Escuela de Psicología, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile.
Facultad de Psicología, Universidad Alberto Hurtado, Santiago, Chile.
J Homosex. 2022 Aug 24;69(10):1777-1799. doi: 10.1080/00918369.2021.1923278. Epub 2021 Jun 3.
The Minority Stress Model has proposed that connectedness to a specific minority community may be a protective factor for stigmatized groups. This study evaluated the mediational role of connectedness with the gay men's and lesbian women's community on the relationship between two minority stressors (internalized homophobia and perceived sexual stigma) with anxiety-depressive symptomatology and life satisfaction. The sample consisted of 467 Chilean self-identified as gay men (57%) and lesbian women (43%). Results revealed that the two minority stressors were associated with anxiety-depressive symptomatology, but only internalized homophobia was associated with life satisfaction. The mediation hypothesis was partially supported by the relationship between internalized homophobia and life satisfaction. Unexpectedly, we found a negative association between connectedness with the gay men's and lesbian women's community and life satisfaction. This finding introduces a view that contrasts with the literature, which proposes that connectedness with the specific community would be a protective factor against sexual stigma.
少数群体应激模型提出，与特定少数群体社区的联系可能是被污名化群体的保护因素。本研究评估了与男同性恋者和女同性恋者社区的联系在两个少数群体应激源（内化的恐同和感知的性污名）与焦虑抑郁症状和生活满意度之间的中介作用。该样本由 467 名智利自认为是男同性恋者（57%）和女同性恋者（43%）组成。结果表明，两个少数群体应激源与焦虑抑郁症状相关，但只有内化的恐同与生活满意度相关。中介假设部分得到了内化的恐同与生活满意度之间关系的支持。出乎意料的是，我们发现与男同性恋者和女同性恋者社区的联系与生活满意度呈负相关。这一发现提出了一种与文献相反的观点，即与特定社区的联系将是对抗性污名的保护因素。
