Exploring the relationship between gay men’s self- and meta-stereotype endorsement with well-being and self-worth

Hinton, Jordan D. X.; Anderson, Joel; Koç, Yasin

doi:10.1080/19419899.2019.1577013

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“…The addition of intense and widespread public and political discourse regarding their right to marry a same-sex partner and exposure to the demoralising and dehumanising stereotypes presented by the 'No' campaign are clear psychosocial stressors that contributed to the range of negative outcomes presented in this study. This is also consistent with the evidence demonstrating that there are negative consequences for gay men who believe heterosexuals endorse stereotypes about them (i.e., meta-stereotyping; Hinton, Anderson, & Koc, 2019).…”

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A qualitative exploration of the impact of the marriage equality debate on same‐sex attracted Australians and their allies

Anderson

Campbell

Koç

2020

Australian Psychologist

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In 2017, the Australian Government announced that a voluntary postal survey would be used to quantify the views of the Australian public on marriage equality. This non-binding, voluntary postal survey-and the associated public debate-can be viewed as a discriminatory event for same-sex attracted Australians. The exacerbation of minority stress likely imposed by this unexpected event has resulted in an unprecedented demand for psychological services by members of this community. Despite this surge of use, relatively little is known about the specifics of the impact of this discriminatory event. Method: In this article, we present the findings of a thematic analysis of semistructured interviews that qualitatively examined the impact of the marriage equality debate among a sample of 14 Australians (eight sexual minority and six affected 'allies'). Results: Two themes were identified from the interviews, each with four subthemes: (a) personal impacts (emotional wellbeing, empathic concern, devaluation, and connection to religion), and (b) social impacts (activism, avoidant behaviour, social connections, and societal perceptions). Conclusions: Overall, the findings of the current study reveal a range of intraand inter-personal negative impacts of public debate about the equal rights of same-sex attracted people to marry. Moreover, the results suggest that the impact is not only on this minority and at-risk group but also on their heterosexual allies. These results can help inform future policy with the aim of decreasing minority stress experienced by same-sex attracted people.

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A qualitative exploration of the impact of the marriage equality debate on same‐sex attracted Australians and their allies

Anderson

Campbell

Koç

2020

Australian Psychologist

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“…Emerging practitioners training to work with this population may also benefit from an improved understanding of the ways in which these identities sometimes contribute to feelings or guilt of shame, which in turn negatively impact other psychological wellbeing outcomes. Drabble et al (2018) recommended that clinicians acknowledge the potential of dual identification to cause conflict, but not assume this to be the case (Hinton et al, 2019).…”

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Identity Integration as a Protective Factor against Guilt and Shame for Religious Gay Men

Anderson

Koç

2020

The Journal of Sex Research

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Belonging to multiple identities that are incompatible has been linked to poor psychological wellbeing outcomes, including feelings of guilt and shame. Individuals who experience such conflict can use a range of strategies to reconcile seemingly incompatible identities. The current study aimed to explore the strategy of identity integration as a protective factor against guilt and shame for individuals who identify as both religious and gay. A sample of 183 religious gay men (M age = 29.31 years, SD = 10.42) completed an online survey comprising measures of religious identification, gay identification, guilt, shame, and identity integration. We found that religious identification predicted higher levels of religious-based guilt, and both gay identity-based guilt and shame. Conversely, gay identification was not associated with any feelings of guilt or shame. Identity integration predicted lower levels of all guilt and shame outcomes, and also moderated the relationship between religious identification and guilt and shamethat is, religious-gay identity integration attenuated the negative effects independently associated with religious identification. These findings suggest that identity integration may enable gay people to access the protective benefits of religious engagement and multiple group memberships while remaining connected to the gay community.

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“…This pattern is consistent across such variables as gender, country and or birth cohort [45]. The studies on sexual minority men similarly indicated that gay men in midlife, compared to younger sexual minority adults, are characterized by better mental health and higher self-esteem [44,46,47]. It is possible that Bear-identified men experience a decrease in self-esteem with age due to, for instance, health issues, or as a result of cumulative exposure to multiple stigmatizations.…”

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Chubby, Hairy and Fearless. Subcultural Identities and Predictors of Self-Esteem in a Sample of Polish Members of Bear Community

Mijas

Koziara

Galbarczyk

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IJERPH

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Bear subculture exists within a larger gay community, which has been recognized by public health experts as disproportionately burdened with stigma and related health adversities. Bears are distinguished by a particular body look—body hirsuteness and heavy-set physique. Previous research documented the various health risks, and the exposure to both sexual minority and weight stigma, of this population. In this study we focused on the determinants of self-esteem in Bears. We explored the significance of such predictors as: perceived sexual minority and weight stigma, age, resilience, and physique as reflected by the BMI. Our sample consisted of 60 men from the Polish Bear community (i.e., Bears, Cubs, Otters, Wolves). Linear regression models were performed for the entire sample (N = 60) and for Bear-identified men (N = 31). Perceived sexual minority stigma negatively, and resilience positively, predicted self-esteem. In the case of Bear-identified men, age, perceived exposure to weight discrimination, and BMI were also significant predictors of self-esteem. Higher BMI in the case of Bear-identified men predicted higher self-esteem. Our results suggest that although Bear-identified men are characterized by their similarities to other gay men, subcultural identities create unique social contexts that are important for health and health interventions in this population.

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Exploring the relationship between gay men’s self- and meta-stereotype endorsement with well-being and self-worth

Cited by 12 publications

References 46 publications

A qualitative exploration of the impact of the marriage equality debate on same‐sex attracted Australians and their allies

A qualitative exploration of the impact of the marriage equality debate on same‐sex attracted Australians and their allies

Identity Integration as a Protective Factor against Guilt and Shame for Religious Gay Men

Chubby, Hairy and Fearless. Subcultural Identities and Predictors of Self-Esteem in a Sample of Polish Members of Bear Community

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