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Article: Perceived Attitudes Toward Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual (LGB) Issues and Mental Health Among Taiwanese LGB Adults: The Mediating Role of Self-Acceptance

TitlePerceived Attitudes Toward Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual (LGB) Issues and Mental Health Among Taiwanese LGB Adults: The Mediating Role of Self-Acceptance
Authors
KeywordsStructural stigma
Perceived attitudes
Self-acceptance
Mental health
LGB adults
Issue Date2020
PublisherSpringer New York LLC. The Journal's web site is located at http://springerlink.metapress.com/openurl.asp?genre=journal&issn=0004-0002
Citation
Archives of Sexual Behavior, 2020, v. 49 n. 5, p. 1671-1682 How to Cite?
AbstractResearch on structural stigma has associated the poor mental health status among lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) people with discriminatory institutions. Yet, less is known about the role of LGB adults’ perceptions of social attitudes toward LGB issues. Moreover, the psychological mediation framework posits LGB people’s self-acceptance as a mediator between a stigmatizing environment and individual mental health. This study investigated: (a) how perceived attitudes toward LGB issues from different social realms (society, heterosexual friends, and family members) were associated with LGB people’s mental health; and (b) whether self-acceptance mediated the effects of perceived attitudes. In this cross-sectional study, 1527 Taiwanese LGB adults (812 men; 715 women) aged between 20 and 62 years were recruited via Facebook to complete an online survey. The majority of respondents self-identified as homosexual (1129) and 399 as bisexual. The survey consisted of assessment of respondents’ mental health and questions to rate individual self-acceptance and perceptions of social attitudes. Path analysis showed that self-acceptance partially mediated the association between mental health and perceived societal acceptance of homosexuality and fully mediated the effect of perceptions of friends’ acceptance of homosexuality on mental health. Self-acceptance fully mediated the effects of perceived support for same-sex marriage from friends and families. This research yielded evidence about the interplay between perceived social stigma, self-acceptance, and mental health, particularly in the context of public debate about same-sex marriage. The effects of public discourse about sexual diversity and marriage equality on LGB adults’ mental health should be addressed by affirmative policies and practices.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/293765
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2023 Impact Factor: 2.9
2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 1.070
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dc.contributor.authorHuang, YT-
dc.contributor.authorLuo, H-
dc.contributor.authorKo, NY-
dc.contributor.authorYen, CF-
dc.date.accessioned2020-11-23T08:21:29Z-
dc.date.available2020-11-23T08:21:29Z-
dc.date.issued2020-
dc.identifier.citationArchives of Sexual Behavior, 2020, v. 49 n. 5, p. 1671-1682-
dc.identifier.issn0004-0002-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/293765-
dc.description.abstractResearch on structural stigma has associated the poor mental health status among lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) people with discriminatory institutions. Yet, less is known about the role of LGB adults’ perceptions of social attitudes toward LGB issues. Moreover, the psychological mediation framework posits LGB people’s self-acceptance as a mediator between a stigmatizing environment and individual mental health. This study investigated: (a) how perceived attitudes toward LGB issues from different social realms (society, heterosexual friends, and family members) were associated with LGB people’s mental health; and (b) whether self-acceptance mediated the effects of perceived attitudes. In this cross-sectional study, 1527 Taiwanese LGB adults (812 men; 715 women) aged between 20 and 62 years were recruited via Facebook to complete an online survey. The majority of respondents self-identified as homosexual (1129) and 399 as bisexual. The survey consisted of assessment of respondents’ mental health and questions to rate individual self-acceptance and perceptions of social attitudes. Path analysis showed that self-acceptance partially mediated the association between mental health and perceived societal acceptance of homosexuality and fully mediated the effect of perceptions of friends’ acceptance of homosexuality on mental health. Self-acceptance fully mediated the effects of perceived support for same-sex marriage from friends and families. This research yielded evidence about the interplay between perceived social stigma, self-acceptance, and mental health, particularly in the context of public debate about same-sex marriage. The effects of public discourse about sexual diversity and marriage equality on LGB adults’ mental health should be addressed by affirmative policies and practices.-
dc.languageeng-
dc.publisherSpringer New York LLC. The Journal's web site is located at http://springerlink.metapress.com/openurl.asp?genre=journal&issn=0004-0002-
dc.relation.ispartofArchives of Sexual Behavior-
dc.subjectStructural stigma-
dc.subjectPerceived attitudes-
dc.subjectSelf-acceptance-
dc.subjectMental health-
dc.subjectLGB adults-
dc.titlePerceived Attitudes Toward Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual (LGB) Issues and Mental Health Among Taiwanese LGB Adults: The Mediating Role of Self-Acceptance-
dc.typeArticle-
dc.identifier.emailHuang, YT: yuhuang@hku.hk-
dc.identifier.emailLuo, H: haoluo@hku.hk-
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dc.identifier.authorityLuo, H=rp02317-
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dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s10508-020-01686-y-
dc.identifier.pmid32335792-
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dc.identifier.hkuros319145-
dc.identifier.volume49-
dc.identifier.issue5-
dc.identifier.spage1671-
dc.identifier.epage1682-
dc.identifier.isiWOS:000528669200001-
dc.publisher.placeUnited States-
dc.identifier.issnl0004-0002-

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