title: Homophobic Violence, Coping Styles, Visibility Management, and Mental Health: A Survey of Flemish Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Individuals.
abstract: The understanding of how lesbians, gays, and bisexuals cope with homophobic violence is limited. Therefore, on the one hand, this study focuses on avoidance, problem-oriented, and emotion-oriented coping as general coping styles. On the other hand, special attention is paid to visibility management as a coping strategy that can be applied in a heteronormative context. Moreover, the moderating role of general coping styles and visibility management in the relationship between homophobic violence and negative mental health outcomes is studied. Data were collected from 1,402 Flemish lesbians, gays, and bisexuals. Stepwise regression analyses shows that coping styles and visibility management have a direct effect on mental health; however, no evidence for a moderating effect is found. Additionally, visibility management and emotion-oriented coping are found to exert a combined effect on mental health.
authors: a Department of Sociology , Ghent University , Ghent , Belgium.
authors: Lies
authors: L
authors: D'haese
authors: b Department of Experimental Clinical and Health Psychology , Ghent University , Ghent , Belgium.
authors: Alexis
authors: A
authors: Dewaele
authors: a Department of Sociology , Ghent University , Ghent , Belgium.
authors: Mieke Van
authors: MV
authors: Houtte
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D001530:Belgium; D001727:Bisexuality / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D063509:Homophobia; D018452:Homosexuality, Female / Q000523:psychology*; D018451:Homosexuality, Male / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008603:Mental Health; D000072339:Sexual and Gender Minorities / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014754:Violence
keywords: Avoidance coping; LGB; emotion-oriented coping; homophobic violence; mental health; problem-oriented coping; visibility management