THE EFFECTS OF SELF-CONSTRUAL AND THE LIVING ENVIRONMENT ON INTERNALIZED HOMOPHOBIA AMONG CHINESE GAY MEN
Background and Objective Internalized homophobia is common among gay men. Gay men who live in high-tolerance social environments tend to have less internalized homophobia than gay men who live in low-tolerance environments. The interaction between the living environment and self-construal influences...
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| author | Zhengjia Ren Ralph Hood Chunsong Yang Xiqi Lu Qiuyu Su Li Tsingan |
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Internalized homophobia is common among gay men. Gay men who live in high-tolerance social environments tend to have less internalized homophobia than gay men who live in low-tolerance environments. The interaction between the living environment and self-construal influences gay men’s internalized homophobia.
Material and Methods
This study examined the association between self-construal and homophobia according to the living environment using a sample of gay men (N=521) aged 14–43 years. The data were collected between January and August 2017 using an online questionnaire that included an internalized homophobia scale, self-construal items, and demographic characteristics. The two-way ANOVA analyses revealed that the self-construal type was differentially associated with internalized homophobia depending on the living environment of the study participants.
Results
Living in a high-tolerance area while having an independent self-construal was associated with lower internalized homophobia scores than living in a low-tolerance area. In contrast, alternating between independent and dependent self-construals was associated with higher internalized homophobia scores.
Conclusion
Mental health services for participants with conflicted self-construals are emerging. Self-acceptance and compassion-focused practices should be explored as a way to help gay men adjust their conflicted self-construals. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f1fe8142143640fcbc03e688b9ea744b2024-02-03T13:29:47ZengMRE PressJournal of Men's Health1875-68592019-07-0115310.22374/jomh.v15i3.147THE EFFECTS OF SELF-CONSTRUAL AND THE LIVING ENVIRONMENT ON INTERNALIZED HOMOPHOBIA AMONG CHINESE GAY MENZhengjia Ren0Ralph Hood1Chunsong Yang2Xiqi Lu3Qiuyu Su4Li Tsingan5Department of Clinical Psychology, Southwest Hospital, The First Hospital Affiliated to Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing, China.Department of Psychology, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Chattanooga, TN, USA.West China Second Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.School of Law，Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics，Nanchang China.Department of Management, Culverhouse College of Business, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA.School of Psychology, Beijing Normal University, Institute of Developmental Psychology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China.Background and Objective Internalized homophobia is common among gay men. Gay men who live in high-tolerance social environments tend to have less internalized homophobia than gay men who live in low-tolerance environments. The interaction between the living environment and self-construal influences gay men’s internalized homophobia. Material and Methods This study examined the association between self-construal and homophobia according to the living environment using a sample of gay men (N=521) aged 14–43 years. The data were collected between January and August 2017 using an online questionnaire that included an internalized homophobia scale, self-construal items, and demographic characteristics. The two-way ANOVA analyses revealed that the self-construal type was differentially associated with internalized homophobia depending on the living environment of the study participants. Results Living in a high-tolerance area while having an independent self-construal was associated with lower internalized homophobia scores than living in a low-tolerance area. In contrast, alternating between independent and dependent self-construals was associated with higher internalized homophobia scores. Conclusion Mental health services for participants with conflicted self-construals are emerging. Self-acceptance and compassion-focused practices should be explored as a way to help gay men adjust their conflicted self-construals.https://jomh.org/index.php/JMH/article/view/147self-construalhomophobiacross-culturalhomosexuality |
| spellingShingle | Zhengjia Ren Ralph Hood Chunsong Yang Xiqi Lu Qiuyu Su Li Tsingan THE EFFECTS OF SELF-CONSTRUAL AND THE LIVING ENVIRONMENT ON INTERNALIZED HOMOPHOBIA AMONG CHINESE GAY MEN Journal of Men's Health self-construal homophobia cross-cultural homosexuality |
| title | THE EFFECTS OF SELF-CONSTRUAL AND THE LIVING ENVIRONMENT ON INTERNALIZED HOMOPHOBIA AMONG CHINESE GAY MEN |
| title_full | THE EFFECTS OF SELF-CONSTRUAL AND THE LIVING ENVIRONMENT ON INTERNALIZED HOMOPHOBIA AMONG CHINESE GAY MEN |
| title_fullStr | THE EFFECTS OF SELF-CONSTRUAL AND THE LIVING ENVIRONMENT ON INTERNALIZED HOMOPHOBIA AMONG CHINESE GAY MEN |
| title_full_unstemmed | THE EFFECTS OF SELF-CONSTRUAL AND THE LIVING ENVIRONMENT ON INTERNALIZED HOMOPHOBIA AMONG CHINESE GAY MEN |
| title_short | THE EFFECTS OF SELF-CONSTRUAL AND THE LIVING ENVIRONMENT ON INTERNALIZED HOMOPHOBIA AMONG CHINESE GAY MEN |
| title_sort | effects of self construal and the living environment on internalized homophobia among chinese gay men |
| topic | self-construal homophobia cross-cultural homosexuality |
| url | https://jomh.org/index.php/JMH/article/view/147 |
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