Minority Stress and Mental Health Among Dutch LGBs: Examination of Differences Between Sex and Sexual Orientation
Minority Stress and Mental Health Among Dutch LGBs: Examination of Differences Between Sex and Sexual Orientation
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DOI：
10.1037/a0022688
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发表时间：
2011-04-01
影响因子：
3.9
通讯作者：
Fokkema, Tineke
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作者：
Kuyper, Lisette;Fokkema, Tineke
少数民族压力通常被认为是女同性恋、男同性恋和双性恋（LOB）个体比异性恋个体更严重的心理健康问题的一种解释。然而，关注少数民族压力水平的性别或性取向差异及其对心理健康的影响的研究很少，在美国以外更是如此。对荷兰人口性健康研究的数据进行二次分析，本研究通过解释大多数或只有同性性吸引力的男性和女性以及在“同性恋友好”的荷兰同样被同性和异性伴侣吸引的男性和女性的心理健康问题，来检验少数民族压力模型的稳健性。（N = 389; 118名男同性恋者，40名双性恋者，184名女同性恋者和54名双性恋者）。结果表明，少数民族的压力也与荷兰LGBs的心理健康有关。具有较高内化同性负性水平的参与者和那些更经常遇到其他人对同性性吸引力的负面反应的参与者报告了更多的心理健康问题。然而，其他人的这种负面反应与女同性恋/男同性恋者的心理健康之间的联系比双性恋参与者更强。在性少数女性中，对自己的性取向公开与更好的心理健康有关，但在男性中则不然。对未来的研究，咨询的影响，和其他社会干预措施的建议进行了讨论。
Minority stress is often cited as an explanation for greater mental health problems among lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LOB) individuals than heterosexual individuals. However, studies focusing on sex or sexual orientation differences in level of minority stress and its impact on mental health are scarce, even more so outside the United States. Performing secondary analyses on the data of a Dutch population study on sexual health, the present study examines the robustness of the minority stress model by explaining mental health problems among men and women with mostly or only same-sex sexual attraction, and men and women who are equally attracted to same-sex and opposite-sex partners in the "gay-friendly" Netherlands (N = 389; 118 gay men, 40 bisexual men, 184 lesbian women, and 54 bisexual women). Results showed that minority stress is also related to mental health of Dutch LGBs. Participants with a higher level of internalized homonegativity and those who more often encountered negative reactions from other people on their same-sex sexual attraction reported more mental health problems. Such negative reactions from others, however, had a stronger link with mental health among lesbian/gay than among bisexual participants. Openness about one's sexual orientation was related to better mental health among sexual minority women, but not among their male counterparts. Suggestions for future research, implications for counseling, and other societal interventions are discussed.