Authors : Daksh Dileep; Deepa. M. N.

Volume/Issue : Volume 10 - 2025, Issue 11 - November

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DOI : https://doi.org/10.38124/ijisrt/25nov877

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Abstract : The purpose of this study was to understand the relationship between gender role conflict (GRC) and certain harmful behavior and attitudes in Indian adolescents. This study attempted to test whether the findings and patterns observed in Western studies hold true in an Indian context. The study explored how gender role conflicts relates to behaviours and attitudes such as benevolent sexism, support for gender equality, and enjoyment of sexist or anti-gay humour. Twenty-nine male teenagers from urban Bangalore completed the Gender Role Conflict Scale–Short Form (GRCS–SF) along with a few custom developed attitudinal items. The analyses of the Pearson correlation revealed a significant positive relationship between gender role conflict and benevolent sexism (r = .40, p = .03). On the other hand, a moderate negative correlation was observed between GRC and enjoyment of sexist humour (r = –.37, p = .05), a finding which deviates from what was found in western studies. Additionally, there were no other significant relationships between GRCS scores and the other variables measured in this study. This suggests more research is required in gender role conflict and masculinity in the Indian context.

Keywords : Masculinity;Mental Health; Threatened Masculinity; Gender Role Conflict; Toxic Masculinity; Fragile Masculinity.

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