Internalized homophobia and relationship quality among lesbians, gay men, and bisexuals.
The Graduate Center, CUNY · City University of New York · +1 more institution
Abstract
We examined the associations between internalized homophobia, outness, community connectedness, depressive symptoms, and relationship quality among a diverse community sample of 396 lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) individuals. Structural equation models showed that internalized homophobia was associated with greater relationship problems both generally and among coupled participants independent of outness and community connectedness. Depressive symptoms mediated the association between internalized homophobia and relationship problems. This study improves current understandings of the association between internalized homophobia and relationship quality by distinguishing between the effects of the core…
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 28.54
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 89
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2Topics & keywords
- Psychology
- Lesbian
- Social connectedness
- Homosexuality
- Minority stress
- Structural equation modeling
- Psychological intervention
- Association (psychology)