Coping With Stress as an LGBTQ+ Health Care Professional
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3657497 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Michele J Eliason (0000-0003-0666-5612, San Francisco State University), Carl G Streed (0000-0003-3075-253X, Brigham and Women's Hospital), Carl Streed (Division of General Internal Medicine and Primary Care, Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA), Michael Henne (San Francisco State University) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 65 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 561-578 |
| Publication date | 2018-04-16 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Homosexuality (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0091-8369 • E-ISSN: 1540-3602 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00918369.2017.1328224 |
| PMID | 28537796 |
| OpenAlex | W2618773889 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 17 |
| References cited | 23 |
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and other sexual/gender minority (LGBTQ+) health care providers face both general work-related stresses and working in heteronormative settings with ill-informed or hostile coworkers and patients, yet there has been little study of whether the coping strategies are specific to LGBTQ+ stress. We analyzed qualitative data from 277 health care professionals. Sources of stress included religiously and politically conservative coworkers, coworker/patient lack of knowledge, stresses of being closeted, and concerns about being out to patients. Consequences of being out as LGBTQ+ included lack of promotions, gossip, refusals of tenure, and anti-LGBTQ+ comments and behaviors in the workplace. Respondents showed mostly positive coping strategies to deal with stress, including becoming educators/advocates and self-care activities. Self-care options were common in rural areas with few LGBTQ+ social resources. Negative coping strategies were reported by 18% of respondents. The study highlights the extra burden of stress on LGBTQ+ health care providers
Coping (psychology · Health care · Homosexuality · Lesbian · Minority stress · Political science · Qualitative research · Queer · Sexual minority · Sexual orientation · Sociology · Transgender · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics · Clinical Psychology · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Social Psychology · Work-Family Balance Challenges
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| Citations per year | 2.13 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2018 - 2026 (9) |
| Highly cited | No |