Strategies Used by Gay and Bisexual Young Men to Cope with Heterosexism.
Although the pervasiveness of heterosexism in the lives of gay and bisexual youth is well established, little is known about the strategies these youth use to cope with stigma and discrimination based on their sexual minority status. In this qualitative study, the authors present findings and implications for clinical practice based on interviews with 43 gay and bisexual young men. Respondents' coping strategies are discussed in relation to current theory and research on coping with stigma, as well as the emerging field of emotion regulation. The narratives from the current study suggest that the emotion regulation paradigm is well suited to understanding the functions of strategies for coping with heterosexism and similar types of stigma.
McDavitt
Bryce
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Community, Health Outcomes, and Intervention Research Program of The Saban Research Institute at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles and The Department of Pediatrics of Childrens Hospital Los Angeles and Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California.
Iverson
Ellen
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Kubicek
Katrina
K
Weiss
George
G
Wong
Carolyn F
CF
Kipke
Michele D
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