Incels and psychotherapy: Experiences, attitudes, and resistance to mental-health interventions
Incels present intervention challenges due to their fatalistic worldview, institutional distrust, and extreme misogyny. Findings suggest potential benefits of male therapists and clear therapeutic goals that acknowledge but do not promise to resolve romantic concerns.
Authors
- Andrew G. Thomas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5251-7923)
- Macken Murphy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-7501-4693)
- Louis Bachaud (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1542-7336)
Institutions
- The University of Melbourne (AU)
- Université de Lille (FR)
- Swansea University (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Psychotherapy Research
- Published
- 2025-12-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/10503307.2025.2600546
- Primary Topic
- Gender Roles and Identity Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00