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Direct linkSzymanski, Dawn M.; Kashubeck-West, Susan – Counseling Psychologist, 2008
Three themes found across the reactions to the Major Contribution are discussed: agreement on the destructive nature of internalized heterosexism; the importance of focusing on resilience and other strengths shown by lesbian, gay, and bisexual individuals that enable them to be healthy in the face of oppression; and the need for further research…
Descriptors: Homosexuality, Sexual Orientation, Sexual Identity, Counseling Psychology
Szymanski, Dawn M.; Sung, Mi Ra – Counseling Psychologist, 2010
The purpose of this study was to examine multiple minority stressors (i.e., heterosexist events, racist events, heterosexism in communities of color, racism in sexual minority communities, race-related dating and relationship problems, internalized heterosexism or homophobia, outness to family, and outness to world) as they relate to the…
Descriptors: Stress Variables, Homosexuality, Asian Americans, Social Attitudes
Szymanski, Dawn M.; Gupta, Arpana – Journal of Counseling Psychology, 2009
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and questioning (LGBQ) persons come from diverse cultural groups with diverse racial and ethnic identities. However, most research on LGBQ persons has used primarily White samples, and most research on African Americans has used largely heterosexual samples. Thus, research has largely failed to attend to and investigate the…
Descriptors: African Americans, Racial Identification, Homosexuality, Psychology
Kashubeck-West, Susan; Szymanski, Dawn M. – Counseling Psychologist, 2008
This study investigated risky sexual behavior in a sample of 209 gay and bisexual men. Using structural equation modeling, the mediating relations of substance use factors (expectations about the sexually enhancing effects of substance use and substance use during sex) between internalized heterosexism (IH) and sensation seeking and unprotected…
Descriptors: Structural Equation Models, Homosexuality, Males, Risk
Szymanski, Dawn M. – Journal of Counseling Psychology, 2009
The purpose of this study was to examine (a) the relationship between heterosexist events and psychological distress and (b) the potential moderating roles of social support, avoidant coping, and self-esteem in the relationship between heterosexist events and psychological distress among 210 gay and bisexual men. Findings from the Web-based…
Descriptors: Stress Variables, Coping, Homosexuality, Psychology
Szymanski, Dawn M.; Kashubeck-West, Susan; Meyer, Jill – Counseling Psychologist, 2008
Counseling psychologists can expect to encounter lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) individuals in their lives, as students, colleagues, friends, clients, and/or family members. Most of the LGB individuals encountered by counseling psychologists have experienced the negative consequences of internalized heterosexism/internalized homophobia (IH). Yet…
Descriptors: Psychologists, Homosexuality, Counseling Psychology, Counselor Training
Szymanski, Dawn M.; Kashubeck-West, Susan – Counseling Psychologist, 2008
This study examined the relationship of internalized oppressions to the psychological distress of 304 lesbian and bisexual women. In addition, it investigated whether self-esteem and social support mediated the relationship between internalized oppressions and mental health. Results indicate that after controlling for education, internalized…
Descriptors: Stress Variables, Females, Homosexuality, Psychology
Szymanski, Dawn M.; Owens, Gina P. – Psychology of Women Quarterly, 2008
The purpose of this study was to test tenets of both minority stress and lesbian feminist/sexual identity development theories by examining the potential moderating and mediating roles of individual coping styles (i.e., problem-solving and avoidant coping) in the relationship between internalized heterosexism and lesbian and bisexual (sexual…
Descriptors: Feminism, Females, Problem Solving, Coping
Szymanski, Dawn M.; Kashubeck-West, Susan; Meyer, Jill – Counseling Psychologist, 2008
This article provides an integrated critical review of the literature on internalized heterosexism/internalized homophobia (IH), its measurement, and its psychosocial correlates. It describes the psychometric properties of six published measures used to operationalize the construct of IH. It also critically reviews empirical studies on correlates…
Descriptors: Physical Health, Intimacy, Psychometrics, Homosexuality
