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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Policing of Masculinity Scale (POMS) and Pressures Boys Experience to Prove and Defend their Manhood
Published in Psychology of Men and Masculinities2021Vol. 22Issue #2 -
Dilemmas of Agency and Blame in Men’s Talk about Depression
Published in Psychology of Men and Masculinity2021 -
Book Review: Is masculinity toxic? A primer for the 21st century
Published in Psychology of Women Quarterly2020/05/262020 -
Reconstructing and/or Deconstructing Masculinity: Commentary on the case of ‘Tommy’
Published in Pragmatic Case Studies in Psychotherapy2020 -
Traditional masculinity ideology and diagnostic aversion predict symptom expression in a community sample of distressed men
Published in 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