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Embracing Identity: Exploring the Role of Pride and Self-Acceptance in Minority Stress and Health among Sexual and Gender Minority Youth
Zirnheld, A. (2024) Embracing Identity: Exploring the Role of Pride and Self-Acceptance in Minority Stress and Health among Sexual and Gender Minority Youth.
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| Abstract: | Sexual and gender minority youth (SGMY, 16 to 25) experience disproportionate negative health compared to the general population, with minority stress, including victimisation, contributing to adverse mental and physical health scores. This research investigated whether victimisation negatively impacted self-rated physical health among 137 SGMY participants. Additionally, a moderation analysis was made to investigate pride and self-acceptance of sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) as resilience factors. Contrary to existing literature, no significant relationship was found between victimisation and physical health for SGMY. Pride and self-acceptance of SOGI could, therefore, not act as moderators. However, self-acceptance of sexuality was significantly positively correlated with self-reported physical health for sexual minorities (b* = 0.50, SE = 0.18, t = 2.76, p = .006), suggesting that interventions targeting self-acceptance of sexuality might mitigate the negative general health scores of sexual minorities. This relationship was not found for self-acceptance of gender identity and for pride in general. A major limitation was skewed data, especially the negatively skewed victimisation scores, emphasizing the need for improved victimisation scales and offering suggestions for establishing these scales. Lastly, the importance of standardised language within the SGMY research is emphasised to enable the accuracy and nuance of future research. |
| Item Type: | Essay (Bachelor) |
| Faculty: | BMS: Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences |
| Subject: | 77 psychology |
| Programme: | Psychology BSc (56604) |
| Link to this item: | https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/98041 |
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