A structural equation model for predicting depressive symptomatology in Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic gay, lesbian and bisexual people in the UK
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This study identifies the predictors of depressive symptomatology in Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) people in the UK. 289 White and BAME LGB individuals participated in a cross-sectional survey. BAME participants exhibited significantly more discrimination, rejection from significant others, ethnic victimisation, internalised homophobia and concealment motivation than White participants. They manifested greater internalised homophobia, less outness and greater drug use than White participants. Outness was associated with less depressive symptomatology, and internalised homophobia and victimisation with more depressive symptomatology. The structural equation model showed a significant effect of ethnicity on depressive symptomatology. This relationship was mediated by the situational stressors, the psychological schemata and coping variables. Consistent with the cognitive-behavioural model, the results indicate that exposure to situational stressors can increase the risk of developing a self-hatred and depressive psychological self-schema, maladaptive coping strategies and depressive symptomatology in BAME LGB people in the UK.
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Proximal stressors arise from a socialization process in which sexual and gender minority people learn to reject themselves (internalized stigma), develop expectations of rejection, and/or conceal their LGBT identity.
“Proximal stressors arise from a socialization process in which sexual and gender minority people learn to reject themselves for being LGBT (internalized stigma) [12,13], develop expectations to be stigmatized due to awareness of prevailing social stigma (expectations of rejection) [14], and/or hide their LGBT identity as a way to protect themselves against distal minority stressors (identity Conce”
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Frost, D. M., & Meyer, I. H. (2023) · Current Opinion in Psychology · doi:10.1016/j.copsyc.2023.101579 · Cited by 957 · see citing works
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Background
- Authors
- Jaspal, R., Lopes, B., & Rehman, Z.
- Affiliations
- Åbo Akademi University (FI)
- Center for Research in Neuropsychology and Cognitive and Behavioral Intervention (CINEICC), Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciencias da Educação, Universidade de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
- De Montfort University (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Jaspal, Rusi
- Venue
- Psychology & Sexuality
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2019-12-04
- Volume
- 12
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 217-234
- ISSN
- 1941-9899 (ISSN-L)
- 1941-9902
- OpenAlex
- W2982833063
- Cited by
- 33
- References
- 5
- Citations by year
- 2026: 3 · 2025: 4 · 2024: 6 · 2023: 7 · 2022: 6 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 4
- FWCI
- 4.09
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Psychology and Sexuality (publishedVersion)
- Nottingham Trent University's Institutional Repository (Nottingham Trent Repository) (acceptedVersion)
- DMU Open Research Archive (De Montfort University) (submittedVersion)
- Åbo Akademi University Research Portal (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Keywords
- depressive symptoms, lesbian, gay, and bisexual people, internalized homophobia, outness, discrimination, situational stressors, coping strategies, self-hatred, drug use
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