Minority Stress and Physical Health Among LGB People of Color

Dorton, Deborah

Minority Stress and Physical Health Among LGB People of Color

dc.contributor.advisor	Frey, Melissa
dc.contributor.author	Dorton, Deborah
dc.contributor.committeeMember	Beesley, Denise
dc.contributor.committeeMember	Taylor, E. Laurette
dc.contributor.committeeMember	Kiosk, Amy
dc.contributor.committeeMember	Arczynski, Alexis
dc.date.accessioned	2017-01-09T15:13:21Z
dc.date.available	2017-01-09T15:13:21Z
dc.date.issued	2016-12-16
dc.date.manuscript	2016-10-31
dc.description.abstract	The study sought to explore the relationship between general stress, discrimination, internalized stigmas, social support, and physical health outcomes among lesbian, gay, and bisexual people of color. A relationship between discrimination and emotional and physical health has been established among sexual minorities (Frost, Lehavot, & Meyer, 2015) and racial and ethnic groups (Hahm, Ozonoff, Gaumond, & Sue, 2010), aligning with the theories of minority stress (Brooks, 1981; Meyer, 2003). Internalized stigmas (i.e., internalized racism and homonegativity) and social support have also been shown to influence general physical health. The current study explored whether (a) greater levels of general stress, internalized stigmas, perceived discrimination, and lower levels of social support would predict an increase in physical health symptoms; and (b) greater levels of discrimination would predict an increase in physical health symptoms after controlling for all other variables and relevant demographics. All predictor variables and the interactions of perceived discrimination x internalized racism and perceived discrimination x internalized homonegativity were entered into a hierarchical regression model. Perceived general stress, internalized racism, perceived discrimination, and perceived discrimination x internalized racism were found to be significant predictors of physical health symptoms.	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11244/47123
dc.language	en_US	en_US
dc.subject	Psychology, Clinical.	en_US
dc.subject	Health Psychology	en_US
dc.thesis.degree	Ph.D.	en_US
dc.title	Minority Stress and Physical Health Among LGB People of Color	en_US
ou.group	Jeannine Rainbolt College of Education::Department of Educational Psychology	en_US