Society matters: The mediational role of social recognition in the relationship between victimization and life satisfaction among gay men

Bachmann, Anne; Simon, Bernd

doi:10.1002/ejsp.2007

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“…The ESIM argues that by acting in solidarity with other group members, individuals view their actions as effective and therefore feel empowered. Consistent with this, research in non‐gendered contexts (taxes, roads, HIV, homophobia) shows that collective action is positively predicts efficacy (Cocking & Drury, ), empowerment (Drury, Cocking, Beale, Hanson, & Rapley, ), life satisfaction (Bachmann & Simon, ), and physical/psychological well‐being (Molero, Fuster, Jetten, & Moriano, ). Experimental work also shows that signing a petition or email protest increases group efficacy (Van Zomeren, Drury, & Van Staaij, ) and positive affect (Becker, Tausch, & Wagner, ).…”

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Tweeting about sexism: The well‐being benefits of a social media collective action

Foster

2015

British J Social Psychol

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Although collective action has psychological benefits in non-gendered contexts (Drury et al., 2005, Br. J. Soc. Psychol., 44, 309), the benefits for women taking action against gender discrimination are unclear. This study examined how a popular, yet unexplored potential form of collective action, namely tweeting about sexism, affects women's well-being. Women read about sexism and were randomly assigned to tweet or to one of three control groups. Content analyses showed tweets exhibited collective intent and action. Analyses of linguistic markers suggested public tweeters used more cognitive complexity in their language than private tweeters. Profile analyses showed that compared to controls, only public tweeters showed decreasing negative affect and increasing psychological well-being, suggesting tweeting about sexism may serve as a collective action that can enhance women's well-being.

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Tweeting about sexism: The well‐being benefits of a social media collective action

Foster

2015

British J Social Psychol

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“…kood 12127191 Malle Tee 28, Mändjala 93871, Saaremaa, Kaarma Vald, Estonia distress leading to mental health problems. Many research studies have shown that individuals facing homophobia experience higher levels of anxiety and depression and are less satisfied with their lives (Bachmann & Simon, 2014;Feinstein, Goldfried, & Davila, 2012;Frost, Parsons, & Nanin, 2007;Meyer, 2003;Wight, LeBlanc, de Vries, & Detels, 2012). Besides its direct negative effects on homosexuals, homophobia has a wide range of less obvious negative social outcomes that affect heterosexuals as well, such as declining social capital (Andersson, 2011), hate crimes (Alden & Parker, 2005), teenage suicides (Poteat, Mereish, DiGiovanni, & Koenig, 2011), and school shootings (Kimmel & Mahler, 2003), to name only a few.…”

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Отношение К Гомосексуалам В России: Содержание, Структура И Предикторы

Gulevich¹,

Осин²,

Исаенко³

et al. 2016

psychology

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Despite the growth of negative attitudes to homosexuals in Russia the research into this topic has been extremely scarce. Based on the analysis of social discourse, we have created a pool of items and undertaken three empirical studies aimed to develop and validate the Russian Attitudes to Homosexuals Inventory (RAHI) and investigate the associations of homophobic attitudes with a range of demographic and psychological variables. In Study 1 we used an online sample (N = 1,007) and explored the structure of the item pool, finding 8 factors, 5 of which referred to different dimensions of perceived threat of homosexuals (to individuals, morals, society, Russian culture, and heterosexual lifestyle) and 3 described social strategies directed at homosexuals (criminal punishment, medical treatment, and discrimination vs. protection). The scales were highly reliable (␣ = .82-.91) and formed a single second-order dimension, labelled general index of homophobia. Negative attitudes to homosexuals were stronger in males, religious respondents, and those heterosexuals who denied having experienced any feelings of same-sex attraction in their life. In Study 2 (paper-based sample, N = 292) we cross-validated the second-order structure of the RAHI. Using hierarchical multiple regression we found that homophobia was positively predicted by authoritarianism and negatively predicted by experience of same-sex attraction and social contact with homosexuals as friends. We also found weaker positive associations of homophobia with religiosity, social identification with gender, masculinity, extraversion, and social desirability, as well as a negative association with openness. In Study 3 we used contrast groups of neutral and anti-homosexual online community members (N = 330 and N = 107) to check the criterion validity of the RAHI. The findings are in line with the existing body of research from other countries, but reveal the culturally-specific features of the content of Russian homophobia (e.g., homosexuality is viewed as a result of Western influence). The RAHI emerged as a valid and reliable tool, which can be used for future Russian-language studies.

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“…Gays and lesbians are thus most suitable for the quantitative research we pursue here, although we by no means question the importance of (especially qualitative) research with less visible sexual minorities, such as bisexuals, transgender or intersex people. Moreover, our specific focus is on gays and lesbians in Germany where, despite much emancipatory progress in their favour over the last three decades, gays and lesbians are still the target of various forms of social, institutional and legal discrimination (Bachmann & Simon, 2014). For example, although civil partnership for same-sex couples was introduced in 2001, legal marriage and joint child adoption are still not possible for same-sex couples in Germany (Itaborahy & Zhu, 2014).…”

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confidence: 99%