Zeidner Moshe, Zevulun Attara
a Department of Counseling and Human Development , University of Haifa , Mt. Carmel , Israel.
J Homosex. 2018;65(7):947-968. doi: 10.1080/00918369.2017.1364941. Epub 2017 Sep 6.
This study examined the effects of dual-identity conflict, religious identity (religious/spiritual vs. sexual), and partnership status on the coping strategies and mental health of gay Jewish men in modern Israeli society. Participants were 73 religious and 71 secular gay men recruited via e-mail, social networking sites, and online resources targeting sexual minority men. Participants were assessed via measures of identity conflict, mental health, and coping strategies. Jewish gay men who reported more severe identity conflict also reported using less problem-focused and avoidance coping and more emotion-focused coping strategies and reported poorer mental health than their less identity-conflicted counterparts. Furthermore, gay men who self-identified as religious reported poorer mental health as well as less problem-focused coping and more emotion-focused coping compared to secular men. Religious gay men in romantic relationships reported lower intensities of dual-identity conflict and better mental health compared to their nonpartnered counterparts.
本研究考察了双重身份冲突、宗教身份（宗教/精神与性取向）以及伴侣状况对现代以色列社会中犹太男同性恋者应对策略和心理健康的影响。通过电子邮件、社交网站以及针对性少数群体男性的在线资源招募了73名宗教信仰的和71名世俗的男同性恋者作为参与者。通过身份冲突、心理健康和应对策略的测量手段对参与者进行评估。报告有更严重身份冲突的犹太男同性恋者还报告称较少使用以问题为中心的应对方式和回避应对方式，更多地使用以情绪为中心的应对策略，并且与身份冲突较轻的同龄人相比，他们的心理健康状况较差。此外，自我认定为有宗教信仰的男同性恋者与世俗男同性恋者相比，报告的心理健康状况较差，以问题为中心的应对方式较少，以情绪为中心的应对方式较多。处于恋爱关系中的宗教男同性恋者与没有伴侣的同龄人相比，报告的双重身份冲突强度较低，心理健康状况较好。
