Internalized homonegativity and relationship quality in same-sex romantic couples: A test of mental health mechanisms and gender as a moderator.

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 325-335 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristin E. Thies ◽  
Tyrel J. Starks ◽  
Florence L. Denmark ◽  
Lisa Rosenthal
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Relationship Quality ◽  
Internalized Homonegativity ◽  
Same Sex ◽  
Romantic Couples ◽  
And Gender

Relationship quality and mental health among sexual and gender minorities.

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elissa L. Sarno ◽  
Christina Dyar ◽  
Michael E. Newcomb ◽  
Sarah W. Whitton
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Relationship Quality ◽  
Sexual And Gender Minorities ◽  
Gender Minorities ◽  
And Gender

Parent Attachment, Relationship Quality, and Gender Influence of Adults With Parents With Past Same-Sex Relationships

2018 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 166-173
Author(s):  
Dumayi Gutierrez ◽  
Casey Gamboni ◽  
Armeda Wojciak ◽  
Ashley Frazier
Keyword(s):  
Relationship Quality ◽  
Romantic Relationship ◽  
Parent Attachment ◽  
Same Sex ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
Family Structures ◽  
New Family ◽  
Gender Influence ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Romantic Relationship Quality

Attachment scholars have focused on attachment outcomes between children and their parents. However, there is a dearth of studies examining the association between attachment and later romantic relationships for those who have had a parent in a same-sex relationship during childhood. To address this gap, we used a sample from the New Family Structures Study. The sample for this study comprised 248 adults, of which, 175 participants reported their mother having had a same-sex romantic relationship and 73 participants reported their father having had a same-sex romantic relationship. Regression analysis indicated that participants with mothers who have had same-sex relationships report higher attachment outcomes. Further, higher attachment outcomes predicted higher romantic relationship quality. Gender of the participants and their parents also statistically moderated romantic relationship quality and family-of-origin attachment for females with mothers who have had same-sex relationships. Limitations and future directions are discussed.

Engagement in Mental Health Services as a Function of Relationship Quality and PTSD Symptom Severity

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meghan M. McGinn ◽  
Katherine D. Hoerster ◽  
Carol Malte ◽  
Stephen Hunt ◽  
Matthew Jakupcak
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Services ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Relationship Quality ◽  
Symptom Severity ◽  
Ptsd Symptom ◽  
Ptsd Symptom Severity

Evidence of sexual orientation and gender differences in mental health outcomes for violent crime victims

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert J. Cramer ◽  
Martha Shumway ◽  
Amanda M. Amacker ◽  
Dale E. McNiel ◽  
Sarah Holley ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Gender Differences ◽  
Sexual Orientation ◽  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Violent Crime ◽  
Crime Victims ◽  
Mental Health Outcomes ◽  
And Gender

Can the “internal couple” be our faithful lifelong partner?

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 129-142
Author(s):  
Molly Ludlam
Keyword(s):  
Gender Identity ◽  
Intimate Relationships ◽  
Family Dynamics ◽  
Online Dating ◽  
Societal Change ◽  
Couple Relationships ◽  
Same Sex ◽  
Internal Object ◽  
Lifelong Partner ◽  
And Gender

For over fifty years the concept of the “internal couple”, as a composite internal object co-constructed in intimate relationships, has been fundamental to a psycho-analytic understanding of couple relationships and their contribution to family dynamics. Considerable societal change, however, necessitates review of how effectively and ethically the concept meets practitioners’ and couples’ current needs. Does the concept of an internal couple help psychotherapists to describe and consider all contemporary adult couples, whether same-sex or heterosexual, monogamous, or polyamorous? How does it accommodate online dating, relating via avatars, and use of pornography? Is it sufficiently inclusive of those experimenting in terms of sexual and gender identity, or in partnerships that challenge family arrangement norms? Can it usefully support thinking about families in which parents choose to parent alone, or are absent at their children’s conception thanks to surrogacy, adoption, and IVF? These and other questions prompt re-examination of this central concept’s nature and value.

The Role of Resilience in Sexual and Gender Minority Mental Health

2020 ◽  
pp. 428-442
Author(s):  
Dawn M. Szymanski ◽  
Kirsten A. Gonzalez
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Minority Stress ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Social Stigma ◽  
Therapeutic Interventions ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Minority Mental Health ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Structural Levels

Many lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) persons are able to persevere and flourish despite pervasive social stigma and minority stress based on their sexual orientation and gender identity. This chapter reviews the research on LGBTQ resilience that can occur at individual, interpersonal/family, community, and contextual/structural levels. The authors describe qualitative research that has examined pathways to resilience and positive LGBTQ identity. The authors also review quantitative research on LGBTQ resilience via mediator, moderator, and moderated mediation models. Variables are described that have been found to explain or buffer the links between external and internalized minority stressors and mental health outcomes. The authors review the small but growing body of research that has begun to examine the efficacy of therapeutic interventions aimed at promoting LGBTQ resilience. Limitations are discussed and directions for future research are suggested.

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