Society and pathological psychology

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Not sure if this should go in here or the Women's Struggle forum, but

http://bps-research-digest.blogspot.com/2014/06/men-who-are-ashamed-of-their-bodies-are.html

men told they'd performed poorly on a strength test gave more painful electric shocks to a woman who criticised them; and men whose masculine identity was threatened subsequently harassed a feminist woman by sending her pornographic photos.

this link is particularly strong for men who are ashamed of their bodies. "Such men may be under chronic masculinity threat, making them more sensitive to acute instances"

Among the men who felt bad after rejection, it was specifically those who scored high on body shame who showed increased rape proclivity. These were men who agreed with statements like "I am ashamed by the size and shape of my buttocks," and disagreed with statements like "Overall I am comfortable with how my body looks."

male heterosexual participants were rejected by a potential team-mate who thought they were gay. this rejection showed evidence of heightened sexual aggression, but only if they scored highly on body shame, and only if they were rejected by a female team-mate. Those men upset by the rejection, and who had high body shame, tended to choose more photos or images that depicted rape or sexual violence toward women, rather than images involving male-on-male violence.

[cyu]

http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0131613

lower-skilled players were more hostile towards a female-voiced teammate, especially when performing poorly. In contrast, lower-skilled players behaved submissively towards a male-voiced player in the identical scenario. This difference in gender-directed behaviour became more extreme with poorer focal-player performance. We suggest that low-status males increase female-directed hostility to minimize the loss of status as a consequence of hierarchical reconfiguration resulting from the entrance of a woman into the competitive arena. higher-skilled players have less to fear from hierarchical reorganization.