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Direct linkSzymanski, 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. – 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
Balsam, Kimberly F.; Szymanski, Dawn M. – Psychology of Women Quarterly, 2005
Despite a large body of literature addressing relationship quality and domestic violence in women's same-sex relationships, few studies have empirically examined how stress specific to living as a lesbian or bisexual woman might correlate with these relationship variables. Degree of outness, internalized homophobia, lifetime and recent experiences…
Descriptors: Stress Variables, Females, Path Analysis, Family Violence
Peer reviewedSzymanski, Dawn M. – Journal of College Counseling, 2005
This article addresses counselors' calls for more training on internalized heterosexism. Through a synthesis of the research on lesbian internalized heterosexism, the author discusses how the integration of a feminist approach can enhance college counselors' work with lesbian clients, describes 3 core feminist therapy principles, uses these…
Descriptors: Feminism, Homosexuality, Females, Sexual Orientation
