title: Brief report: the relationship between multiple forms of oppression and subjective health among Black lesbian and bisexual women.
abstract: This study was designed to explore the relationships between multiple forms of oppression and subjective physical health among a community sample of 85 Black lesbian and bisexual women. Self-report surveys assessing health behaviors, physical and mental health status, and experiences with discrimination were administered during a weekend retreat of a community-based organization serving this population. Structural equation modeling showed there were significant, but different, relationships between subjective health and two types of oppression, heterosexism and weight-based discrimination. Further research on the independent and intersectional effects of multiple forms of oppression on health is needed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, California State University-Long Beach, 1250 Bellflower Blvd., Long Beach, CA 90840, USA. bwilson@csulb.edu
authors.forename: Bianca D M
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: Wilson
authors.forename: Chiamaka
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Okwu
authors.forename: Sandra A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Mills
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American; D000368:Aged; D001727:Bisexuality; D002140:California; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D018452:Homosexuality, Female; D006801:Humans; D008603:Mental Health; D008875:Middle Aged; D011287:Prejudice; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires