Adams, Nicholas Norman: On ‘masculine armour’: social conditioning, trauma, and staying intact in the therapeutic space

_The Psychologist_ (TBC [Online First]):TBC [Online First]. 2026This article, published in The Psychologist (British Psychological Society) online on 8 May 2026, explores how dominant masculine norms shape men’s experiences of trauma, emotional distress, and therapeutic engagement. Drawing on over a decade of qualitative and ethnographic research in male-dominated environments, the article examines how emotional containment and stoicism can function both as protective strategies and as barriers