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Running Head: GENDER PERSPECTIVES 1

David M. Blanding

PSY3010 Social Psychology Lab Week 5

May 10, 2020

Gender Perspectives

Summary: This article was about Predominately male driven work places in Canada that create an environment that makes it uncomfortable to men to be honest about their mental health state and to ask for help. This article zoomed in on events needed in the work place in order to establish more cohesiveness and trust amongst men, without making them feel vulnerable. Making mental health programs available through employers saves the organization money in the long run. There is a need for innovative programs to promote men’s mental health and address norms related to masculinity, work related stress, concerns about job security, and male-specific stigmata associated with mental health issues. The objectives of this article are to (a) describe the gendered views of male employees and workplace representatives in male-dominated industries about workplace mental health promotion and (b) suggest recommendations for effective gender-sensitive workplace approaches to promote men’s mental health.

Analysis: I believe author did an outstanding job hitting the key focal points of this article. This article was very well written and very easy to follow. I liked the information in this article that gave awareness to the mental health state of men in the workplace. It allowed me to look into the different things that men actually go through on their jobs and just in life period that they keep silent about. This article queued me to follow up on my mental health assessments and ensure that I seek help if I am having issues coping with stress. I thought this was a very interesting article. This article reminded me of some of the key points that I learned during this week’s lesson about the changes that men and people in general go through in the workplace and have to be try to be as resilient as possible, just to make the time by faster.

Summary: This article is about the determination and comparison of social emotional skills and prosocial behavior among 15 and 16 year-old adolescent athletes and non-athletes. The study results revealed that adolescent sport participation has influence on social skills and strongly links to athletes’ prosocial behavior. Emotional, social and prosocial behaviors have an effect on gender differences. This article elaborates on the changes that adolescence go through at this age. Their life is essentially a roller coaster. So many influences, stages of puberty, identity changes, emotional ups and downs just to name a few. This article pointed out that kids with poor social emotional skills have difficulty learning and children with good social emotional skills tend to do better academically. The article broke down statistics with a table that showed boys versus girls and their emotional, social and prosocial behavior. The results from the current study showed that there no significant differences between adolescent girls and boys in terms of their abilities to assess emotions, self-control, communication, and assertiveness skills.

Analysis: I really enjoyed reading this article. It explained how usually athletes are able to relate to others in a more efficient way. They understand the concept of working together and express empathy towards others more easily versus those non athletes. The study revealed that girls scored higher on emotional skills, such as ability to understand and analyze emotions and social skills such as cooperation. Moreover, boys scored higher on prosocial behavior such as public and anonymous.

References

Myers, D., Twenge, J. Social Psychology. [South University].

Retrieved from: https://digitalbookshelf.southuniversity.edu/#/books/1260005712/

Seaton, C. L., Bottorff, J. L., Oliffe, J. L., Medhurst, K., & DeLeenheer, D. (2019). Mental health promotion in male-dominated workplaces: Perspectives of male employees and workplace representatives. Psychology of Men & Masculinities, 20(4), 541–552.

Retrieved from: https://doi-org.su.idm.oclc.org/10.1037/men0000182

Social Emotional Skills and Prosocial Behavior among 15–16-year-old Adolescents. (2018). European Journal of Contemporary Education, 7(1). doi:10.13187/ejced.2018.1.21

Retrieved from: https://search-ebscohost-com.su.idm.oclc.org/login.aspx?direct=true&db=eric&AN=EJ1172930&site=eds-live.