Community connection is associated with lower psychological distress for sexual minority women who view community connection positively

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ID15098686
AutoresGene Lim (0000-0001-9083-8883, La Trobe University, autor correspondente), Amanda Bourne (0000-0001-5299-8835, La Trobe University), Adam Bourne (0000-0001-7786-8981, La Trobe University), Adam Hill (0000-0001-5874-9821, Graduate School of Public Health, St. Luke’s International University, Tokyo, Japan), Ruth Mcnair (0000-0002-4738-8781, The University of Melbourne), Anthony Lyons (0000-0001-9569-6909, La Trobe University), Natalie Amos (0000-0001-6558-2580, La Trobe University)
Ano2024
Volume26
Fascículo4
Páginas513-530
Data de publicação2024-04-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoCulture Health & Sexuality (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1369-1058 • E-ISSN: 1464-5351
EditoraInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/13691058.2023.2231043
PMID37452686
OpenAlexW4384405837
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas6
Referências citadas56

We examined factors associated with sexual minority women's evaluations of belonging to the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) community in Australia, and assessed whether a positive view of community participation impacted levels of psychological distress. 2424 cisgender sexual minority women participated in a national, online, cross-sectional survey of LGBTIQ adult Australians' health and well-being. Multivariable regression analyses were conducted to investigate sociodemographic factors associated with sexual minority women's belonging to the LGBTQ community, feelings towards community connection, and associations between community connection and recent psychological distress. Most sexual minority women (58.9%) reported feeling that they are part of the LGBTQ community, and a majority of the participants felt positive about being connected to this community (68.5%). Participants who were bisexual, non-university educated, and who resided in an outer-suburban location were least likely to evaluate participation in the LGBTQ community positively. Feeling positive about community connection was associated with lower levels of psychological distress. Feeling a part of LGBTQ community was associated with lower psychological distress, but this link appears contingent upon positive feelings about community participation. Sexual minority women's' relationships to the LGBTQ community are often complex, and community connection and participation in and of itself is not a panacea for the negative outcomes associated with sexual minority stressors

Distress · Feeling · Lesbian · Minority stress · Sexual minority · Sexual orientation · Stressor · Transgender · Clinical Psychology · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy · Psychology · Reproductive Health and Technologies · Social Psychology