Information for participants

About the study

Ten to Men: The Australian Longitudinal Study on Male Health focuses on the health and lifestyles of men and boys. It is the first study of its kind in Australia and is guided by the National Men's Health Strategy 2020-2030. This means that outcomes from the study provide evidence to help improve the health and lifestyles of men in Australia.

Ten to Men participants are selected from Australia’s male population. Every one of our approximately 24,000 survey participants help us make important discoveries. 

The study collects important health information via surveys from the same participants to see how their health changes over time.

Ten to Men is funded by the Australian Government Department of Health, Disability and Ageing and is managed by the Australian Institute of Family Studies (AIFS). The Social Research Centre (a data collection company) is responsible for the data collection of the study.

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Research findings

The Ten to Men study collects and analyses information from thousands of men like you across Australia. Findings like these can be used by researchers, policy and other decision makers, practitioners, and men’s health advocates to promote and protect the health of Australian males. 

Results from the latest reports from the Ten to Men survey indicated: 

• Men who strongly agreed that they received affection from a father or father figure were 48% less likely to ever use intimate partner violence compared to men who strongly disagreed 
• First-time fathers are 29% less likely to have depression compared to non-fathers 
• Each year, around 2% of men were diagnosed with multiple long-term health conditions, equivalent to around 132,000 additional men each year of the study 
• Risk factors for the onset of depression in new fathers include being younger, living in a disadvantaged area and living in a major city 
• Financial stress increased the risk of mental health conditions by 53%
• Financial stress increased the risk of multiple long-term physical health conditions by 29%
• Discrimination increased the risk of multiple long-term physical health conditions by 28%
• Men who have social support all the time are 34% less likely to be diagnosed with mental health conditions 
• Each additional point on the job control score reduced the risk of mental health conditions for men by 13%