Overviews
Boman, E. K. and G. A. Walker (2010). Predictors of Men’s Health Care Utilization. Psychology of Men & Masculinity, 11(2): 113-122.
Gough, B., & Novikova, I. (2020). Mental health, men and culture: How do sociocultural constructions of masculinities relate to men’s mental health help-seeking behaviour in the WHO European Region?. World Health Organization.
Macdonald, J.A., Mansour, K.A, Wynter, K., Francis, L. M., Rogers, A., Angeles, M.R., Pennell, M., Biden, E., Harrison, T., & Smith, I. (2022). Men’s and Boys’ Barriers to Health System Access. A Literature Review. Canberra: Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care.
Spendelow, J. S., & Seidler, Z. E. (2020). Men’s self-initiated coping strategies across medical, psychological, and psychosocial issues: A systematic review. Psychology of Men & Masculinities, 21(1), 106.
Yousaf, O., Grunfeld, E. A., & Hunter, M. S. (2015). A systematic review of the factors associated with delays in medical and psychological help-seeking among men. Health Psychology Review, 9(2), 264-276.
Further works
Addis, Michael E., and James R. Mahalik. (2003). Men, Masculinity, and the Contexts of Help Seeking. American Psychologist. 58(1), pp. 5-14, January.
Berger, Jill M., Ronald Levant, Katharine Kaye McMillan, and William Kelleher. (2005). Impact of Gender Role Conflict, Traditional Masculinity Ideology, Alexithymia, and Age on Men’s Attitudes Toward Psychological Help Seeking. Psychology of Men & Masculinity, Volume 6 Issue 1, January.
Best, P., Gil-Rodriguez, E., Manktelow, R., & Taylor, B. J. (2016). Seeking Help from Everyone and No-One: Conceptualizing the Online Help-Seeking Process among Adolescent Males. Qualitative Health Research, 26(8), 1067-1077.
Booth, N. R., McDermott, R. C., Cheng, H.-L., & Borgogna, N. C. (2019). Masculine gender role stress and self-stigma of seeking help: The moderating roles of self-compassion and self-coldness. Journal of Counseling Psychology.
Carrión, A. E., & Torres, M. (2023). Leaning on family: Examining college-going and help-seeking behaviors of Latino male high school students through dichos, consejos, and community cultural wealth. International Journal of Educational Research, 122, 102256. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijer.2023.102256
Galdas, Paul M., Francine Cheater, and Paul Marshall. (2005). Men and health help-seeking behaviour: Literature review. Journal Of Advanced Nursing, 49(6): pp. 616-623, March.
Groeschel, B. L., S. R. Wester, et al. (2010). Gender Role Conflict, Alcohol, and Help Seeking Among College Men. Psychology of Men & Masculinity April 11(2): 123-139.
Hammer, J. H. and D. L. Vogel (2010). Men’s Help Seeking for Depression: The Efficacy of a Male-Sensitive Brochure About Counseling. The Counseling Psychologist 38(2): 296-313.
Hammond, W., D. Matthews, et al. (2010). Masculinity, Medical Mistrust, and Preventive Health Services Delays Among Community-Dwelling African-American Men. Journal of General Internal Medicine, 25(12): 1300-1308.
Helsing, B., Hwang, C. P., & Frisén, A. (2021). How social networks influence young men to seek psychological help. Nordic Psychology, 73(2), 153-174.
Jarrett, N. C., C. D. Bellamy, and S. A. Adeyemi. (2007). Men’s health help-seeking and implications for practice. American Journal of Health Studies, 22(2): 88.
King, K. E., Schlichthorst, M., Spittal, M. J., Phelps, A., & Pirkis, J. (2017). Can a Documentary Increase Help-Seeking Intentions in Men? A Randomised Controlled Trial. J Epidemiol Community Health, jech-2017-209502.
King, K., Schlichthorst, M., Chondros, P., Rice, S., Clark, A., Le, L. K. D., ... & Pirkis, J. (2022). Protocol for a cluster randomized control trial of the impact of the Breaking the Man Code workshops on adolescent boys’ intentions to seek help. Trials, 23(1), 1-13.
Levant, R. F., Wilmer, D. J., Williams, C. M., Smalley, K. B., & Noronha, D. (2009). The relationships between masculinity variables, health risk behaviors and attitudes toward seeking psychological help. International Journal of Men’s Health, 8(1), 3-21.
Meyer, S. J. (2019). The use of social services by older males. Journal of Social Work, 19(4), 450-467.
Möller-Leimkühler, Anne Maria. (2002). Barriers to help-seeking by men: A review of sociocultural and clinical literature with particular reference to depression. Journal of Affective Disorders, Volume 71, Issues 1-3, September, pp. 1-9.
Mostoller, A. M., & Mickelson, K. D. (2024). Masculinity and Mental Well-Being: The Role of Stigma Attached to Help-Seeking Among Men. Sex Roles, 90(3), 353-362. doi:10.1007/s11199-024-01457-2
Mursa, R., Patterson, C., & Halcomb, E. (2022). Men's help-seeking and engagement with general practice: An integrative review. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 78(7), 1938-1953. doi:https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.15240
Mutsvairo, B., Terry, D., & Peck, B. (2024). This Bloke Who Helps Me With My Tractor, He’s Been the Best Psychologist: The Experience of Seeking Mental Health Support in Rural Australia. American Journal of Men’s Health, 18(2), 15579883241241972. doi:10.1177/15579883241247173
Ojio, Y., Amemiya, R., Oliffe, J. L., & Rice, S. M. (2025). Mental health help-seeking knowledge, attitudes and behaviour among male elite rugby players: the role of masculine health-related values. BMJ Open Sport Exerc Med, 11(1), e002275. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjsem-2024-002275
Pearson, S. and P. Makadzange (2008). Help-seeking behaviour for sexual-health concerns: a qualitative study of men in Zimbabwe. Culture, Health & Sexuality, 10(4): 361 - 376.
Piatkowski, T., Sabrus, D., & Keane, C. (2024). The Relationship Between Masculinity and Help-Seeking Among Australian Men Living in Non-urban Areas. The Journal of Men’s Studies, 32(2), 199–218. doi:10.1177/10608265231207997
Pieper, G., and A. Maercker. (1999). Masculinity and Avoidance of Help-Seeking After Job-Related Trauma. (police, firefighters, rescue teams) [German], Verhaltenstherapie, 9(4): 222-229, Dec.
Roy, P., Tremblay, G., & Robertson, S. (2014). Help‐Seeking among Male Farmers: Connecting Masculinities and Mental Health. Sociologia Ruralis, 54(4), 460-476.
Seidler, Z. E., Rice, S. M., Kealy, D., Oliffe, J. L., & Ogrodniczuk, J. S. (2020). What gets in the way? Men’s perspectives of barriers to mental health services. International Journal of Social Psychiatry, 66(2), 105-110.
Shawcroft, J., & Coyne, S. M. (2022). Does Thor ask Iron Man for Help? Examining Help-Seeking Behaviors in Marvel Superheroes. Sex Roles, 87(3), 223-236. doi:10.1007/s11199-022-01301-5
Sikweyiya, Y., Mahlangu, P., Jewkes, R., Brooke-Sumner, C., Gibbs, A., Dartnall, E., Pillay, M., & Machisa, M. (2025). ‘We do not like talking about our problems’: socialization and idealized masculinity as drivers of help-seeking avoidance among college men in South Africa. BMC Public Health, 25(1), 1091. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-22252-y
Smith, J. A., A. Braunack-Mayer, and G. Wittert. (2006). What do we know about men’s help-seeking and health service use? Medical Journal of Australia, 184(2): 81-83.
Smith, James A., Annette Braunack-Mayer, Gary Wittert, and Megan Warin. (2008). It’s sort of like being a detective: understanding how Australian men self-monitor their health prior to seeking help. BMC Health Services Research, v.8 no. 56 Mar 2008: 1-10.
Springer, K. W., and D. M. Mouzon (2011). “Macho Men” and Preventive Health Care: Implications for Older Men in Different Social Classes. Journal of Health and Social Behavior, 52(2): 212-227.
Tedstone Doherty, D. (2010). Gender and self-reported mental health problems: Predictors of help seeking from a general practitioner British Journal of Health Psychology 15(1): 16.
Vogel, D. L., Heimerdinger-Edwards, S. R., Hammer, J. H., & Hubbard, A. (2011). “Boys don’t cry”: Examination of the links between endorsement of masculine norms, self-stigma, and help-seeking attitudes for men from diverse backgrounds. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 58, 368–382.