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Internalized stigma among sexual minority adults: Insights from a social psychological perspective

Herek, Gregory M., Gillis, J. Roy, Cogan, Jeanine C.·2015·Stigma and Health
DOI 10.1037/2376-6972.1.s.18
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This article describes a social psychological framework for understanding sexual stigma, and it reports data on sexual minority individuals' stigma-related experiences. The framework distinguishes between stigma's manifestations in society's institutions (heterosexism) and among individuals. The latter include enacted sexual stigma (overt negative actions against sexual minorities, such as hate crimes), felt sexual stigma (expectations about the circumstances in which sexual stigma will be enacted), and internalized sexual stigma (personal acceptance of sexual stigma as part of one's value system and self-concept). Drawing from previous research on internalized sexual stigma among heterosexuals (i.e., sexual prejudice), the article considers possible parallels in how sexual minorities experience internalized sexual stigma (i.e., self-stigma, or negative attitudes toward the self). Data are presented from a community sample of lesbian, gay, and bisexual adults (N = 2,259) to illustrate the model's utility for generating and testing hypotheses concerning self-stigma.

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Authors
Herek, G. M., Gillis, J. R., & Cogan, J. C.
ORCID
Gillis, J. Roy
Venue
Stigma and Health
Publisher
American Psychological Association (APA)
Published
2015-08
Volume
1
Issue
S
Pages
18-34
ISSN
  • 2376-6964 (ISSN-L)
  • 2376-6972
DOI
10.1037/2376-6972.1.s.18
OpenAlex
W2912182142
Cited by
110
References
0
Citations by year
2026: 10 · 2025: 11 · 2024: 14 · 2023: 14 · 2022: 11 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 7 · 2019: 10 · 2018: 5 · 2017: 17 · 2016: 7
FWCI
15.82
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
Stigma and Health (publishedVersion)
Funders
National Institute of Mental Health (MH50185)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Infectious Diseases › HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
  • Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Gender and Feminist Studies
Keywords
self-stigma, sexual minority adults, sexual stigma, heterosexism, sexual prejudice, lesbian, gay, and bisexual adults

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