Stress and coping among gay men: Age and ethnic differences
Stress and coping among gay men: Age and ethnic differences
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DOI：
10.1037/0882-7974.23.1.62
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发表时间：
2008-03-01
影响因子：
3.7
通讯作者：
Knight, Bob G.
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作者：
David, Steven;Knight, Bob G.
以前的研究表明，对性别少数群体地位、种族和年龄的污名化与消极的心理健康结果有关，其他研究表明应对方式可能会影响这些结果。然而，还没有研究调查不同种族和年龄段的男同性恋者之间的这些关系。383名黑人和白人、年轻、中年和老年成年男同性恋者完成了感知污名化、应对方式和心理健康结果的测量。黑人老年成年男同性恋者报告的年龄歧视显著高于老年白人组，种族主义显著高于年轻黑人组，同负性水平显著高于年轻黑人和白人组，并且比白人男同性恋者更有可能使用脱离的应对方式。然而，黑人老年男同性恋者并没有经历显著更高的负面心理健康结果。结果表明，进一步的研究应该检查老年黑人男同性恋者，他们感觉到更高水平的耻辱，同时报告更多地使用效率较低的应对方式，因此似乎没有经历更多负面的心理健康结果。
Previous studies suggest that perceived stigmatization of sexual minority status, ethnicity, and age are associated with negative mental health outcomes, and other studies suggest that coping styles may influence these outcomes. However, no studies have examined these relationships among gay men of varying ethnicities and age groups. Three hundred eighty-three Black and White, younger, middle-aged, and older adult gay men completed measures of perceived stigmatization, coping style, and mental health outcomes. Black older adult gay men reported significantly higher levels of perceived ageism than the older White group, significantly higher levels of perceived racism than the younger Black group, significantly higher levels of homonegativity than the younger Black and the White groups, and were more likely to use disengaged coping styles than White gay men. However, Black older adult gay men did not experience significantly higher levels of negative mental health outcomes. Results suggest that further research should examine how older Black gay men, who perceive higher levels of stigma while reporting greater use of less effective coping styles, do not appear to be experiencing more negative mental health outcomes as a result.