Social anxiety in young gay men
Social anxiety in young gay men
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DOI：
10.1016/j.janxdis.2006.01.001
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发表时间：
2006-01-01
影响因子：
10.3
通讯作者：
Goldfried, Marvin R.
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作者：
Pachankis, John E.;Goldfried, Marvin R.
基于性少数个体对他人可能的拒绝特别敏感的假设，本研究探讨了同性恋和异性恋男性社交焦虑的发生及其相关性。87名异性恋和87名同性恋大学生，年龄在18岁至24岁之间，完成了社交焦虑，自尊，童年性别一致性和修改后的S-R量表的共同措施。结果发现，男同性恋者比异性恋者更害怕负面评价和社交焦虑，自尊心更低。那些对自己的性取向不太开放的男同性恋者和那些对自己是同性恋不太舒服的人更有可能在社交互动中经历焦虑。修改后的S-R焦虑量表在揭示异性恋男性相对无害的情况下可能会引起同性恋男性的焦虑方面很有用。儿童时期性别不同的男同性恋者会报告更高程度的社会交往焦虑的假设不被支持。结果进行了讨论，男同性恋者的社会化经验，并使用少数民族的压力框架来解释。为治疗这一人群的社交焦虑提供了启示。(c)2006爱思唯尔有限公司保留所有权利。
Based on the assumption that sexual minority individuals are particularly sensitive to the possible rejection of others, the present study examined the occurrence and correlates of social anxiety symptomatology in gay and heterosexual men. Eighty-seven heterosexual and 87 gay undergraduate men between the ages of 18 and 24 completed common measures of social anxiety, self-esteem, boyhood gender conformity, and a modified S-R Inventory of Anxiousness. Results reveal that gay men reported greater fear of negative evaluation and social interaction anxiety and lower self-esteem than heterosexual men. Gay men who are less open about their sexual orientation and those who are less comfortable with being gay were more likely to experience anxiety in social interactions. The modified S-R Inventory of Anxiousness was useful in revealing that relatively innocuous situations for heterosexual men can be anxiety-provoking for gay men. The hypothesis that gay men who were gender nonconforming as children would report a higher degree of social interaction anxiety was not supported. Results are discussed in terms of the socialization experiences of gay men and are explicated using a minority stress framework. Implications are offered for the treatment of social anxiety in this population. (c) 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.