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Effects of Same-Sex Marriage Legalization for Sexual Minority Men in Taiwan: Findings From a Prospective Study

International Journal of Public Health, 2022
Objective: On May 24, 2019, same-sex marriage (SSM) was legalized in Taiwan. Increasing research in western countries has yielded longitudinal evidence about the psychosocial benefits of SSM for sexual minority individuals, but they have rarely included ...
Yu-Te Huang, Zurong Liang
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Internalized Stigma and Psychological Well-Being in Gay Men and Lesbians in Italy and Belgium

Social Sciences, 2015
Several studies have shown that internalized homophobia is a risk factor for mental health illness in homosexual individuals, whereas the perception of social support is a protective factor for their psychological well-being.
Giorgia Lorenzi, Marina Miscioscia, Lucia Ronconi, Caterina Elisa Pasquali, Alessandra Simonelli   +4 more
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In Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Individuals: Attachment, Self-compassion and Internalized Homophobia: A Theoretical Study

Bilişsel Davranışçı Psikoterapi ve Araştırmalar Dergisi, 2016
Homophobia is seen as a factor which affects the mental health of not only heterosexual individuals but also of homosexual and bisexual individuals. In this study, attachment, self-compassion and internalized homophobia in lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB)
Zeynep Set, Ahmet Altinok
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Shame, Internalized Homophobia, Identity Formation, Attachment Style, and the Connection to Relationship Status in Gay Men

American Journal of Men's Health, 2010
This study reports on a survey of 166 gay men in Sydney, Australia, that explores the links between internalized shame, internalized homophobia, and attachment style.
Jac Brown, Robert Trevethan
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Psychological wellbeing of middle-aged and older queer men in India: A mixed-methods approach.

PLoS ONE, 2020
Borrowing concepts from public health, we examined the association of several social determinants with the mental health of middle-aged and older queer men in India by combining quantitative and qualitative methodologies.
Anupam Joya Sharma, Malavika A Subramanyam   +1 more
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THE INFLUENCE OF DOMINANT CULTURAL IDEALS ON THE MENTAL AND SEXUAL HEALTH OF HOMOSEXUAL MEN: An exploratory study of the “Bear” phenomenon

Revista Científica Arbitrada de la Fundación MenteClara, 2022
This project aimed to understand possible associations between the influence of dominant cultural ideals on the mental and sexual health of homosexual men self-identified as “Bears”.
Dilcio Dantas Guedes
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Internal homonegativity among men having sex with men: a comparative cross-national study [PDF]

Соціологія, 2019
The paper studies internalized homonegativity (IH) and its predictors among men who have sex with men (MSM) in 12 countries of Eastern Europe and Central Asia (EECA).
Oleksii Shestakovskyi, Maxim Kasianczuk, Olesia Trofymenko, Gulbarshyn Chepurko, Vitaly Djuma, Sean Howell   +5 more
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Prejudice and Mental Health: Minority Stress in College Students

Revista de Psicologia da IMED, 2020
The objective of this study is to compare mental health indicators of college students regarding sexual orientation and gender. To this end, these data were interpreted on the basis of the minority stress model to understand the effect of experiencing ...
Elder Cerqueira-Santos, Hanna Valença Pereira Azevedo, Mozer de Miranda Ramos   +2 more
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Socioeconomic Status and Psychosocial Resources Mediate Racial/Ethnic Differences in Psychological Health Among Gay and Bisexual Men: A Longitudinal Analysis Using Structural Equation Modeling

American Journal of Men's Health, 2021
A large body of research demonstrates disparities in psychological health attributed to sexual minority identity, racial/ethnic minority identity, and socioeconomic status (SES).
Rainier Masa, Sylvia Shangani, Don Operario   +2 more
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Examining stressful life experiences as risk factors for self‐injurious behaviors as a function of sexual minority status in adults

Journal of Traumatic Stress, EarlyView.
Abstract Self‐injurious behaviors (SIBs) represent a major public health concern in the United States. Although sexual minority individuals experience disproportionately high rates of SIBs, research identifying population‐specific risk factors remains limited. This study examined how stressful experiences common among sexual minority (SM) adults relate
Samantha M. Haas, Naomi Sadeh
wiley   +1 more source