Heterosexual Marital Intention: The Influences of Confucianism and Stigma Among Chinese Sexual Minority Women and Men

Xu, Wenjian; Huang, Yuxia; Tang, Wanjie; Kaufman, Michelle R.

doi:10.1007/s10508-021-02229-9

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“…First, along with the increase in HIV infection rates among Chinese gay and bisexual men in the past two decades, same-sex identity or behavior in Chinese society has been widely rejected and stigmatized (Neilands et al, 2008). Second, due to the traditional culture of emphasizing the continuity of bloodlines and the traditional beliefs of Chinese gender roles, men in China are expected to marry the opposite sex and produce heirs (Xu et al, in press; Zheng et al, 2020). Those who fail to fulfill this duty are inevitably socially marginalized (Wei et al, 2016).…”

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Childhood Sexual Abuse and Associated Suicidal Ideation and Attempts Among Gay and Bisexual Men in China: A Moderated Mediation Model

Xue

2022

J Interpers Violence

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Childhood sexual abuse (CSA) is a critical risk factor for suicidal ideation and attempts, especially among gay and bisexual men who experience living as a minority. However, whether internalized homophobia (IH) underlies suicide risk and the role of outness to one’s family in this association warrants investigation to inform preventive interventions. Using a cross-sectional survey of 570 gay and bisexual men in China, we examined the relationship between CSA and suicidality in the Chinese context and tested a moderated mediation model in this relationship. Nearly 65.6% of the participants had experienced suicidal ideation and 36.8% had attempted suicide. Participants with a history of CSA had higher suicidal ideation ( r = 0.33, p < .01) and attempts ( r = 0.48, p < .01). Our bootstrapped mediation analysis showed that IH partially mediated the relationship between CSA and suicidal ideation and attempts. Moreover, outness to one’s family (parents and other family members) strengthened the direct association of CSA and IH, and the indirect relationship between CSA and suicidal ideation and attempts. These findings highlight the significance of identifying risk factors and mechanisms for suicidality among Chinese gay and bisexual men, suggesting the importance of early intervention, especially for those who have experienced CSA, to eliminate their IH and to improve family support for coming out to prevent the onset of suicidal ideation and attempts.

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Childhood Sexual Abuse and Associated Suicidal Ideation and Attempts Among Gay and Bisexual Men in China: A Moderated Mediation Model

Xue

2022

J Interpers Violence

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“…Higher scores indicate higher levels of sexual minority stigma. The structure of this scale has been supported by exploratory factor analysis (Korhonen et al, 2022), and the validity of ASTHC scores has been supported by a significant positive association with rejection sensitivity based on sexual orientation, which can be seen as stigma at the individual level (W. Xu et al, 2022).…”

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Good or bad? The influence of filial piety belief on nonsuicidal self-injury and suicide risk among young gay men in China.

Ying,

Liu,

Chen

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Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity

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Young Chinese gay men are at a high risk of suicide and experience severe culture-related sexual minority stigma. Little research has investigated the relation between sexual minority stigma and suicide risk from a traditional Chinese cultural perspective. This study used minority stress theory and psychological mediation framework to investigate a moderated mediation model of sexual minority stigma, nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI), suicide risk, and filial piety belief (FPB; including reciprocal and authoritarian). A total of 291 young Chinese gay men (aged 18–30, Mage = 23.7 years, SD = 3.5) participated in this study. A significant positive indirect relation of sexual minority stigma to suicide risk through NSSI was found. Reciprocal FPB moderated the relation of NSSI to suicide risk, but did not moderate the relations of sexual minority stigma with NSSI or suicide risk. Specifically, a higher level of reciprocal FPB buffered the relation of NSSI to suicide risk. Authoritarian FPB did not moderate any relations in the model. These findings suggest interventions focusing on NSSI may reduce the effect of sexual minority stigma on suicide risk. Therapists and educators may consider the beneficial but limited impact of reciprocal FPB on psychological crisis intervention among young Chinese gay men.

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“…A total score was calculated for each participant, with higher scores suggesting higher levels of perceived stigma. The scale was expanded to be measured with sexual minority women [21,22]. The Cronbach's α was 0.72 for this study.…”

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Sexual minority women are at greater risk of depressive symptoms: the mediation effects of minority stressors

Xiao

Zhai

et al. 2023

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Background Although, a substantial amount of research has shown that compared with heterosexual counterparts, sexual minority populations are at increased risk of mental health symptoms, there are less public health researches on lesbian and bisexual women, making it hard to draw conclusions about the way to improve health. Methods This study examined the association of distal stressors, proximal stressors with depressive symptom. The study sample included 301 sexual minority women in Beijing, with 81.4% identifying as lesbian and 18.6% identifying as bisexual. They responded to self-report measures of sexual minority stress and depressive symptoms. Data were collected from August 2018 to October 2018. The association of minority stressors and depressive symptoms was estimated using the parallel mediation models. Results Depressive symptoms were prevalent among sexual minority women (56.1%). The correlations between distal stressors, proximal stressors and depressive symptoms were significant. The parallel mediation model showed that, expectation of rejection rather than sexual orientation concealment and internalized homophobia emerges as a significant mediator between sexual orientation-related stigma and depressive symptoms. Conclusions Early intervention addressing sexual orientation-related stigma combined with eliminating expectation of rejection would help prevent depressive symptoms in sexual minority women.

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Heterosexual Marital Intention: The Influences of Confucianism and Stigma Among Chinese Sexual Minority Women and Men

Cited by 12 publications

References 66 publications

Childhood Sexual Abuse and Associated Suicidal Ideation and Attempts Among Gay and Bisexual Men in China: A Moderated Mediation Model

Childhood Sexual Abuse and Associated Suicidal Ideation and Attempts Among Gay and Bisexual Men in China: A Moderated Mediation Model

Good or bad? The influence of filial piety belief on nonsuicidal self-injury and suicide risk among young gay men in China.

Sexual minority women are at greater risk of depressive symptoms: the mediation effects of minority stressors

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