Table 1.

Optimal Solution Table for Machismo Beliefs and for Machismo Self-Identification

Rank	Thematic Variables: Machismo Beliefs	Percent Cases Mentioning	Rank	Thematic Variables: Machismo Self-Identification	Percent Cases Mentioning
1	Honor, respect, and self-control	63.7	1	Denies negative traits	51.9
2	Family oriented	56.8	2	Identifies as a man, endorses the male role	48.1
3	Abusive, disrespectful toward women	55.1	2	Respectful and egalitarian toward women	48.1
4	Respectful and egalitarian toward women	29.3	4	Controlling and domineering	46.2
5	Physically controlling and abusive	27.5	5	Family oriented	38.5
6	Emotionally controlling and domineering	24.1	6	Tries to control negative traits	36.5
7	Culturally constructed stereotypes	24.1	7	Situational aggression, aggressiveness, and control	34.6
6	Other physical traits	15.5	8	Both positive and negative traits	28.8
9	Emotional suppression	13.7	8	Developmental: Once was negative and now positive	28.8
10	Emotional availability	13.7	10	Denies positive traits	19.2
11	Alcohol based	12.0

Note: These results are based on 58 cases for machismo beliefs and 52 of these same cases for machismo self-identification.