Department of Psychology, University of Turin, via Verdi 10, 10124 Turin, Italy.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2023 Jan 16;20(2):1593. doi: 10.3390/ijerph20021593.
Same-sex intimate partner violence (SSIPV) is a serious health concern and may manifest in various forms. Nevertheless, controlling behaviors of isolation are still poorly investigated. Due to their marginalized status, sexual minorities can face SSIPV-specific risk factors, such as internalized homonegativity, as well as general psychological stress factors, such as emotion dysregulation. While the literature is growing, there is still a lack of understanding of the complex pathways linking sexual minorities and minority stress to IPV and isolating controlling behavior. To fill this gap, we explored the relation between internalized homonegativity and controlling behaviors of isolation, assessing the mediating role of emotion dysregulation. In total, 120 gay and lesbian people (mean age = 33.8, SD = 11.5) involved in a same-sex relationship participated in the study. Results showed a direct and positive association between internalized homonegativity and difficulties in emotion regulation and a direct and positive association between emotion dysregulation and controlling behaviors of isolation; the mediating role of emotion dysregulation in the relation between internalized homonegativity and isolating controlling behaviors was supported as well. Emerging results can provide valuable information at the clinical level, although further studies are needed to confirm these preliminary findings.
同性亲密伴侣暴力（SSIPV）是一个严重的健康问题，可能表现为多种形式。然而，隔离控制行为仍然研究不足。由于性少数群体的边缘化地位，他们可能面临 SSIPV 特有的风险因素，如内化的同性恋厌恶，以及一般的心理压力因素，如情绪调节障碍。尽管文献不断增加，但我们仍然缺乏对将性少数群体和少数群体压力与亲密伴侣暴力和隔离控制行为联系起来的复杂途径的理解。为了填补这一空白，我们探讨了内化的同性恋厌恶与隔离控制行为之间的关系，评估了情绪调节障碍的中介作用。共有 120 名参与同性关系的男同性恋和女同性恋者（平均年龄=33.8，SD=11.5）参与了这项研究。结果表明，内化的同性恋厌恶与情绪调节困难之间存在直接的正相关关系，情绪调节障碍与隔离控制行为之间也存在直接的正相关关系；情绪调节障碍在内化的同性恋厌恶与隔离控制行为之间的关系中具有中介作用。这些初步结果可以为临床层面提供有价值的信息，尽管需要进一步的研究来证实这些初步发现。
