Dr. Addis is currently interested in theory and research related to men’s mental health. In his work he focuses on links between the social learning and social construction of masculinity, and the way men experience, express, and respond to problems in their lives. Dr. Addis is a past recipient of the New Researcher Award from the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy and the David Shakow Early Career Award for Contributions to the Science and Practice of Clinical Psychology from the American Psychological Association. He is past President-Elect of the Society for the Psychological Study of Men and Masculinity, Division 51 of the American Psychological Association.

Michael Addis
Professor, Psychology
- About
- Scholarly and creative works
Degrees
- Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology, University of Washington, 1995
- B.A. in Psychology, University of California, Berkeley, 1987
Affiliated Department
Scholarly and creative works
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“I can’t fit into these boxes, it doesn’t work”: Multiracial men’s experiences and expressions of masculinity.
Psychology of Men & Masculinities2025 -
To reconstruct or deconstruct? A fundamental question for the psychology of men and masculinities.
Psychology of Men & Masculinities2024Vol. 25Issue #1 -
Contexts of concealment: Initial validation of three disclosure avoidance process measures
Journal of Personality Assessment2023Vol. 105Issue #2 -
Ugandan men’s experiences and perceptions of their fathering roles.
Psychology of Men & Masculinities2023Vol. 24Issue #3 -
Acceptability of Men’s Externalizing Depression Constructs Among Black American Men and Middle-Aged and Older White Men
Cognitive and Behavioral Practice2023 -
Masculine depression: A person-centric perspective.
Psychology of Men & Masculinities2022Vol. 23Issue #4 -
Policing of Masculinity Scale (POMS) and Pressures Boys Experience to Prove and Defend their Manhood
Psychology of Men and Masculinities2021Vol. 22Issue #2 -
Dilemmas of Agency and Blame in Men’s Talk about Depression
Psychology of Men and Masculinity2021 -
Dilemmas of agency and blame in men’s talk about depression.
Psychology of Men & Masculinities2021Vol. 22Issue #4 -
Book Review: Is masculinity toxic? A primer for the 21st century
Psychology of Women Quarterly2020/05/262020 -
Reconstructing and/or Deconstructing Masculinity: Commentary on the case of ‘Tommy’
Pragmatic Case Studies in Psychotherapy2020 -
Traditional masculinity ideology and diagnostic aversion predict symptom expression in a community sample of distressed men
Sex Roles: A Journal of Research2020/06//2020Vol. 82Issue #11-12 -
The Psychology of Men in Context
2019 -
Change in traditional masculinity ideology: Evaluation of the critical awareness of masculinity scale
American Psychological AssociationChicago, IL2019 -
Critical awareness of masculinity and protesting sexual assault among men
Society for the Psychological Study of Social IssuesSan Diego, CA, USA2019