The Relationship Among Gender Role Conflict, Normative Male Alexithymia, Men’s Friendship Discords With Other Men, and Psychological Well

This study examined the triadic relationship of gender role conflict (GRC), normative male alexithymia (NMA), and men’s friendships qualities with other men as well as the impact of this triadic relationship on men’s (N = 216) psychological well-being (PWB). Bivariate correlations revealed significant correlations among all four variables. High levels of NMA and friendship discords factored in as the best predictor of men’s PWB, and accounted for the 37% variation in overall PWB scores with an effect size of f2 = .60. The moderation analysis indicated that GRC significantly moderated the effect of NMA on men’s PWB scores, ΔR2 = .073, F(1, 212) = 20.795, p < .001. Clinical and research implications of the study are discussed