Calvo Vincenzo, Cusinato Maria, Meneghet Natasha, Miscioscia Marina
Department of Philosophy, Sociology, Pedagogy, and Applied Psychology, University of Padova, Padua, Italy.
Department of Women's and Children's Health, University of Padova, Padua, Italy.
J Homosex. 2021 Nov 10;68(13):2266-2284. doi: 10.1080/00918369.2020.1734378. Epub 2020 Mar 4.
The mediating effect of perceived social support on the influence of insecure attachment orientations on internalized homophobia was assessed in a group of 70 Italian gay men (mean age = 28.8, SD = 6.2, range: 19-46 years). Participants completed self-report measures of adult attachment (Experiences in Close Relationships-Revised), perceived social support (Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support), and internalized homophobia (Measure of Internalized Sexual Stigma for Lesbians and Gay). Higher levels of attachment anxiety and avoidance, and perceptions of lower social support were correlated with higher levels of internalized homophobia. The mediation analyses showed that only attachment anxiety, but not avoidance, may have a direct link with internalized homophobia, while both anxiety and avoidance may have an indirect influence on internalized homophobia mediated by perceived social support. Improving social support can reduce the negative effects of homophobia on gay men, thus mitigating the detrimental fallout of any insecure attachment orientations.
在一组70名意大利男同性恋者（平均年龄=28.8岁，标准差=6.2，范围：19 - 46岁）中，评估了感知社会支持在不安全依恋取向对内化恐同症影响中的中介作用。参与者完成了成人依恋（亲密关系经历修订版）、感知社会支持（多维感知社会支持量表）和内化恐同症（女同性恋和男同性恋内化性耻辱量表）的自我报告测量。更高水平的依恋焦虑和回避，以及更低的社会支持感知与更高水平的内化恐同症相关。中介分析表明，只有依恋焦虑而非回避可能与内化恐同症有直接联系，而焦虑和回避都可能通过感知社会支持对内化恐同症产生间接影响。改善社会支持可以减少恐同症对男同性恋者的负面影响，从而减轻任何不安全依恋取向的有害后果。
