What Is the Measure of a Man? A Systematic Scoping Review of 50 Years of Masculinities Scales

Peter Fisher, Brian Heilman, Ryon C. McDermott, Jasleen Chhabra, Ruben Benakovic, Kieran O, Simon Rice, Zac Seidler, Movember Institute of Men, s Health, Santa Monica, Department of Professional Studies, University of South Alabama, Centre for Youth Mental Health, The University of Melbourne, Movember Institute of Men, s Health, Centre for Mental Health and Community Wellbeing, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne

Men and Masculinities

Published online on July 02, 2026

Abstract

Men and Masculinities, Ahead of Print.
The dominant conceptual narrative in research on and measurement of masculinities has emphasized that greater adherence to traditional masculine norms is associated with a range of harmful outcomes. The primacy of this deficit focus may have shaped the ...