MINORITY STRESS AND MENTAL-HEALTH IN GAY MEN
MINORITY STRESS AND MENTAL-HEALTH IN GAY MEN
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DOI：
10.2307/2137286
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发表时间：
1995-03-01
影响因子：
5
通讯作者：
MEYER, IH
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作者：
MEYER, IH
本研究描述了来自少数民族地位的压力，并探讨了其对男同性恋者心理困扰的影响。 少数群体压力的概念是基于这样一个前提，即同性恋者在异性恋社会中受到与他们的污名化有关的慢性压力。 少数民族的压力被概念化为：内化的同性恋恐惧症，这涉及到男同性恋者的方向的社会对自我的负面态度;耻辱，这涉及到的期望拒绝和歧视;和歧视和暴力的实际经验。 在一个由741名纽约市男同性恋者组成的社区样本中，测试了这三种少数民族压力源对心理健康的影响。 结果支持少数压力假说：每一个压力源有一个显着的独立协会与各种心理健康措施。 比值比表明，少数民族压力大的男性遭受高水平痛苦的可能性是其他男性的两倍到三倍。
This study describes stress as derived from minority status and explores its effect on psychological distress in gay men. The concept of minority stress is based on the premise that gay people in a heterosexist society are subjected to chronic stress related to their stigmatization. Minority stressors were conceptualized as: internalized homophobia, which relates to gay men's direction of societal negative attitudes toward the self; stigma, which relates to expectations of rejection and discrimination; and actual experiences of discrimination and violence. The mental health effects of the three minority stressors were tested in a community sample of 741 New York City gay men. The results supported minority stress hypotheses: each of the stressors had a significant independent association with a variety of mental health measures. Odds ratios suggested that men who had high levels of minority stress were twice to three times as likely to suffer also from high levels of distress.