The relationship between masculinity contest culture (MCC) and emotional exhaustion was examined with hypotheses informed by the job demands-resources model. Additionally, trait competitiveness and gender were considered as predictors within a three-way interaction model informed by social role theory. Hypotheses were tested using a two-timepoint survey with a sample of 494 full-time employed adults. Results indicate MCC relates to emotional exhaustion. Support is also provided for a three-way interaction between overall MCC, trait competitiveness, and gender with men with lower trait competitiveness displaying the strongest positive relationship. Overall, results suggest MCC operates as a stressor with the potential to harm psychological well-being and that the strength of this relationship varied based on gender and trait competitiveness. Specifically, higher trait competitiveness buffered relationships between MCC and exhaustion for men but intensified this relationship for women. Implications for employee well-being and disparate health outcomes across groups are discussed. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved).

中文翻译：

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男子气概竞赛文化：对谁有害？情绪疲惫的检查。


通过工作需求-资源模型的假设，检验了男性气质竞赛文化（MCC）与情绪耗竭之间的关系。此外，特质竞争力和性别被认为是基于社会角色理论的三向交互模型中的预测因素。我们使用两个时间点调查对 494 名全职就业成年人进行了测试。结果表明 MCC 与情绪耗竭有关。还支持总体 MCC、特质竞争力和性别之间的三向交互作用，其中特质竞争力较低的男性表现出最强的正相关关系。总体而言，结果表明，MCC 作为一种压力源，可能会损害心理健康，而且这种关系的强度因性别和特质竞争力而异。具体而言，较高的特质竞争力缓冲了男性 MCC 与疲惫之间的关系，但强化了女性的这种关系。讨论了对员工福祉和不同群体的不同健康结果的影响。 （PsycInfo 数据库记录 (c) 2023 APA，保留所有权利）。