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Stigma Consciousness and Subjective Well-Being in Lesbians and Gays

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  • Encarnación Nouvilas-Pallejà

    (Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED))

  • Prado Silván-Ferrero

    (Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED))

  • Mª José Fuster-Ruiz Apodaca

    (Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED))

  • Fernando Molero

    (Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED))

Abstract

The stigma associated with sexual identity can affect an individual’s well-being. The main goal of this study was to analyse the role of a psychosocial variable, stigma consciousness, on the well-being of lesbian and gay (LG) individuals. For this purpose, a sample of 481 participants completed various questionnaires (M age = 32.36, SD age = 9.60). Analysis of these results using structural equations showed two different pathways to cope with the stigma. The first pathway consists of collective action, and the second consists of stigma concealment. Specifically, stigma consciousness positively predicts well-being through group identification and collective action. Stigma concealment, however, negatively predicts well-being through the perception of prejudice. In addition, this work has confirmed that concealment has a direct negative relationship with subjective well-being. These results are interpreted from a psychosocial perspective. Finally, based on our data, we propose future interventions that provide LG individuals with strategies to cope with their perceptions of stigma.

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  • Encarnación Nouvilas-Pallejà & Prado Silván-Ferrero & Mª José Fuster-Ruiz Apodaca & Fernando Molero, 2018. "Stigma Consciousness and Subjective Well-Being in Lesbians and Gays," Journal of Happiness Studies, Springer, vol. 19(4), pages 1115-1133, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:jhappi:v:19:y:2018:i:4:d:10.1007_s10902-017-9862-1
    DOI: 10.1007/s10902-017-9862-1
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    1. Fernando Molero & Patricia Recio & Cristina García-Ael & María Fuster & Pilar Sanjuán, 2013. "Measuring Dimensions of Perceived Discrimination in Five Stigmatized Groups," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 114(3), pages 901-914, December.
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