Internalized Homophobia, Intimacy, and Sexual Behavior
                    among Gay and Bisexual Men

Meyer, Ilan H.; Dean, Laura

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“…This result is consistent with data reported in Ross and colleagues (2008), in which IH had a strong association with not being out. It also confirms the theories and data presented by others (Gonsiorek 1991;Meyer and Dean 1998), notably that IH is likely to be heightened before and in the early stages of coming out.…”

Section: Internalised Homonegativity and Sociodemographic Variablessupporting

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“…Until homosexually oriented men come out, many may lack access to affirmative gay community reference groups, as well as mentors and role models to channel the development of a positive sociosexual identity. As proposed by Meyer and Dean (Meyer and Dean, 1998), it therefore seems logical that IH was found to be higher among younger MSM.…”

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confidence: 70%

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Surveillance of human immunodeficiency virus suggests that younger men who have sex with men are at higher risk of infection, European Union, 2003 to 2012

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In 2012, newly reported human immunodeficiency virus diagnoses in the European Union /European Economic Area remained stable at around 30,000 cases. Since 2003, cases in men who have sex with men (MSM) aged 20 to 29 years-old doubled, while the proportion of late presenters in this group remained stable. Persistent declines occurred among older MSM age groups, particularly that between 30 and 39 years-old. Interventions targeting younger MSM are needed to prevent a resurgence of the epidemic in Europe.

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Surveillance of human immunodeficiency virus suggests that younger men who have sex with men are at higher risk of infection, European Union, 2003 to 2012

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“…20,21 Dimensions of minority stress, including experiencing and internalizing stigma due to sexual orientation, have been shown to have significant associations with negative health outcomes among adult gay and bisexual men, [21][22][23][24] sexual minority youth, 25 and in particular among young males who have sex with men (YMSM). [26][27][28] High rates of depression, substance use, and HIV/AIDS among groups of adult gay men have also been theorized to arise from negative childhood or adolescent experiences associated with their emergent samesex identities in heterosexist environments.…”

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Modeling Minority Stress Effects on Homelessness and Health Disparities among Young Men Who Have Sex with Men

2014

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Sexual minority youth are more likely to experience homelessness, and homeless sexual minority youth report greater risk for mental health and substance abuse symptoms than homeless heterosexual youth, yet few studies have assessed determinants that help explain the disparities. Minority stress theory proposes that physical and mental health disparities among sexual minority populations may be explained by the stress produced by living in heterosexist social environments characterized by stigma and discrimination directed toward sexual minority persons. We used data from a sample of 200 young men who have sex with men (YMSM) (38 % African American, 26.5 % Latino/Hispanic, 23.5 % White, 12 % multiracial/other) to develop an exploratory path model measuring the effects of experience and internalization of sexual orientation stigma on depression and substance use via being kicked out of home due to sexual orientation and current homelessness. Direct significant paths were found from experience of sexual orientation-related stigma to internalization of sexual orientation-related stigma, having been kicked out of one's home, experiencing homelessness during the past year, and major depressive symptoms during the past week. Having been kicked out of one's home had a direct significant effect on experiencing homelessness during the past 12 months and on daily marijuana use. Internalization of sexual orientation-related stigma and experiencing homelessness during the past 12 months partially mediated the direct effect of experience of sexual orientation-related stigma on major depressive symptoms. Our empirical testing of the effects of minority stress on health of YMSM advances minority stress theory as a framework for investigating health disparities among this population.

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“…Although there are no published epidemiological studies documenting the prevalence of internalized homonegativity among LGBT individuals, evidence from community studies have shown that this phenomenon is present in virtually all LGBT individuals in varying degrees of intensity (see, e.g., Herek, Gillis, & Cogan, 2009). Internalized homonegativity has been shown to be associated with low self-esteem, psychological distress, substance abuse, risky sexual behaviors, and suicide and suicide attempts-all of which have important health and clinical implications (Dew & Chaney, 2005;Lehavot & Simoni, 2011;Meyer & Dean, 1998;Remafedi, Farrow, & Deisher, 1991). In fact, internalized homonegativity is one of the most important factors affecting mental health of LGBT individuals (Gonsiorek, 1993) and the main issue in LGBT counseling and psychotherapy (Cabaj, 1996).…”

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Internalized Homonegativity, Disclosure, and Acceptance of Sexual Orientation in a Sample of Portuguese Gay and Bisexual Men, and Lesbian and Bisexual Women

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Pereira

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2013

Journal of Bisexuality

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Internalized Homophobia, Intimacy, and Sexual Behavior among Gay and Bisexual Men

Cited by 401 publications

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Surveillance of human immunodeficiency virus suggests that younger men who have sex with men are at higher risk of infection, European Union, 2003 to 2012

Surveillance of human immunodeficiency virus suggests that younger men who have sex with men are at higher risk of infection, European Union, 2003 to 2012

Modeling Minority Stress Effects on Homelessness and Health Disparities among Young Men Who Have Sex with Men

Internalized Homonegativity, Disclosure, and Acceptance of Sexual Orientation in a Sample of Portuguese Gay and Bisexual Men, and Lesbian and Bisexual Women

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