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Same-sex relationships and minority stress
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Same-sex relationships are stigmatized in a culture that privileges heterosexual relationships. This stigma creates minority stress in the lives of same-sex couples. We review current research on minority stress and same-sex relationships using an ecological framework to conceptualize the sources of minority stress that impact couples. Findings from this review suggest a need for research that moves conceptually and methodologically beyond a focus on the individual to a focus on the dyad and the interpersonal, institutional, and cultural sources of minority stress that affect couple relationships. Focusing on the strengths and resiliencies of same-sex couples will also extend the research. Creating effective dyadic interventions will promote the health and well-being of same-sex couples and their families.
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- Authors
- Rostosky, S. S., & Riggle, E. D.
- Affiliations
- University of Kentucky (US)
- Corresponding author
- Rostosky, Sharon Scales
- Venue
- Current Opinion in Psychology
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2017-02
- Volume
- 13
- Pages
- 29-38
- ISSN
- 2352-250X (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2343167907
- Cited by
- 136
- References
- 46
- Citations by year
- 2026: 7 · 2025: 18 · 2024: 15 · 2023: 19 · 2022: 16 · 2021: 22 · 2020: 14 · 2019: 12 · 2018: 7 · 2017: 4
- FWCI
- 1.30
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Current Opinion in Psychology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
- Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Gender and Feminist Studies
- Keywords
- same-sex relationships, minority stress, same-sex couples, stigma, heterosexual privilege, ecological model, dyads, dyadic intervention, family well-being
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