TY - JOUR
T1 - Internalized homophobia and depression in lesbian women
T2 - The protective role of pride
AU - Rubino, Constance
AU - Case, Rosalind
AU - Anderson, Alastair
PY - 2018
Y1 - 2018
N2 - This study sought to examine the association between internalized homophobia and depressive symptoms in lesbian women, and establish whether such a relationship was mediated by collective self-esteem, self-esteem, and self-disclosure. Participants were 225 self-identified lesbian women in the community. Structural equation modeling was used to demonstrate that an underlying construct, labeled pride, reflected participants’ levels of self-esteem, collective self-esteem, and self-disclosure. Internalized homophobia was moderately and negatively predictive of pride, and pride was strongly and negatively predictive of depression. Results highlight the potentially protective role of pride in the prevention of depression among lesbian women.
AB - This study sought to examine the association between internalized homophobia and depressive symptoms in lesbian women, and establish whether such a relationship was mediated by collective self-esteem, self-esteem, and self-disclosure. Participants were 225 self-identified lesbian women in the community. Structural equation modeling was used to demonstrate that an underlying construct, labeled pride, reflected participants’ levels of self-esteem, collective self-esteem, and self-disclosure. Internalized homophobia was moderately and negatively predictive of pride, and pride was strongly and negatively predictive of depression. Results highlight the potentially protective role of pride in the prevention of depression among lesbian women.
KW - depression
KW - internalized homophobia
KW - lesbian
KW - outness
KW - pride
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85059351957&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/10538720.2018.1470419
DO - 10.1080/10538720.2018.1470419
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85059351957
SN - 1053-8720
VL - 30
SP - 244
EP - 260
JO - Journal of Gay & Lesbian Social Services
JF - Journal of Gay & Lesbian Social Services
IS - 3
ER -