Department of Social Work and Social Administration, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong RM543, China.
Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical Center, Kaohsiung 83301, Taiwan.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2023 Jan 28;20(3):2304. doi: 10.3390/ijerph20032304.
This qualitative study explored the sexual orientation microaggression (SOM) experiences and coping strategies of lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) individuals in Taiwan. In total, 30 LGB individuals (17 women and 13 men; 17 homosexual and 13 bisexual individuals) who experienced SOMs participated in qualitative, semistructured interviews, during which their SOM experiences were assessed. Through the interviews, several types of SOMs were identified, corresponding to three main types of microaggression (microassaults, microinsults, and microinvalidations) previously identified in Western studies. The participants reported various coping responses to SOMs, ranging from active responses to choosing not to respond, to protecting themselves or to minimizing the negative consequences of confrontation. The results provide mental health professionals with insight regarding the contexts of and coping responses to the SOMs experienced by LGB individuals.
本研究旨在探讨台湾地区女同性恋、男同性恋和双性恋(LGB)者的性取向微攻击(SOM)体验和应对策略。共有 30 名经历过 SOM 的 LGB 者(17 名女性和 13 名男性;17 名同性恋者和 13 名双性恋者)参与了半结构化的定性访谈,评估了他们的 SOM 体验。通过访谈,确定了几种 SOM 类型,与西方研究中先前确定的三种主要类型的微攻击(微侵犯、微侮辱和微否定)相对应。参与者报告了对 SOM 的各种应对反应,从积极应对到选择不应对,再到自我保护或最大限度地减少对抗的负面后果。研究结果为心理健康专业人士提供了有关 LGB 者 SOM 体验的背景和应对策略的深入了解。