Racism and Heterosexism as Correlates of Psychological Distress in African American Sexual Minority Women

被引:53
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作者
Szymanski, Dawn M. [1 ]
Meyer, Dixie [2 ]
机构
[1] Univ Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996 USA
[2] Univ Missouri, St Louis, MO 63121 USA
关键词
Internalized homophobia; feminist theory; multiple oppressions; lesbians;
D O I
10.1080/15538600802125423
中图分类号
B849 [应用心理学];
学科分类号
040203 ;
摘要
This study examined the relations between experiences of racism and heterosexism, both external and internalized, and African American sexual minority women's psychological distress. Results indicated that racist events, heterosexist events, and internalized heterosexism each correlated positively with psychological distress; however, when examined together, only racist events and internalized heterosexism accounted for unique variance. Furthermore, internalized racism, the interaction of racist events and heterosexist events, and the interaction of internalized racism and internalized heterosexism did not predict psychological distress. The findings supported a "complex additive" multicultural-feminist oppression perspective.
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页码:94 / 108
页数:15
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