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Showing 1 to 15 of 15 for “"Internalized Homophobia"”.
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Gender roles, homophobia, and the closet: Experiences of queer women
… relationship between prescribed gender roles, internalized homophobia, and coming out of the closet are related. A focus group of seven women who identified as lesbian, gay, bisexual, pansexual, and queer was conducted. The findings suggest that gender roles do limit the way women view …
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Machismo as a Determinant for HIV/STD Risk Behavior Among Latino MSM
… such as machismo, homophobic discrimination, and internalized homophobia have been hypothesized to greatly impact sexual behaviors among Latinos. However, studies investigating the relationship between these psychosocial factors and risky sexual behaviors are limited. This study examined the …
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Minority Stress Predictors of Substance Use and Sexual Risk Behavior Among a Cohort Sample of Men Who Have Sex with Men
… prejudice, expectations of rejection and internalized homophobia, upon a cohort sample of men who have sex with men (MSM). Resultant associations with substance use, defined as one time use of a club drug prior to baseline; and sexual risk behavior, defined as unprotected insertive and …
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Sexual Anxiety Among Non-Monogamous Men Who Have Sex with Men: A Phenomenological Study
… anxiety, fear of HIV, fear of bacterial STIs, internalized homophobia, body image dissatisfaction, and history of sexual abuse. Not surprisingly, fear of HIV was the dominant cause of sexual anxiety among most participants. Recommendations to prevent and reduce sexual anxiety among MSM are …
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Query into Queer: A Creative and Analytical Examination of LGBTQ+ Experiences
… representation within the LGBTQ+ community, internalized homophobia, labels and stereotypes, and the overall progression of a person discovering and embracing various aspects of their identity. The idea for this portfolio began with the examination of the evolution of queer and the growing …
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From Family Systems to Social Justice: Understanding Resilience Among Asian American Sexual and Gender Minoritized Individuals
… cultural identity conflicts, family shame, and internalized homophobia, which contribute to heightened psychological distress. However, little is known about how family support, or its absence, shapes mental health for Asian American SGM individuals, particularly in relation to coping mechanisms …
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Male Same-Sex Intimate Partner Violence: Syndemic Theory, Minority Stress Theory, & the Community of Protective Measures
… of discrimination, perceived stigma, and internalized homophobia. Less is known about potential protective measures against MSSIPV, a construct captured by the community of protective measures theory which includes such factors as social support, sexual orientation “outness” (the extent to …
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An Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Montana’s HIV Prevention Groups for Men Who Have Sex With Men
… towards condoms, HIV transmission knowledge, internalized homophobia, social isolation, self-esteem and depression) were assessed at baseline and again following 9 hours of intervention exposure. No significant changes in frequency of unprotected anal intercourse were observed, however …
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An Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Montana’s HIV Prevention Groups for Men Who Have Sex With Men
… towards condoms, HIV transmission knowledge, internalized homophobia, social isolation, self-esteem and depression) were assessed at baseline and again following 9 hours of intervention exposure. No significant changes in frequency of unprotected anal intercourse were observed, however …
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Lesbian Couple Dynamics and Heterosexist Stressors: Building a Foundation for Culturally Competent Relationship Interventions
… stress--conceptualized to consist of outness, internalized homophobia, and discrimination--as well as commitment behaviors given the variable legal climate for same-sex couples. Finally, the third aim was to assess the associations between relationship quality and mental health outcomes. …
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Antecedents and outcomes of sexual orientation disclosure in the workplace among lesbians
… minorities in the workplace, lower levels of internalized homophobia, and greater relationship commitment was associated with the use of greater sexual identity management strategies that reveal a lesbian's identity in the workplace. A multivariate General Linear Model (GLM) was utilized to …
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Leisure Spaces and leisure Constraints for Lesbian Women
… because of the intersection of sexism with homophobia (Pritchard et al., 2002; Taylor, 2007). In 2011, I conducted an online pilot study with a sample of 813 lesbians which suggested that for most participants, self-consciousness and fear of harassment prevented them from fully enjoying …
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Attachment, Exploration, and Internalized Homonegativity
<p><strong>Background:</strong> Internalized homonegativity (IH; a.k.a. internalized homophobia), has been implicated in health disparities between lesbian, gay, and bisexual persons (LGBs) and their heterosexual peers. Yet, little available research has explored factors that may increase or …
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An exploratory analysis of gender, sexual orientation and mental health outcomes
… social support/ connectedness, internalized homophobia (IH), discrimination and stigma, disclosure practices, and parental enforcement of gender appropriate behaviors. Numerous hypotheses were tested. The first set of relationships compared the GLB population under study to the …