Open AccessA weekly diary study of minority stress, coping, and internalizing symptoms among gay men.
Author(s) -
Brian A. Feinstein,
Joanne Davila,
Christina Dyar
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of consulting and clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.582
H-Index - 240
eISSN - 1939-2117
pISSN - 0022-006X
DOI - 10.1037/ccp0000236
Subject(s) - stressor , coping (psychology) , psychology , psycinfo , sexual minority , clinical psychology , feeling , sexual orientation , avoidance coping , mental health , psychiatry , medline , social psychology , political science , law
Research has demonstrated that gay men are at increased risk for internalizing disorders compared with heterosexual men and that minority stressors are risk factors. However, the mechanisms underlying the associations between minority stressors and internalizing symptoms remain unclear. The current study examined coping strategies (active and disengaged coping) as mediators of the associations between minority stressors (internalized homonegativity [IH] and rejection sensitivity [RS]) and internalizing symptoms.