Beyond “not my type”
A quantitative examination of intraminority stigma among gay men who use dating apps
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13088205 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Benjamin F Shepherd (0000-0001-7645-9836), Colin A Tidwell (0000-0003-1748-2440), Eric K Layland (0000-0003-0641-408X), Justin Maki, Justin L Maki, Paula M Brochu (0000-0002-6131-3209) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 137-149 |
| Publication date | 2024-03-14 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2329-0382 • E-ISSN: 2329-0390 |
| Publisher | American Psychological Association (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1037/sgd0000715 |
| OpenAlex | W4392818022 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
Gay men with intersecting diverse identities are at increased risk for experiencing intraminority stigma (i.e., negative attitudes or discrimination from the gay community based on a socially undervalued identity or trait). The use of dating apps is pervasive among gay men and becoming more common during the ongoing, global COVID-19 pandemic, representing a potential site for intraminority stigma. In this study, the association between online dating and experiences of stigma within the gay community was examined utilizing an international sample of 2,159 gay men through the lens of intraminority gay community stress theory. Participants reported how frequently they experienced stigma from other gay men based on age, socioeconomic status, nonconformity to popular gay culture (i.e., hobbies, beliefs, or ideologies perceived as typical of gay men), race/ethnicity, gender expression, and body size and shape. Approximately 60% of the sample used dating apps/websites every month or more frequently. More frequent dating app use was associated with more frequent experiences of intraminority stress across the constructs of age stigma, socioeconomic stigma, racial/ethnic stigma, and body stigma but not gay nonconformity stigma or gender expression stigma. More frequent dating app use was associated with more intraminority racial/ethnic stigma among gay men of color relative to White gay men and more intraminority age stigma among older gay men relative to younger gay men. Findings provide empirical and contextual evidence for multiple forms of intraminority stigma, paving the way for future intersectional research focused on the social, psychological, and physical well-being of multiply marginalized gay men
Developmental psychology · Homosexuality · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV · Male Homosexuality · Men who have sex with men · Minority stress · Psychiatry · Psychoanalysis · Sexual minority · Sexual orientation · Stigma (botany · Clinical Psychology · Gender, Feminism, and Media · Medicine · Psychology · Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology · Social Psychology
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| Citations per year | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Highly cited | No |