RT Journal Article
T1 Minority stress and mental health in gay and lesbian youth: A comparative study of Italy and Spain
A1 Affuso, Gaetana
A1 Picone, Nicola
A1 Costa, Pedro Alexandre
A1 Bacchini, Dario
A1 De Angelis, Grazia
A1 Esposito, Concetta
A1 Aparicio García, Marta Evelia
AB The present study was carried out based on the minority stress model. The purpose was to compare Italian and Spanish gay and lesbian youth on minority stressors and mental health outcomes and test the minority stress model in Italy and Spain. The sample consisted of 490 participants (307 Italians, Mage = 25.30 and 183 Spanish, Mage = 27.57). They completed an online questionnaire measuring everyday discrimination, coming out to family members, coming out to friends/one’s social network, internalized sexual stigma, depression, and anxiety. A multivariate analysis of covariance was performed to explore the effect of nationality on all measures. Structural equation modeling was applied to test the direct and indirect (through internalized sexual stigma) effects of stressors on mental health outcomes. The results demonstrate an impact of nationality on three dimensions: Spanish youth presented higher levels of everyday discrimination, while Italian youth had lower levels of both coming out to family members and coming out to friends/one’s social network. Further, in both countries, all stressors had both direct and indirect (through internalized sexual stigma) associations with depression and anxiety. These findings have some social implications: studying the effect of nationality can be useful in suggesting changes in political and social macrosystems. Additionally, studying the associations among these variables is helpful for intervening more efficiently, for example, clinically, on the impact of minority stress.
PB American Psychological Association
YR 2023
FD 2023-10-26
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/107451
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/107451
LA eng
NO Affuso, G., Picone, N., Costa, P. A., Bacchini, D., De Angelis, G., Esposito, C., & Aparicio-García, M. E. (2024). Minority stress and mental health in gay and lesbian youth: A comparative study of Italy and Spain. The American journal of orthopsychiatry, 94(2), 148-158. https://doi.org/10.1037/ORT0000709
DS Docta Complutense
RD 16 abr 2025