Differences Among Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Heterosexual Individuals, and those Who Reported an Other Identity on an Open-Ended Response on Levels of Social Anxiety.
Differences Among Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Heterosexual Individuals, and those Who Reported an Other Identity on an Open-Ended Response on Levels of Social Anxiety.
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女同性恋、男同性恋、双性恋、异性恋个体以及那些报告其他身份的人在社交焦虑水平的开放式反应中的差异。
DOI：
10.1037/sgd0000092
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发表时间：
2015
影响因子：
3.8
通讯作者：
Hayes-Skelton,SarahA
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作者：
Wadsworth,LaurenPage;Hayes-Skelton,SarahA
先前的研究表明，具有边缘化性取向的个体报告更高水平的情绪困扰（Cochran，2001; Meyer，2003），包括更高的社交焦虑患病率（Gilman等人，2001; Potoczniak，Aldea，& DeBlaere，2007; Safren & Pantalone，2006）。本研究建立在以前的研究，通过检查跨性少数群体的身份，包括一个额外的写在响应选项的结果。180人参加了一项在线研究，他们表明了自己的性取向，并完成了社交焦虑的测量。结果表明，在一个自由的城市人口，女同性恋者/男同性恋者，和异性恋者在4个Liebowitz社交焦虑量表子量表（恐惧，回避，社会和性能; Liebowitz，1987）的社会焦虑水平相似。另外，被认定为双性恋或表明写在性取向的个人，比异性恋和女同性恋/男同性恋群体的社交焦虑水平显着更高。调查结果强调了提供一个写在性身份选项的重要性，以及在跨性少数群体的群体经验之间的差异。未来的研究应该调查潜在的群体差异的性取向在更大的样本中的社交焦虑，以便可以在子组的写在响应组之间进行比较，以及调查这些群体差异的潜在贡献者。
Previous research suggests that individuals with a marginalized sexual orientation report higher levels of emotional distress (Cochran, 2001; Meyer, 2003), including higher prevalence of social anxiety (Gilman et al., 2001; Potoczniak, Aldea, & DeBlaere, 2007; Safren & Pantalone, 2006) than heterosexuals. The present study builds on previous research by examining results across sexual minority identities, including an additional write-in response option. One hundred eighty individuals participated in an online study in which they indicated their sexual orientation and completed measures of social anxiety. Results indicated that in a sample recruited in a liberal urban population, lesbian/gay, and heterosexual individuals rated similar levels of social anxiety across 4 Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale subscales (fear, avoidance, social, and performance; Liebowitz, 1987). Alternatively, individuals who identified as bisexual, or indicated a write-in sexual orientation, rated significantly higher levels of social anxiety than the heterosexual, and lesbian/gay groups. Findings highlight the importance of offering a write-in sexual identity option, as well as looking at differences among group experiences across sexual minorities. Future studies should investigate potential group differences in social anxiety across sexual orientations in larger samples so that comparisons can be made among subgroups of the write-in response group, as well as investigate potential contributors to these group differences.