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Time Spent In The Military As A Moderator Of Endorsement Of Traditional Masculinity Ideology Predicting Relationship Satisfaction, Keiko M. Mccullough, Ronald F. Levant
Time Spent In The Military As A Moderator Of Endorsement Of Traditional Masculinity Ideology Predicting Relationship Satisfaction, Keiko M. Mccullough, Ronald F. Levant
Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects
Objective: Military culture perpetuates traditional masculine norms (Alfred, Good, & Hammer, 2014). The internalization of traditional masculinity has been linked to reduced relationship satisfaction among heterosexual couples (McGraw, 2001). The present study investigated the role of military service as moderator of the relationship between masculinity ideology and relationship satisfaction. Method: 155 heterosexual male military personnel in romantic relationships recruited from the internet reported length of service, endorsement of traditional masculinity ideology, and relationship satisfaction. Hierarchical multiple regression was used to evaluate if length of military service moderated the relationship between masculinity and relationship satisfaction. Results: Results were not consistent with …