Frost David M, Meyer Ilan H
City University of New York - Graduate School and University Center.
J Couns Psychol. 2009 Jan;56(1):97-109. doi: 10.1037/a0012844.
We examined the associations between internalized homophobia, outness, community connectedness, depressive symptoms, and relationship quality among a diverse community sample of 396 lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) individuals. Structural equation models showed that internalized homophobia was associated with greater relationship problems both generally and among coupled participants independent of outness and community connectedness. Depressive symptoms mediated the association between internalized homophobia and relationship problems. This study improves current understandings of the association between internalized homophobia and relationship quality by distinguishing between the effects of the core construct of internalized homophobia and its correlates and outcomes. The findings are useful for counselors interested in interventions and treatment approaches to help LGB individuals cope with internalized homophobia and relationship problems.
我们在一个由396名女同性恋、男同性恋和双性恋(LGB)个体组成的多样化社区样本中,研究了内化恐同症、出柜程度、社区归属感、抑郁症状和关系质量之间的关联。结构方程模型表明,内化恐同症与更大的关系问题相关,这在总体上以及在有伴侣的参与者中都是如此,且与出柜程度和社区归属感无关。抑郁症状介导了内化恐同症与关系问题之间的关联。本研究通过区分内化恐同症的核心构念及其相关因素和结果的影响,改进了当前对内化恐同症与关系质量之间关联的理解。这些发现对于有兴趣采用干预和治疗方法帮助LGB个体应对内化恐同症和关系问题的咨询师来说是有用的。