Male Psychology on Facebook: / malepsychology The Centre for Male Psychology on Twitter: / centremalepsych Music: licensed via Canva Pro. #malepsychology #masculinity #mensmentalhealth
How much do you know about male psychology? The Centre For Male Psychology 2021-07-29 | This video takes you on a 3-minute trip deep into the mental and emotional life of men. It's a journey of highs and lows which stops off in some unexpected places. (Tip: keep the sound on). Some people might find some of the scenes in this video triggering.This is an opportunity for you to find out how much - or how little - you know about male psychology. Please click the Subscribe button (if you haven't already), and please share the video, but be sure to attribute it to The Centre for Male Psychology (CMP).The video was created by Louise Liddon and John Barry, founders of the CMP. Copyright is owned by the CMP.The Centre for Male Psychology (formerly the Male Psychology Network) helps people to learn about men and boys. Make sure you sign up to The Centre for Male Psychology FREE newsletter - you don't have to be a psychologist: centreformalepsychology.com/the-centre-for-male-psychology-newsletter--- Video References ---Regarding suicide, see also 'Suicide by middle-aged men' by Appleby et al (2021) documents.manchester.ac.uk/display.aspx?DocID=55305Other references for material in this video: please see chapters 8, 11 and 12 of the book 'Perspectives in Male Psychology: An Introduction', by Louise Liddon and John Barry. This is a British Psychological Society textbook, published by Wiley & Sons amazon.co.uk/Perspectives-Male-Psychology-Introduction-Textbooks/dp/1119685354/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1618518114&sr=1-1--- MORE ABOUT THIS CHANNEL ------ LINKS ---The Centre for Male Psychology website: centreformalepsychology.comAbout The Centre for Male P'sychology: centreformalepsychology.com/about-the-centre-for-male-psychologyWhat male psychology is all about?: centreformalepsychology.com/what-is-male-psychologyThe Centre for Male Psychology FREE mailing list: centreformalepsychology.com/the-centre-for-male-psychology-newsletterMale psychology conferences: centreformalepsychology.com/male-psychology-conferencesMale psychology publications: centreformalepsychology.com/male-psychology-publicationsMale psychology infographics: centreformalepsychology.com/male-psychology-infographics--- RECOMMENED READING ---'Perspectives in Male Psychology: An Introduction' amazon.co.uk/Perspectives-Male-Psychology-Introduction-Textbooks/dp/1119685354/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1618518114&sr=1-1 In 'Perspectives in Male Psychology: An Introduction', two of the leading authors in this new field, Louise Liddon and John Barry, deliver an insightful exploration of some of today’s most hotly contested issues regarding men and masculinity.This book puts forward a balanced perspective that has been missing from academic and media narratives around topics such as child development, education, sport and exercise, the workplace, crime, the military, health and wellbeing, mental health, therapy, masculinity, and sex differences, and considers the role that evolution, biology, and culture play in shaping male behaviour.--- OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS ---The Centre for Male Psychology on Facebook: facebook.com/malepsychologyThe Centre for Male Psychology on Twitter: twitter.com/CentreMalePsychMusic: Signal To Noise by Epidemic Sound licensed via Canva Pro.#malepsychology #masculinity #mensmentalhealth
Male psychology and mental health. Talk by Dr John Barry at University of Strathclyde, March 2020 The Centre For Male Psychology 2020-03-24 | (Note: the audio quality is NOT GOOD in this video because the decision to record was only made at the last minute, mainly for the benefit of people who weren't able to attend in person that evening due to the emerging COVID-19 pandemic).75% of suicides in the UK are male, but fewer men than women seek therapy. The typical reaction to this remarkable fact is to urge men to stop being silly and simply ask for help, but is this 'victim blaming' approach helping?In his public lecture at the University of Strathclyde (11th March 2020), Dr John Barry, Chair of the Male Psychology Section of the British Psychological Society, asks some questions that will challenge mental health professionals, and gives guidance on how mental health provision for men might be improved. Further reading: free access to the full text of many papers on Male Psychology here malepsychology.org.uk/research-library
Study of a men’s pick-up artist community, by Dr Rob Whitley of McGill Uni, at UCL The Centre For Male Psychology 2020-03-08 | Lecture by Dr Rob Whitley, McGill University, Canada, for the Male Psychology Network, at University College London, December 9th 2019.Male ‘pick-up artists’ have been maligned by the mainstream media as creeps, perverts and misogynists. But is this myth or reality? In this presentation, Dr Whitley will report the results from a one-year ethnography of a pick-up artist community that aimed to understand why. Further reading: this study discussed in the lecture was published shortly after Dr Whitley's presentation journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0229719
Handbook of Male Psychology: some of the authors give brief introduction to their chapter. The Centre For Male Psychology 2019-08-05 | Since being published in March this year, downloads of the 'Palgrave Handbook of Male Psychology & Mental Health' have surprised everyone. Demand for the Handbook of Male Psychology is doing better than the average Palgrave Macmillan psychology book, and looks set to be a leading seller. Really this should surprise nobody: this is a field that has been overlooked for decades, but a topic that has been just below the threshold of consciousness of many. Now that a book on this topic exists, people are jumping at the opportunity to find out more.The Handbook of Male Psychology consists of 32 chapters from experts around the world. The first half of the book is about theory, the second is about clinical practice. Further details are in the link below. There isn't yet a course, syllabus or module teaching male psychology anywhere in the world, but demand suggests that there certainly should be. Further reading: Barry JA, Kingerlee R, Seager MJ and Sullivan L (Eds.) (2019). The Palgrave Handbook of Male Psychology and Mental Health. London: Palgrave Macmillan IBSN 978-3-030-04384-1 DOI 10.1007/978-3-030-04384-1 Download the book here: palgrave.com/gb/book/9783030043834Note: this is a large academic book, so is expensive. You can access the book for free if you are connected to a university library. If they don't stock it, you can request that they do.
Depressed boys views of short-term psychoanalytic psychotherapy. Julia Marotti, Anna Freud Centre. The Centre For Male Psychology 2019-08-05 | "If you can understand something you can fix it”.A talk by Julia Marotti, of the Anna Freud Centre, University College London, on her MSc dissertation.This talk describes an exploratory study of depressed boys' experiences of short-term psychoanalytic psychotherapy.Background: Adolescent boys have higher rates of suicide, although, the prevalence of depression in boys is lower compared to girls. Research on boys' help seeking largely supports popular belief of their reluctance to ask for help. This emphasises the continued need for further studies to develop an understanding of boys' experience of therapy, especially psychodynamic interventions with their greater emotional focus.Aims and Methods: This qualitative study aimed to explore the therapeutic experiences of five young males with moderate to severe depression aged between 16 to 18, who received Short-Term Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy as part of a randomised controlled trial. Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis was used for an in-depth and idiographic understanding of semi-structured interviews conducted immediately post-treatment. Results: Three themes were identified: ‘Pain in therapy for a worthwhile purpose’, ‘A relationship unlike others: creates a space for self-reflection’, and ‘Ending with “a little bit of relief and a little bit of hope”’. Conclusions: This study highlights the importance of attending to young male’s voices to inform services on how to more appropriately engage such cohorts and provides an adjunct to quantitative outcome research. Future research and implications for clinical practice are discussed.
Listening to young black men. Dr Mahamed Hashi, Brixton Soup Kitchen. The Centre For Male Psychology 2019-08-05 | Drill music is a type of rap music. ‘Drill’ is slang for ‘machine gun’, and drill is known for it’s 'diss tracks', where gangs insult each, encouraging retaliatory violence. But does drill give us an important example of what it's like when men talk about their real feelings rather than bottling them up? Opening up is exactly what lots of mental health campaigners have been urging men to do for years, but the response to drill has been calls to ban it outright. Mahamed Hashi says there is much more to be gained from listening to than ignoring these men's feelings. Further readingBlog by Dr Hashi: 'We need to listen to young men, even when we don’t like what they are saying'malepsychology.org.uk/2019/01/20/we-need-to-listen-to-young-men-even-when-we-dont-like-what-they-are-saying
Male friendly existential therapy with men. Prof Miles Groth, Wagner College, New York. The Centre For Male Psychology 2019-08-04 | [Apologies for the poor sound quality]This talk is based the chapter 'Working with Adolescent Males: Special Considerationsfrom an Existential Perspective' (details below). Currently, men are experiencing a period of having to remake or even reinvent themselves in the wake of important social changes. It is the result of the appearance of new, challenging concepts of gender and masculinity, pressure from some quarters to redefine the relationships between men and women (and with other men), and the gradual disappearance of opportunities to engage for compensation in useful, satisfying and respected work for men who lack the credentials of higher education. For these and other reasons, young males in particular now face personal issues for which consultation with a psychotherapist may prove to be useful, if they choose to avail themselves of what we are able to give them when offered in a certain way. One such approach is existential therapy (ET). In this talk, Prof Groth will describe its features and application with young males.Further reading:Groth, M (2019). 'Working with Adolescent Males: Special Considerations from an Existential Perspective', in The Palgrave Handbook of Male Psychology and Mental Health, by Barry, J.A., Kingerlee, R., Seager, M., Sullivan, L. (Eds.). London: Palgrave Macmillan.eBook ISBN 978-3-030-04384-1DOI 10.1007/978-3-030-04384-1palgrave.com/gb/book/9783030043834
A Generational Perspective on Softening Masculinities. Prof Eric Anderson, Uni of Winchester, UK. The Centre For Male Psychology 2019-08-03 | Prof Eric Anderson, University of Winchester, UK.This talk examines longitudinal data on the identification with masculinity. It shows that masculinity is softening with each generation and suggests this is in direct relation to declining homophobia. Results of multiple studies show that young men today embrace each other, kiss one another, have bromances, and are gay friendly. Violence and other harmful masculine pursuits are also in decline. Despite this, feminist rhetoric against men is at its highest. This suggests that the future of young men is neither feminist, nor masculine.
Men with rheumatic diseases: experiences, coping styles & support preferences. Dr Caroline Flurey. The Centre For Male Psychology 2019-08-01 | “I’ve handed back my man card”: Experiences, coping styles, and support preferences of men with rheumatic diseases, by Dr Caroline Flurey, Senior Lecturer in Public Health, University of the West of England.Background: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and Systemic Sclerosis (SSc) are inflammatory autoimmune rheumatic diseases. RA is characterized by joint inflammation, pain and fatigue. SSc is characterised by functional and structural abnormalities of small blood vessels, and thickening of the skin, which can progress to internal organs. Research in other conditions suggests men need their own health strategy, yet research in these rheumatic diseases reflect the preponderance of women with these conditions. This presentation will address what we currently know about the experiences, coping styles and support preferences of men with RA & SSc. Methods: Qualitative focus groups and interviews with 22 men with RA informed a Q-methodology study with 30 different men with RA to identify priorities. This informed a Q-survey: 281 men with RA (mean age: 66) completed numerical rating scales (NRS) of statements taken from our previous Q-methodology study, and were assigned to a group based on a weighted averaging of scores. Participants completed measures of disease severity, coping; psychological impact and support. Focus groups with men with SSc are in progress.Results: For RA, 120 men (43%) reported severe disease, used less effective coping strategies, and reported poor psychological outcomes. Most popular support options were a question and answer session with their Rheumatologist (54%) or specialist nurse (50%), organized research talks (55%) or education on managing physical symptoms (53%). For SSc, 3/8 focus groups are complete (n=13) and emerging preliminary analysis will be presented.Conclusions: Some men seem able to accept and adapt to RA, but others (at least 43%) seem in need of self-management support. Men prefer support with a practical rather than emotional focus. The next step is to design and test a tailored self-management intervention for men with rheumatic diseases.
Men bouncing back from domestic violence. Deborah Powney, University of Central Lancashire The Centre For Male Psychology 2019-07-31 | Compensatory consequences & positive adaptions to intimate partner violence.Experiences of trauma can have devastating effects which can be life changing, resulting in negative physical and psychological results including PTSD, depression, substance abuse, heart disease and suicide. However, it has been suggested that the extensive focus on the negative consequences leads clinicians to form a pathological bias towards what are normal reactions to trauma, which prevents a complete picture of how trauma victims adapt Conversely, there is an emerging field that investigates positive changes that may occur due to the adaption to trauma. These compensatory consequences include, increased personal strength and self-esteem, higher levels of empathy and social connections, greater appreciation of life and improved resilience, which have been shown to reduce the negative impact of post-traumatic stressors. In traumatic experiences, more men suffer in areas such as military combat, HIV/AIDS, homelessness, imprisonment and suicide. Despite this, men are less likely to seek clinical help for psychological as the traditional treatments may leave men feeling emasculated or shameful. Additionally, men may prefer services that are based on shared experience and peer counseling. The clinical implications for this are that trauma services for men should develop programs that consider the format of delivery, as well as assessing strengths and positive masculine traits. See also The very popular new book chapter byDeborah Powney & Nicola Graham-Kevan (2019): 'Male Victims of Intimate Partner Violence: A Challenge to the Gendered Paradigm', in The Palgrave Handbook of Male Psychology and Mental Health (Palgrave Macmillan, 2019). https://www.palgrave.com/gb/book/9783... DOI 10.1007/978-3-030-04384-1ISBN 978-3-030-04383-4
Enhancing therapy for men in prison. Dr Kerry Clark & Dr Ashley-Christopher Fallon, Birmingham MHFT. The Centre For Male Psychology 2019-07-30 | Title: “Male tinted spectacles” – enhancing psychological formulation through a male gendered lens.Summary: Through staff and service user consultations, the Male Gender Strategy group gathered expertise and information (from research, service user voice and social commentary) to inform the development of male-gendered products to support formulation. Gendered formulations were tested on a group of staff and service users and the impact evaluated via interview. We found that the development and implementation of male gendered products enhanced the completion of psychological formulations, measured across improvements confidence, knowledge and case management activity on the topic of male gender. The activity also contributed to greater consideration of male gender issues across risk documentation, service-user and therapist interaction, content creation of direct psychological interventions, service development and strategic planning. Service users reported multiple positive experiences. Both groups report the potential value of the products for training, supervision and intervention settings and applicability to non-forensic cohorts.
Men seeking help for domestic violence in 2018. Mark Brooks, OBE, Mankind Initiative, UCL, 2019. The Centre For Male Psychology 2019-07-29 | The ManKind Initiative charity has been operating an anonymous national domestic abuse helpline and website for male victims of domestic abuse since 2001. Mark Brooks has been the Chair since 2007, and as well as being a qualified domestic abuse services manager he is also a public policy professional; his presentation looks at male victims from the perspective of both of these roles.The presentation reviews recent trends in the types of calls and the experiences of callers to the Mankind Initiative helpline, primarily covering 2018. It reflects on how and why men seek help, and how psychologists and service providers should respond. The talk also looks at the importance of help-providing websites, and the type of ‘safe spaces’ male victims respond to. Also addressed are the problematic aspects of the policy making narrative around male victims of domestic abuse, for example, the lack of recognition of male victims. Brooks' presentation will also make clear why language such as ‘toxic masculinity’ and concepts such as ‘the man box’ are destructive of progress towards helping victims. This talk parallels the one by Dr Liz Bates’ (see youtube.com/watch?v=WmWQye77F70&t=79s ).
Dr Rob Hadley The Centre For Male Psychology 2019-07-26 | Is not being a dad harder than being a dad?
Systematic review: improving male help-seeking behavior. Ilyas Sagar-Ouriaghli Kings College London The Centre For Male Psychology 2019-07-25 | Based on his recently published paper with colleagues at KCL, Dr June Brown et al, this review summarises the published literature on male-focused interventions designed to improve help-seeking. The talk also highlighs key considerations for future research and clinical practice. Further reading Free access to full paper: journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/1557988319857009Sagar-Ouriaghli, I., Godfrey, E., Bridge, L., Meade, L., & Brown, J. S. (2019). Improving Mental Health Service Utilization Among Men: A Systematic Review and Synthesis of Behavior Change Techniques Within Interventions Targeting Help-Seeking. American Journal of Men's Health, 13(3), 1557988319857009.
Improving help-seeking by making therapy a safer option. Dr Roger Kingerlee, NHS Foundation Trust. The Centre For Male Psychology 2019-07-24 | Keynote speech by Dr Roger Kingerlee, Consultant Clinical Psychologist at Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. Committee member of the Male Psychology Section of the British Psychological Society (BPS).It is a truism of male psychologies that many boys and men have difficulty asking for help at times of distress and - in some cases - delay appropriate help-seeking for months, years, or decades.This keynote explores this phenomenon through the twin prisms of safety, and informational exchange. On the one hand, men often feel confident in making judgments about, and changes in, physical safety. On the other hand, concepts of psychological safety are often unknown to them - but, when men feel their intuitive criteria of safety are not met - men avoid help-seeking, sometimes at almost any cost.The keynote explores what, in the light of clinical practice and theory, can be inferred about psychological safety for men, on the basis of a model of informational exchange. These conclusions are then applied to how, at best - and in the light of developing national and international practice - services for boys and men might be structured and look so as to be maximally enabling for those they seek to serve.Further readingKingerlee R et al (2019). Reconnection: Designing Interventions and Services with Men in Mind, in The Palgrave Handbook of Male Psychology and Mental Health. London: Palgrave MacmillanLiddon L, Kingerlee R, Seager M & Barry JA (2019). What are the factors that make a male-friendly therapy? in Barry JA, Kingerlee R, Seager MJ and Sullivan L (Eds.) (2019). The Palgrave Handbook of Male Psychology and Mental Health. London: Palgrave MacmillanBarry JA, Kingerlee R, Seager MJ and Sullivan L (Eds.) (2019). The Palgrave Handbook of Male Psychology and Mental Health. London: Palgrave Macmillan IBSN 978-3-030-04384-1 DOI 10.1007/978-3-030-04384-1
Improving mental health & legal treatment of male rape survivors. Dr Ben Hine, Uni. of West London The Centre For Male Psychology 2019-07-23 | Research into attrition of rape cases within the criminal justice system has principally focused on cases involving female victims. However, since the legal recognition of male rape in 1994, and in the context of increasing research highlighting the traumatic outcomes of male rape, researchers have begun to explore the experiences of men in more detail. Such endeavours are crucial, as, whilst many aspects of victim-survivor experience are similar across different demographic groups, unique challenges for male victim-survivors, for example the influence of gender-role stereotypes and beliefs surrounding sexuality, have been identified. The study outlined in this talk provides some preliminary information on the details and case trajectories of cases of rape involving a male victim reported in London between 2005 and 2012. From the data presented, victim, suspect and crime typologies are proposed, and the influence of case characteristics on outcome within the criminal justice system are explored.
Artificial intelligence & mens mental health. Martin Daubney, MEP The Centre For Male Psychology 2019-07-22 | Martin Daubney (MEP) takes us on a personal journey in which he discusses the findings of HARR-e, a pioneering study he created in conjunction with men's grooming brand Harry's, that found men were three times more likely to talk to an artificial intelligence (AI) powered "chatbot" about their innermost concerns than a human therapist. He looks at the implications of AI for male psychology in the UK and beyond. Further readingMartin Daubney's article on Harr-e in the Telegraph telegraph.co.uk/health-fitness/mind/ai-new-frontier-battle-treat-male-mental-health-crisisThe first Harry's Masculinity Report (Barry & Daubney, 2018) malepsychology.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/The-Harrys-Masculnity-Report-2017.pdf
Does gender equality mean equality for men? Prof Guy Madison, Umeå University, Sweden. The Centre For Male Psychology 2019-07-19 | It is commonly assumed that men and women are identical in all psychological properties that affect life choices and career achievement. Different outcomes across the sexes are therefore often attributed to discrimination or stunting social norms, which is used to justify the application of quotas. Following failed attempts to legislate quotas for company board members, the Swedish government is presently policing universities and companies to increase the proportion of female professors and board members. I analyse politicians’ and government officials’ arguments for doing so, and conclude that they not do in fact believe that the sexes are identical, but want to reach equal outcomes anyway. Equal opportunities to pursue the individual’s interests and develop her talents and potential is an ideal that almost everyone subscribes to. Few people would campaign for thwarting the individual’s interests, talents, and potential in the interest of reaching a prescribed outcome at the group level. Yet this seems to be what leading politicians and ideologues are effectively doing. We need to seriously consider what this means for the health and wellbeing of both men and women. The issue of sex differences has become so controversial and emotionally charged that even empirical science is not quite trustworthy on this topic. I provide some examples from personality research, and show how the same raw data has been used to demonstrate that sex differences are both minimal and huge. Further readingProfessor Madison has a huge and highly reputable publication record, so the Male Psychology Network was delighted to publish a blog by Prof Madison on the important topic of the relatively poor quality of publications in gender studies malepsychology.org.uk/2018/10/22/the-scientific-quality-of-gender-studies-publications-leaves-much-room-for-improvement
Gamma Bias: Cognitive Distortion in Thinking About Gender. By Martin Seager & John Barry, at UCL. The Centre For Male Psychology 2019-07-17 | Cognitive distortions occur when we process information in ways that result in verifiable errors in thinking. In the study of gender, two biases have been identified: alpha bias, where researchers emphasise gender differences, and beta bias where researchers minimise gender differences. In this presentation we postulate a newly identified cognitive distortion in relation to gender, gamma bias, which simultaneously magnifies some aspects of gender and minimises others. This presentation also showcases an animation, created with the help of Jordan Holbrook, which visually demonstrates gamma bias and the gender distortion matrix. See also The new book chapter by Seager & Barry: 'Cognitive Distortion in Thinking About Gender Issues: Gamma Bias and the Gender Distortion Matrix' in The Palgrave Handbook of Male Psychology and Mental Health (Palgrave Macmillan, 2019). palgrave.com/gb/book/9783030043834 DOI 10.1007/978-3-030-04384-1ISBN 978-3-030-04383-4Blog on this topic: malepsychology.org.uk/2018/12/04/why-are-there-so-many-disagreements-about-gender-issues-its-usually-down-to-gamma-bias
Glen Poole on male suicide, UCL 5th Jan 2018 The Centre For Male Psychology 2019-07-16 | There were lots of clinical psychologists and other therapists in the audience for this lecture, and we all agreed that this was one of the best explorations of male suicide that we have seen.About the speaker: Glen Poole is an international expert on men and boys and author of the book Equality For Men. He is Director of the consultancy Helping Men, UK co-ordinator for International Men's Day and features editor at the online magazine www.inside-man.co.uk. He currently undertaking a project on men's mental health for Men's Health Australia.
Beyond belief: gender, science and ideology. Prof Eric Anderson, University of Winchester. The Centre For Male Psychology 2019-07-16 | Beyond belief: gender, science and ideology. Eric Anderson is Professor of Sport, Masculinities & Sexualities, University of Winchester.As scientists and rational human beings we like to think of our ourselves as people only swayed by hard evidence. However there is another thread in the human experience, one which can sway us to have faith in ideas that go beyond science. About the speaker: Eric Anderson is Professor of Sport, Masculinities & Sexualities. He holds four degrees, has published numerous books and over 60 peer-reviewed journal articles. His research is regularly featured on international television, in print and digital media.
The importance of dads to boys’ development away from youth gangs and violence, by Dr Kevin Wright. The Centre For Male Psychology 2019-07-15 | The importance of dads to boys’ developmentDr Kevin Wright, counselling psychologist, London, UKYouth violence and gangs is not a simple or mono-dimensional problem. Solving the problem does not start with dealing with the gangs and the young people. It starts with looking at how they end up getting involved - and perhaps even needing - the gangs in the first place. About the speaker: Dr Kevin Wright is a member of the Male Psychology Section of the BPS, expert witness, blogger and author of works such as Wright, K.J.R. & McLeod, J. (2016). Gender differences in long-term outcome of Brief Therapy for employees. New Male Studies, 5(2), 88-110 http://www.malepsychology.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/article-7.pdf
Mens Experience of Domestic Violence, by Dr Liz Bates, Dept of Psychology, University of Cumbria. The Centre For Male Psychology 2019-07-11 | Hidden Victims: Men and their Experience of Domestic Violence. Dr Liz Bates, Senior Lecturer in Applied Psychology at the University of CumbriaThe aim of this talk is to discuss men’s experience including reference to several recent studies that reveal men’s experiences of physical and sexual violence, and controlling behaviour. Find out more in the new book 'Intimate Partner Violence' by Dr Liz Bates & Dr Julie Taylor (Routledge, 2019).
Male mental health – the government’s approach, by Jackie Doyle-Price, MP The Centre For Male Psychology 2019-07-10 | Male mental health – the government’s approachJackie Doyle-Price, MP, special guest speaker.Shockingly, it is still the case that men remain the group at highest risk of suicide and account for three quarters of those suicides that happen in England.
Passing fatherhood skills through the generations. Dr Andrew Briggs, Consultant Psychotherapist, UK The Centre For Male Psychology 2019-07-09 | Passing fatherhood skills through the generations.Dr Andrew Briggs, Consultant Child & Adolescent Psychotherapist, NHS, UKThis brief presentation is on how fatherhood skills are passed on from one generation to another. Drawing on 30 years NHS work as a psychoanalytic psychotherapist I will discuss unconscious processes that either allow or impede the successful inheritance of fatherhood skills by a family’s younger generation. You can read more about Dr Briggs' clinical findings on this topic in his new book chapter 'The Impact of Father Absence on Child Mental Health: Three Possible Outcomes' in The Palgrave Handbook of Male Psychology and Mental Health (Palgrave Macmillan, 2019) palgrave.com/gb/book/9783030043834ISBN 978-3-030-04383-4DOI 10.1007/978-3-030-04384-1
The impact on children of witnessing parental violence, by Professor Nicola Graham-Kevan, UCLan, UK The Centre For Male Psychology 2019-07-08 | The impact on children of witnessing parental violence. Professor Nicola Graham-Kevan, Professor of Criminal Justice Psychology, Criminal Justice Partnership lead for Violence and Aggression, School of Psychology, University of Central Lancashire, UKUsing a systematic approach to explore the findings of review articles, this presentation will discuss the findings of decades of research in terms of gendered versus trauma-informed approaches to understanding the impact of domestic abuse exposure on boys and girls, and men and women.See also Prof Graham-Kevan's new book chapter with Deborah Powney: 'Male Victims of Intimate Partner Violence: A Challenge to the Gendered Paradigm' in The Palgrave Handbook of Male Psychology and Mental Health (Palgrave Macmillan, 2019). palgrave.com/gb/book/9783030043834 DOI 10.1007/978-3-030-04384-1ISBN 978-3-030-04383-4
Psychological impact of false accusations of sexual abuse The Centre For Male Psychology 2019-03-06 | Margaret Gardener, Director of False Allegations Support Organisation (FASO), gives at talk on the psychological aspects of false allegations of sexual abuse. The talk focuses on the psychological / emotional impact on the person falsely accused, rather than the accuser. This event took place on 28th Feb 2019 at University College London (UCL).About the speaker: Margaret Gardener has a background in voluntary emergency nursing and prior to this a career in the civil service, serving abroad during this time, which helped to improve her communication skills. She was a registered foster carer for special needs teenagers and was catapulted through a family experience, as a volunteer, into the False Allegations Support Organisation in 2001. Her first role at FASO was Secretarial, she then progressed to the helpline (using her empathy skills, and supporting callers in their distress). As the Director of FASO (UK) she addresses parliament and agencies both criminal and family through the medium of consultations and meetings, whilst liaising with academia and like-minded groups. She addresses in part the issues of the hidden victims, both children/vulnerable adults and the accused parent/individual on safeguarding issues.Margaret's blog on this topic for the Male Psychology Network can be found here malepsychology.org.uk/event/psychological-aspects-of-false-allegations-of-sexual-abuseThe FASO website, with helpline details, is here http://www.false-allegations.org.ukMany thanks to Tom for his excellent camerawork.
‘What does it mean to be a man?’ Discussion with Jordan Stephens, Poorna Bell & Dr John Barry The Centre For Male Psychology 2018-06-04 | ‘What does it mean to be a man?’ - the question for writer & performer Jordan Stephens, journalist & author Poorna Bell & psychologist Dr John Barry last Thurs at the 'Can We Just Ask' event in Central London on 31st May 2018. The issues discussed included men's mental health, toxic masculinity, and why we should be more positive about masculinity.
Male suicide: the social determinants in the UK compared to Australia. Glen Poole, UCL Jan 5th 2018 The Centre For Male Psychology 2018-04-19 | In one of the most informative lectures organised by the Male Psychology Network to date, Glen Poole discusses his findings on the social determinants of male suicide in the UK compared to Australia.Glen is currently working for the Australian Men’s Health Forum, leading three a year project which is being funded by the Australian Government. We were very fortunate to catch Glen during his brief return to the UK over the holiday season.
Phill Turner, counsellor, on the Duluth Model, UCL Male Psychology Conference 2017 The Centre For Male Psychology 2018-03-13 | Counsellor Phill Turner shared his personal experiences of the use of the Duluth Model, and how it teaches therapists to treat men and women very differently. This was a short talk at the UCL Male Psychology Conference 2017. The Powerpoint slides are available here http://www.malepsychology.org.uk/conference-presentations
Dr Naomi Murphy: treating personality disordered sex offenders. Male Psychology Conference 2017 The Centre For Male Psychology 2018-02-28 | Are the histories of male prisoners really any less traumatic than those of female prisoners?It is now generally accepted that women prisoners often have a history of childhood neglect and/or abuse. Consequently, there is recognition that rehabilitation of women offenders will require some resources to be directed towards resolving issues arising from such a history and providing emotional support to women during imprisonment. The implicit message within such a narrative though is that female prisoners differ from male prisoners in this regard; that women need a “special” kind of service other than that required by men and that male prisoners are much less likely to have such needs. Forensic psychologist Dr Naomi Murphy works within a high secure prison providing psychological treatment to male prisoners. She presents here an audit of the histories of the men in the unit and suggest that men’s needs in prison are not so very different to those of female prisoners.
Prof Rory OConnor - the causes of suicide. Male Psychology Conference 2017 The Centre For Male Psychology 2018-02-28 | Professor O’Connor’s keynote, at the Male Psychology Conference 2017, focuses on the latest research on understanding suicidal behaviour, and how this informs interventions to prevent suicide.
Masculinity Debate Pt 2: is masculinity just a social construct? UCL, 14 Dec 2017 The Centre For Male Psychology 2017-12-22 | Debate at University College London on the motion that 'this house believes that masculinity is not simply a social construct'.The panelists for the motion:Dr Brenda Todd, Developmental Psychologist, City University LondonDr Eli Joubert, psychosexual therapistDr Becci Owens, University of SunderlandThe panelists against the motion:Leila Wildsmith, Regents University LondonMartin Tod, Chief Exective, Men's Heath Forum, UK (and former contender in the World Debating Championships)Dr Ben Hine, Psychologist, University of West LondonChair: Martin Daubney, award winning journalist.The debate was organised by Dr John Barry, Honorary Lecturer at UCL's Dept of Psychology, and co-founder of the Male Psychology Network.
Interview Professor Marv Westwood, Dr Roger Kingerlee + Luke Woodley The Centre For Male Psychology 2017-09-20 | The 2017 Male Psychology Conference saw a range of fantastic talks. One of them was an interview about PTSD by experts Marv Westwoodd, Roger Kingerlee and Luke Woodley.
Is having a haircut good for your Mental Health? The Centre For Male Psychology 2017-06-22 | In this lecture Tamika Roper & Dr John Barry talk about their recent research in to haircuts and Mental Health. Learn more: www.malepsychology.org.uk
Dr John Barry introduces The Red Pill The Centre For Male Psychology 2017-05-31 | On January 5th a special showing of The Red Pill took place at UCL, London. Dr John Barry introduced the documentary for which the trailer can be viewed here: youtu.be/HK7n_XA40V8
The Great Masculinity Debate The Centre For Male Psychology 2017-05-23 | The idea that 'masculinity is toxic' has become popular in the media, but has little basis in psychology. On the 11th of May a debate took place at University College London. The motion? ''This house does not believe that masculinity is toxic'.Arguing against the motion were Michael Conroy (A Call To Men UK), Phil Price (Domestic Violence Intervention Project) and Leila Wildsmith (Regents College London). Arguing for the motion were psychologists H Eli Joubert (University of Surrey), Naomi Murphy (HMPS Whitemoor) and Martin Seager (Central London Samaritans).The audience at the debate voted both before and after they heard the arguments. Who won the debate? You might be surprised.
Do men and women have the same needs in therapy? The Centre For Male Psychology 2017-04-10 | Lecture by Kate Holloway, Martin Seager & John Barry, based on the results of a recent interview study with 20 experienced psychological therapists.
Lecture: Gendered preferences in Therapy The Centre For Male Psychology 2017-03-27 | Lecture by Martin Seager & John Barry: What do men and women say they want from therapy? Results of a recent survey of 350 men and women led by Louise Liddon.
Is psychology doing enough for Men & Boys? Psychology in the Pub Plymouth March 2017 The Centre For Male Psychology 2017-03-20 | Is Psychology doing enough for Men & Boys? Psychology in the Pub presentation in Plymouth's Treasury Bar, March 16th 2017. By Dr John Barry of the Male Psychology Network.
Challenging the gendered nature of domestic violence The Centre For Male Psychology 2017-01-16 | Dr Ben Hine of the University of West London gave a talk on the 15th of December at UCL for the Gender Equity Network. In his talk he focuses on the fact that we perceive domestic violence as a gendered problem whereas in reality one-third of all domestic abuses are done against men.
Why do suicidal men not seek help? How can we help? The Centre For Male Psychology 2016-11-20 | Male suicide is currently 3.5 times more frequent than female suicide. Psychologists Martin Seager and John Barry of the Male Psychology Network talk about the phenomenon of blindness to men's distress and how we might reduce suicide by making therapy more male-friendly. The lecture took place on the same day that the UK government discussed male suicide and International Men's Day in parliamenthttp://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/backbench-business-committee/news-parliament-2015/mps-debate-male-suicide-and-international-mens-day
How is domestic violence against men perceived? The Centre For Male Psychology 2016-11-16 | Presentation at the 3rd Annual Male Psychology Conference.Dr Ben Hine explores the question how society perceives domestic violence against men.
How should mental health campaigns for men be designed? The Centre For Male Psychology 2016-10-31 | Presentation at the Third Annual Male Psychology Conference Lina Skora & Oliver Payne present their findings on how men perceive mental health and support campaigns and how these should be designed.
The link between suicidality and various factors by Laura Middleton-Curran The Centre For Male Psychology 2016-10-18 | Presentation at the Third Annual Male Psychology Conference.Listen to Laura Middleton-Curran discuss her findings on how much suicidality is related to competitiveness, locus of control, and interest in family values.
An investigation into mens experience of psychological change without psychotherapy The Centre For Male Psychology 2016-10-03 | Presentation at the 3rd Annual Male Psychology Conference. Catherine Buchan of University of Wolverhampton talks about her interpretative phenomenological analysis investigation into men's experience of psychological change Without psychotherapy
