Don McCreary
Adjunct Professor of Psychology, Brock University, St. Catharines, ON, Canada (1993-present)
Adjunct Professor of Psychology, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, Canada (2010-present)
Fellow, American Psychological Association (2004)
My research interests are in the following four areas:
Men's Health: Men's body image concerns, drive for muscularity, the male role and men's health, men's alcohol use, the male role and interpersonal problems, dimensions of the male role, and the male role and sexual behavior.
Social Psychology of Health: Stress and coping in high risk groups (e.g., police, EMS), gender differences in body image concerns, gender differences in health and health behaviors, stress-related drinking and its consequences, unemployment and physical health, and optimistic bias.
Gender Roles: Theories of gender role development, gender role socialization across the life-span, undesirable gender roles, gender role stereotypes, and gender role attitudes.
Media Influences on Health: Content and displacement effects on health, weight and physical fitness.
Primary Interests:
- Applied Social Psychology
- Gender Psychology
- Health Psychology
- Personality, Individual Differences
- Research Methods, Assessment
Research Group or Laboratory:
- Applied Social Psychology Laboratory
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Video Gallery
Psych and Health Safety
The Destruction Caused by Male Stereotypes
Books:
- Chrisler, J. C., & McCreary, D. R. (Eds.). (2010). Handbook of gender research in psychology: Vol. 1. Gender research in general and experimental psychology. New York: Springer Press.
- Chrisler, J. C., & McCreary, D. R. (Eds.). (2010). Handbook of gender research in psychology: Vol. 2. Gender research in social and applied psychology. New York: Springer Press.
- Sadava, S. W., & McCreary, D. R. (Eds.). (1997). Applied social psychology. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.
Journal Articles:
- McCreary, D. R. (2002). Gender and age differences in the relationship between Body Mass Index and perceived weight: Exploring the paradox. International Journal of Men’s Health, 1, 31-42.
- McCreary, D. R., Gray, R. E., & Grace, S. L. (2006). Gender differences in cancer mortality risk perceptions and screening behaviours among adults 40-60 years of age. International Journal of Men’s Health, 5, 53-63.
- McCreary, D. R., Hildebrandt, T., Heinberg, L. J., Boroughs, M., & Thompson, J. K. (2007). A review of body image influences on men’s fitness goals and nutritional supplement use. American Journal of Men’s Health, 1, 307-316.
- McCreary, D. R., Karvinen, K., & Davis, C. (2006). The relationship between the drive for muscularity and anthropometric measures of muscularity and adiposity. Body Image, 3, 145-152.
- McCreary, D. R., & Sadava, S. W. (2001). Gender differences in relationships among perceived attractiveness, life satisfaction, and health in adults as a function of Body Mass Index and perceived weight. Psychology of Men and Masculinity, 2, 108-116.
- McCreary, D. R., & Sasse, D. K. (2000). An exploration of the drive for muscularity in adolescent boys and girls. Journal of American College Health, 48, 297-304.
- McCreary, D. R., Sasse, D. K., Saucier, D. M., & Dorsch, K. D. (2004). Measuring the drive for muscularity: Factorial validity of the Drive for Muscularity Scale in men and women. Psychology of Men and Masculinity, 5, 49-58.
- McCreary, D. R., & Saucier, D. M. (2009). Drive for muscularity, social comparison, and social physique anxiety in men and women. Body Image, 6, 24-30.
- McCreary, D. R., Saucier, D. M., & Courtenay, W. H. (2005). The drive for muscularity and masculinity: Testing the associations among gender role traits, behaviors, attitudes, and conflict. Psychology of Men and Masculinity, 6, 83-94.
- McCreary, D. R., & Thompson, M. M. (2006). Development of two reliable and valid measures of stressors in policing: The Operational and Organizational Police Stress Questionnaires. International Journal of Stress Management, 13, 494-518.
Other Publications:
- McCreary, D. R. (2007). The Drive for Muscularity Scale: Description, psychometrics, and research findings. In J. K. Thompson & G. Cafri (Eds.), The muscular ideal: Psychological, social, and medical perspectives (pp. 87-106). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
- Robertson, S., Frank, B., McCreary, D. R., Oliffe, J. L., Tremblay, G., Naylor, T., & Phillips, M. (2009). Men’s health in Canada. In D. Wilkins & E. Savoye (Eds.), Men’s health around the world: A review of policy and progress across eleven countries (pp. 17-21). Brussels: European Men’s Health Forum.
Courses Taught:
- Supervised Study
Don McCreary
Toronto, Ontario M5G2K5
Canada