In recent years, male loneliness has become a significant social issue in Japan. Against this backdrop, the study aimed to examine the relationship between attitudes toward traditional male roles and loneliness among men, with a particular focus on age. A web-based survey was conducted with 358 Japanese men to collect data on loneliness, attitudes toward traditional male roles (i.e., high social status, physical and psychological toughness, high agency, low effeminacy, and superiority over women), and age. Mediation analysis of the data revealed that age was positively associated with all dimensions of attitudes toward traditional male roles. Notably, attitudes toward high social status and low effeminacy were positively associated with loneliness, whereas that toward high agency was negatively associated with loneliness. Furthermore, age was found to be indirectly related to loneliness through these dimensions of traditional male role attitudes.

Crying is considered a form of emotion regulation, with beliefs about its effects categorized as helpful, unhelpful-individual, and unhelpful-social. Although helpful beliefs have been linked to improved mood after crying, it remains unclear whether these beliefs are associated with the frequency of intentional crying or with mental health. This study examined 334 participants to explore these associations. Stronger helpful beliefs were associated with more frequent intentional crying, whereas unhelpful-individual and unhelpful-social beliefs were significantly associated with poorer mental health. These findings suggest that beliefs about crying relate to how crying is used as a regulatory strategy and to psychological well-being.

This study examined psychological factors related to marriage hunting within matchmaking agencies by examining marriage images among female members across different stages of the marriage-hunting process. The results showed stage-related differences in marriage images concerning restriction of freedom and expectations for a happy life. These findings suggest that psychological factors are related to the marriage-hunting process within matchmaking agencies.