Boys who cling to stereotypically ‘manly’ traits are more likely to hurt others – but they are in the minority, study finds

<p>The Men’s Project finds most young people don’t hold strict ideas about masculinity and look to real-life role rather than online models</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/nov/06/australia-politics-live-wfh-working-from-home-banks-net-zero-nationals-liberals-coalition-sussan-ley-anthony-albanese-labor-question-time-ntwnfb">Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates</a></p></li><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></p></li></ul><p>Adolescent boys who cling to stereotypically masculine traits are far more likely to hurt others, and be hurt themselves, a major study has found, but it also found that overall those boys were in the minority.</p><p>Through The Men’s Project, 1,401 male, female and non-binary adolescents aged 14 to 18 were surveyed about masculinity by Jesuit Social Services (JSS).</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/nov/06/boys-adolescents-masculinity-survey-mens-project-australia">Continue reading...</a>