A survey has revealed just how firm Andrew Tate’s hold on young men is

A recent survey has revealed exactly how much impact Andrew Tate has on young boys and the results may surprise you.

A recent survey has found that a third of Australian teen boys admire the controversial and currently imprisoned Andrew Tate.

The Man Cave, a preventive mental health program that aims to teach young boys about healthy masculinity, surveyed more than 500 adolescent boys.

Responses were from regional and metro schools, and public, private, independent and Catholic schools.

The results were informative and alarming; 36 per cent of young men surveyed found Tate relatable and 92 per cent of boys knew who he was.

There is no denying that Tate’s got a firm hold on the minds of young Australian men.

Controversial influencer Andrew Tate has been banned by Facebook and Instagram. Picture: Instagram

A spokesperson from the Man Cave explained that Tate has such a grasp on young boys because they are desperate for male role models.

“We see boys are desperate for positive stories around masculinity,” they explained. “They want confident, positive expressions of what it means to be a man. And because there aren’t many examples of this in the modern context right now, they are latching onto other influencers with more outdated views.”

Before Tate was de-platformed, he had amassed billions of views, and while he might be in prison now facing sex trafficking charges, his ideas are out there in the world and are now being reweaponised by teenage boys.

Influencer Andrew Tate arrested in Romania. Picture: Twitter

Tate lures boys in with his modern take on masculinity. He talks like a self-help superhero, and is famous for simplified quotes like, “Do the impossible, and you’ll never doubt yourself again!”

He is constantly in workout gear and his voice is unmistakably deep. He is also equally famous for his misogynistic views and quotes that he preaches to young men.

Lines like, “By extension, if I have responsibility over her then, then I must have a degree of authority”.

Boys in school have scary opinions on Andrew Tate. Source: iStock: tiero

Tate may have alerted authorities to his location by ordering pizza. Picture: Twitter

While the results from the Man Cave survey were alarming, some positives were highlighted. For example, 48 per cent of boys said they strongly disagreed with the idea they see Tate as a role model.

Still, 28 per cent of young boys agreed they did see him as a role model.

The spokesperson from Man Cave puts the hesitancy to declare Tate a role model down to his views on women.

“Boys identified his views on women as one of the key reasons why Andrew Tate was a poor role model, while his views on success, motivation, strength and masculinity were identified as reasons why he was a good role model.

“Many boys were also able to discern between the parts of his content they looked up to, and the parts they did not align with, namely his views on women,” they told news.com.au.

Still, the Man Cave sees the impacts of Andrew Tate on young boys whenever they go into schools, they explained.

“Working with hundreds of teenage boys each week, we have heard the influence Tate has had, with boys referencing him through quotes, memes and inside jokes,” the spokesperson said.

“He appeals because the things he says are ‘edgy’, which aligns with boys’ resistance to authority and media narratives.

“He also appears to ‘have’ what boys have been trained to think they ‘want’ – looks, ripped body, fast cars, boars, women, fame, virility.

“The popularity of men like Tate reinforces the need for preventive, early intervention services which provide teenage boys with impressive, inspirational programs, healthy male role models and resources,” they said.

“If we want to help steer boys away from role models like Tate, telling them off won’t work. We need to allow boys to express themselves and explore how such views can be harmful.”