Individuals in same-sex relationships maintain relational well-being despite the frequency and severity of heterosexism

Rice, TeKisha M.; Ogolsky, Brian G.; Oswald, Ramona Faith

doi:10.1080/19419899.2020.1854835

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“…There is limited information on gender differences in relationship functioning in people with diverse sexual orientations (Song et al, 2021). Some studies corroborate our findings regarding cis-female vs. cis-male gender differences (Guschlbauer et al, 2019;Sommantico et al, 2019Sommantico et al, , 2020, but contrasting or nil evidence exists (Rice et al, 2020;Totenhagen et al, 2018). Evidence regarding disparities in relationship functioning in gender-diverse populations is even more limited (Marshall et al, 2020).…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 77%

“…Studies focusing on positive relationship functioning in people with diverse sexual orientations yield mixed results, with evidence for negative (Sommantico et al, 2019(Sommantico et al, , 2020, positive (Vale & Bisconti, 2021), no (Pepping et al, 2019) or differential (Totenhagen et al, 2018) associations with age and no (Rice et al, 2020;Vale & Bisconti, 2021) or differential (Totenhagen et al, 2018) associations with relationship length. This is not surprising, as a recent meta-analysis with studies from the general (i.e., presumably mostly heterosexual) population found evidence for non-linear relations between relationship satisfaction and age and relationship length respectively (Bühler et al, 2021).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Intimate Pride: A Tri-Nation Study on Associations between Positive Minority Identity Aspects and Relationship Quality in Sexual Minorities From German-Speaking Countries

Siegel¹,

Randall²,

Lannutti³

et al. 2022

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Investigations into the intimate relationships of people with diverse sexual orientations are proliferating, but often adopt a deficit-oriented and US-centered perspective. In this tri-nation online study with participants from Austria, Germany, and Switzerland (N = 571; 59% lesbian/gay, 27% bi-/plurisexual, 14% queer/other; 56% cis-female, 14% cis-male, 29% diverse gender identity) we (i) assessed the construct validity of the German version of a well-known measure for positive minority identity aspects (the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual Positive Identity Measure; LGB-PIM), and (ii) explored associations between these aspects (self-awareness, authenticity, community, capacity for intimacy, and social justice) and perceived relationship quality (Perceived Relationship Quality Components Inventory; PRQC). After mild respecifications, model fit of the German version of the LGB-PIM was deemed acceptable. Higher levels of positive minority identity aspects were associated with higher relationship quality in bivariate analyses (r = .12 for social justice to r = .35 for capacity for intimacy), but only capacity for intimacy was linked to relationship quality in higher-order models when controlling for country, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, relationship length, and psychological distress (Depression Anxiety and Stress Scales; DASS-21). Results remained robust in several sensitivity analyses. Our results highlight the need for a positive psychological perspective in research and practice concerning the intimate relationships of people with diverse sexual orientations.

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confidence: 99%

Intimate Pride: A Tri-Nation Study on Associations between Positive Minority Identity Aspects and Relationship Quality in Sexual Minorities From German-Speaking Countries

Siegel¹,

Randall²,

Lannutti³

et al. 2022

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“…Indeed, I spent time theorizing about the strategies people enacted to keep their relationship functioning in a satisfactory manner (Ogolsky et al, 2017) and even considered how partners' interactions might influence a sense of security within their relationships (Rice et al, 2020). However, what has become the defining characteristic of my research program is less about relationship interactions and processes, and more about how broader social contexts-like historical context and aspects of the socio-political environment-shaped the nature and content of relationship interactions and processes (e.g., Rice et al, 2022).…”

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“…Suddenly, my work was led not only by assignments from my research advisor, but also by a personal curiosity. As I began to identify with a population that I had been socialized to view and treat as “other” I wondered how my research demonstrating the links among stigma, heterosexism, and the wellbeing of individuals in same‐gender partnerships (Ogolsky et al, 2019a; Ogolsky et al, 2019b; Rice et al, 2022) might be reflected in Black individuals' experiences with racial discrimination. That is, how were homophobia and heterosexism different from the discrimination and racism that continued to plague Black individuals and families?…”

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Unveiling motivations and keeping what's sacred: Engaging reflexivity in a research program on diverse romantic relationships

Rice

2023

J of Family Theo & Revie

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Guided by Allen's (2023) call for developing a critical consciousness, this paper applies feminist reflexive practice to uncover the personal curiosities and contradictions that have motivated my research program on diverse romantic relationships. Specifically, I examine faith, race, and heterosexism as the root of an unresolved collision of privilege and oppression that undergird my burgeoning research program. I begin by reviewing my own positionality before sharing how my personal experiences with family and identity collided with my profession. Finally, I discuss how the personal and professional have motivated praxis, or the leveraging of research as a pathway toward social justice. In doing so, I unveil how personal motivations and complacency in oppression shaped the development of my research program in hopes of spurring innovative theorizing and empirical research rooted in the authenticity of lived experiences.

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“…In fact, in one study of sexual minority young adults in relationships, discrimination was associated with increases in adaptive relationship functioning 1 year later among those with lower levels of trauma exposure (presumably not related to sexual orientation; Sullivan et al, 2017). In another study, more severe and less frequent heterosexism was associated with higher levels of commitment (Rice et al, 2020). Although support processes were not directly measured nor compared with general life stressors, results from both studies imply that partners may help each other with discrimination.…”

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A Multimethod Examination of Stress and Support among Sexual Minority Couples

Sullivan

O’Leary

2022

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

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Little is known about how sexual minority couples cope with experiences of discrimination related to sexual orientation, and whether such processes are different from the management of general life stressors. Using self-report and observational methods, we investigated differences in couple support processes by stressor type. A sample of 84 sexual minority couples ( M age = 25.4 years, SD = 4.0) completed self-report measures and two video-recorded discussions (one sexual orientation-related discrimination stressor and one general life stressor not related to sexual orientation) that were coded for observed dyadic coping and social support behavior. In self-report models, more frequent stressors experienced by either partner, regardless of type, were related to more negative dyadic coping behavior and more positive partner social support provision. Discrimination stressors were uniquely related to less positive evaluations of dyadic coping behavior, but this result did not hold when accounting for covariates and could have been confounded by age. In observed models, we found no differences in positive dyadic coping or positive social support behavior across stressor discussions, but we found significantly less negative dyadic coping behavior during discrimination stressor discussions. Future work should examine how adaptive support processes may influence relationship functioning.

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Individuals in same-sex relationships maintain relational well-being despite the frequency and severity of heterosexism

Cited by 6 publications

References 36 publications

Intimate Pride: A Tri-Nation Study on Associations between Positive Minority Identity Aspects and Relationship Quality in Sexual Minorities From German-Speaking Countries

Intimate Pride: A Tri-Nation Study on Associations between Positive Minority Identity Aspects and Relationship Quality in Sexual Minorities From German-Speaking Countries

Unveiling motivations and keeping what's sacred: Engaging reflexivity in a research program on diverse romantic relationships

A Multimethod Examination of Stress and Support among Sexual Minority Couples

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