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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2022

Internalized Sexual Stigma among Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Individuals in Taiwan: Its Related Factors and Association with Mental Health Problems.

Jia-In Lee, Yu-Ping Chang, Ching-Shu Tsai, Cheng-Fang Yen

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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14citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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14 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 34 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Jia-In LeeDepartment of Psychiatry, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung 80756, Taiwan.
Yu-Ping ChangSchool of Nursing, The State University of New York, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14260, USA.
Ching-Shu TsaiDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical Center, Kaohsiung 83301, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0002-7371-1757
Cheng-Fang YenDepartment of Psychiatry, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung 80756, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0003-1156-4939
Kaohsiung Medical University · TWChang Gung University · TWNew York University · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Internalized sexual stigma (ISS) is one of the major issues that can compromise the health of sexual minority populations. This quantitative study aimed to examine: (1) the relationships of individual factors (gender, age, education level, sexual orientation, and age of identification of sexual orientation) and perceived family support with ISS; and (2) the associations of ISS with mood problems and the moderating effects of gender on the associations among Taiwanese young adult lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) individuals. In total, 500 male and 500 female young adult LGB individuals aged between 20 and 30 years participated in this study. The experience of ISS, individual (e.g., gender, age, education level, sexual orientation, and age of identification of sexual orientation) and environmental factors (perceived family), mood problems (e.g., anxiety and depression) were collected. The individual and environmental factors related to ISS and the associations of ISS with mood problems were examined using multivariate linear regression analysis. The results indicated that gender, sexual orientation, age of identification of sexual orientation, and perceived family support were significantly associated with all or some dimensions of ISS in LGB individuals. Various dimensions of ISS had different relationships with anxiety and depression. Gender had moderating effects on the association between the identity dimension of ISS and sexual orientation as well as between the social discomfort dimension of ISS and anxiety. Various dimensions of ISS among LGB individuals should be routinely assessed by mental health service units. Intervention programs should be provided for LGB individuals, especially those with factors related to ISS.

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Mental HealthSexual and Gender MinoritiesAdultBisexualityFemaleHumansMaleSexual BehaviorTaiwanYoung Adultpsychological well-beingsexual minoritystigma

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PMID35206614
PMCPMC8872568
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