“Strong Enough to Suffer”: Emotional Suppression, Stress Exposure, and Physiological Health Among Men Across the Life Course
American Journal of Men's Health
Published online on May 15, 2026
Abstract
American Journal of Men's Health, Volume 20, Issue 3, May-June 2026.
This study examines whether habitual emotional suppression—a response-focused emotion regulation strategy documented to be more prevalent among men adhering to traditional U.S. masculine norms—predicts chronic physiological dysregulation across the life ...
This study examines whether habitual emotional suppression—a response-focused emotion regulation strategy documented to be more prevalent among men adhering to traditional U.S. masculine norms—predicts chronic physiological dysregulation across the life ...