Attitudes towards sexual minorities among Chinese people: implications for mental health

Wu, Joseph; Kwok, Diana K.

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“…Previous studies have already verified that due to homosexual individuals' sexuality, the rejection from their family and peer bullying in childhood are closely linked to their mental health status in adulthood (Earnshaw et al, 2016;Ryan et al, 2009;Wang et al, 2018). Similar to the worldwide cases, the hostility, stigma and discrimination against sexual minorities is prevalent in China as well (Wu & Kwok, 2013). And because of the traditional Chinese Confucian culture, marriage and reproduction are seen as an unalterable obligation to continue family bloodline, which means that gay men in China might suffer more pressure and stress to get married (Hesketh et al, 2005;Yu et al, 2011).…”

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How does masculinity play a protective role for Chinese gay men? The mediation effect of mindfulness between gender roles and mental distress

Li¹,

Li²,

Zeng³

2023

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Around the world, gay population suffer numerous mental distress problem, especially for those live under a conservative culture, like China. To deal with it, searching for protective factors and interventions to improve gay population’s mental health have become increasingly urgent. Masculinity, as a vital aspect of gay men’s gender roles, is observed to be a protective factor for certain population, yet haven’t been certified among gay population. Furthermore, potential mechanism of how masculinity subserve as a protective factor for gay population could distinct from those for normal population and leverage differential mediator loops. Notably, mindfulness, as an individual level variable which can be improved by certain practice or intervention, can mediate the relationship between masculinity and mental distress in both certain and gay population. Whether mindfulness could subserve a substantial mediator for masculinity in gay population to influence their mental distress remain unclear due to lacking of both theory and empirical evidence. To tackle these challenges, in current research we recruited 210 Chinese gay men who finished an online questionnaire containing demographic information and scales of FFMQ, BSRI and DASS-21. The present paper found that the protective role of masculinity can be observed among Chinese gay men, and mindfulness negatively mediated that relationship between masculinity and mental distress, however such mediation effect can’t be observed between femininity and mental distress. As for the sub-dimensions of mindfulness, acting with awareness and describing had negative mediation effects while non-reactivity had a positive mediation effect between masculinity and mental distress. Overall, current research suggests that it’s important and necessary to separate mindfulness into different sub-facets to investigate their mediation effects, besides, more attention should be focused on undifferentiated and feminine gay men, and mindfulness training could be an effective way to improve their life quality.

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How does masculinity play a protective role for Chinese gay men? The mediation effect of mindfulness between gender roles and mental distress

Li¹,

Li²,

Zeng³

2023

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“…The studies of Collier et al (2012), Detenber et al (2013), Feng et al (2012), Lau et al (2014) and Tu and Lee (2014) show that an individual’s intimate interaction with a homosexual person is one of the factors contributing to the negative behaviour towards homosexuality. The studies by Besen and Zicklin (2007), Cardenas et al (2012), Ng et al (2015), Wu and Kwok (2013) and Yen et al (2007) found that religion is another negative contributing factor. The studies by Cardenas et al (2012), Feng et al (2012) and Wellman and McCoy (2014) found that traditional gender roles are another mental prison people have when it comes to their perception of homosexuality.…”

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Malaysian Sikh Youths’ Perception of Diverse Sexual Identities

Kaur

2020

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Malaysia is well known to the world audience as a multicultural nation and a country dominated by religious beliefs, including religions such as Islam, Christianity, Buddhism, Hinduism, Sikhism and Taoism. However, over the years, Malaysia has been doing its rounds in the papers for its strict rules over the denial of human rights for the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) community. In 2015, Malaysia’s ex–Prime Minister Najib Razak openly declared his take on the LGBT community by equating them to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and claiming that both are ‘enemies of Islam’. Whereas Islamic religious authorities have made clear their stance on LGBT communities, the Malaysian Consultative Council on Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Sikhism and Taoism (MCCBCHST) has taken a much-blanketed approach on the matter. The group is against any violent attack against, harassment or intimidation of and threat to the LGBT community, but the very essence of this stand is oxymoronic, as they have not done anything to prevent such incidents from taking place either. Sikhism has a liberal perspective on acceptance, regarding aspects such as gender, race, ethnicity and age, to name a few, that one would interpret it is an LGBT-friendly religion. Hence, this article is a humble attempt at understanding the Malaysian Sikh youths’ perspectives on the ever-growing branches of sexual identity. This article will add to the literature on Sikhs’ attitudes towards homosexuality, especially in Southeast Asia.

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The Fear of Being Associated with Sexual Minority Close Others: Socio-Cultural Predictors of Sexual Minority Affiliate Stigma

Yao

Li²,

Wang³

2021

Sexuality & Culture

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Attitudes towards sexual minorities among Chinese people: implications for mental health

Cited by 6 publications

References 7 publications

How does masculinity play a protective role for Chinese gay men? The mediation effect of mindfulness between gender roles and mental distress

How does masculinity play a protective role for Chinese gay men? The mediation effect of mindfulness between gender roles and mental distress

Malaysian Sikh Youths’ Perception of Diverse Sexual Identities

The Fear of Being Associated with Sexual Minority Close Others: Socio-Cultural Predictors of Sexual Minority Affiliate Stigma

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