The Relationship of Gender Role Attitudes Towards Men with Depression, Anxiety, Stress

Objective: This research was designed to examine the relationship between gender role attitudes toward men and depression, anxiety, and stress. Materials and Methods: This research was conducted between October 2023 and March 2024 using the snowball method with 450 participants among males aged 18 and over living in Istanbul. Before conducting the research, permission was obtained from the authors of the scales used, ethical permission from the ethics committee of Istanbul Gedik University, and consent to participate from the participants. The research data were collected using the Introductory Information Form, Men Oriented Gender Roles Attitudes Scale, and Depression Anxiety Stress Scale-21 (DASS-21) developed by the researchers. Results: The average age of the participants participating in the study was 23.36, 83.1% were single, 60.9% had equal income and expenses, 68.4% were high school graduates, 62.4% were employed, and 51.8% had been working for 0-1 years. The participants' mean DASS-21 depression sub-dimension score was 8.22±4.81, the mean stress sub-dimension score was 8.25±4.73, and the mean anxiety sub-dimension score was 6.39±4.99. The participants' total mean score for Gender Role Attitudes Towards Men was 82.82±15.49. A positive and weakly significant relationship was found between the DAS-21 Anxiety Dimension score and the Gender Role Attitude Towards Men Sexist Social Violence Dimension score (p0.05). Conclusion: As a result of the research, a positive weak relationship was found between sexist social violence and individuals' anxiety. Future research can be conducted using probability sampling method, not only with people in one province but also with a larger universe.