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“Strong Enough to Suffer”: Emotional Suppression, Stress Exposure, and Physiological Health Among Men Across the Life Course

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American Journal of Men's Health

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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 ...