Releasing Internalized Stigma for Empowerment: Development of Theory-Driven Interventions for Sexual and Gender Minorities

Lin, Yen-Jui; Israel, Tania; Ryan, William S.

doi:10.1080/15538605.2019.1662358

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“…More specifically, Mustanski et al ( 2015 ) suggest that clinicians may help to promote LGBQ+ self-acceptance by supporting the person to build an understanding of their sexuality, helping them to explore how this fits within their wider social context, challenging internalized heterosexism, supporting them to connect with others with similar experiences, supporting problem solving around disclosing to others, and coping with experiences of heterosexism. Other LGBQ-affirmative interventions suggest that cognitive behavioral strategies can be used to build awareness of the negative effects of minority stress on one’s mental health and address unhelpful beliefs and behaviors, to help improve well-being in LGBQ+ populations (Lin, Israel, & Ryan, 2019 ; Pachankis, 2014 ).…”

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LGBQ+ Self-Acceptance and Its Relationship with Minority Stressors and Mental Health: A Systematic Literature Review

2020

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Many individuals who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer, and with other non-heterosexual orientations (LGBQ+) experience stigma, prejudice, and/or discrimination because of their sexuality. According to minority stress and identity development theories, these experiences can contribute to difficulties with self-acceptance of sexuality. Lower self-acceptance is considered a risk factor for adverse mental health outcomes. The current review aims to investigate whether self-acceptance of sexuality is associated with minority stressors or difficulties with mental health in LGBQ+ individuals, as well as whether there are differences in self-acceptance between different sexual orientations. Five bibliographic databases were searched. Thirteen studies were identified which used quantitative methodology to investigate associations between self-acceptance, minority stressors, and/or mental health within LGBQ+ samples, or differences in self-acceptance between different sexual orientations. The results from these cross-sectional studies suggested that lower self-acceptance of sexuality was associated with higher levels of self-reported minority stressors, including a lack of acceptance from friends and family, a lack of disclosure to others, and internalized heterosexism. Lower self-acceptance of sexuality was associated with poorer mental health outcomes, including greater global distress, depression symptoms, and lower psychological well-being. There was no significant relationship with suicidality. Studies also found that LGBQ+ individuals had lower general self-acceptance compared to heterosexual participants, bisexual individuals had lower sexuality self-acceptance compared to lesbian/gay individuals, and lesbian women had lower sexuality self-acceptance compared to gay men. Given the potential importance of self-acceptance for LGBQ+ populations, further research is required with more robust methodology. Self-acceptance could be a potential target in clinical interventions for LGBQ+ individuals.

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2020

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“…This may either be due to the overall low level of internalized homophobia at baseline or attributed to the endurance and complexity of this acquired attitude towards oneself. Given that internalized homophobia develops through an extensive period of time and from long-standing heterosexism, this cognitive schema appears less responsive to the short-term effect of SSM legalization and usually requires deliberate interventions and counselling to change [ 35 ]. Another noteworthy finding of this study is that after the legislation of SSM, sexual minority men became less reluctant to disclose their sexual identity to friends, families, and parents.…”

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Effects of Same-Sex Marriage Legalization for Sexual Minority Men in Taiwan: Findings From a Prospective Study

Huang¹,

Liang²

2022

Int J Public Health

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Objective: On May 24, 2019, same-sex marriage (SSM) was legalized in Taiwan. Increasing research in western countries has yielded longitudinal evidence about the psychosocial benefits of SSM for sexual minority individuals, but they have rarely included sexual minority-specific measures or considered participants’ relationship status. This study aimed to examine the short-term effects associated with the legalization of SSM for gay and bisexual men in Taiwan.Methods: A panel sample of 731 gay and 132 bisexual men participated in baseline (May 2019) and follow-up (October 2020) online surveys to report their depressive symptoms, distal sexual minority stress, internalized homophobia, and outness status.Results: The results demonstrated significant reductions in depressive symptoms and distal sexual minority stress along with increased rates of coming out to friends, family, and parents. These changes were similar for partnered and un-partnered individuals. Fixed-effect regression analysis indicated that the decline in distal sexual minority stress and internalized homophobia contributed to the decline in depressive symptoms.Conclusion: This study preliminarily supports the positive effects of SSM in promoting sexual minority men’s mental health and disclosure in Taiwan.

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“…The participant was asked to write a short note in a text box to comfort the young woman and provide some positive aspects of being a lesbian from the participant's perspective. Both activities were designed to capitalize on engagement in a story or experience in order to help align the participant's views with the narratives they view or generate (Lin et al, 2019).…”

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Development and efficacy of an online intervention targeting lesbian internalized homonegativity.

Israel¹,

Goodman²,

Kary³

et al. 2021

Professional Psychology: Research and Practice

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Internalized homonegativity (IH) serves as a key predictor of mental health disparities such as depression, anxiety, and substance abuse in minority stress theory (Meyer, 2003). We adapted an efficacious intervention to reduce IH in sexual minority men to address the specific experiences of cisgender lesbian women. The intervention, based on principles of the Releasing Internalized Stigma for Empowerment (RISE) model (Lin et al., 2019), contains four interactive modules that were tailored toward the specific experiences of lesbians: combatting stereotypes, identifying and rejecting negative messages, reinforcing the rejection of negative messages, and enhancing affirmation. Five-hundred-thirty-three participants, recruited from Amazon Mechanical Turk, successfully completed covariate measures of self-esteem and identity concealment, RISE (n = 274) or a stress-management control condition (n = 259), and the Lesbian

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Releasing Internalized Stigma for Empowerment: Development of Theory-Driven Interventions for Sexual and Gender Minorities

Cited by 23 publications

References 43 publications

LGBQ+ Self-Acceptance and Its Relationship with Minority Stressors and Mental Health: A Systematic Literature Review

LGBQ+ Self-Acceptance and Its Relationship with Minority Stressors and Mental Health: A Systematic Literature Review

Effects of Same-Sex Marriage Legalization for Sexual Minority Men in Taiwan: Findings From a Prospective Study

Development and efficacy of an online intervention targeting lesbian internalized homonegativity.

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