Open AccessSelf-reported mental and physical health symptoms and potentially traumatic events among lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer individuals: The role of shame.
Author(s) -
Jillian R. Scheer,
Patricia A. Harney,
Jessica Esposito,
Julie Woulfe
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
psychology of violence
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.346
H-Index - 42
eISSN - 2152-0828
pISSN - 2152-081X
DOI - 10.1037/vio0000241
Subject(s) - shame , mental health , psychology , clinical psychology , psychological intervention , transgender , psychosocial , population , lesbian , psychiatry , medicine , social psychology , environmental health , psychoanalysis
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) individuals disproportionately face exposure to potentially traumatic events-adverse experiences that may have a traumatizing effect-and experience shame as a common consequence. Previous research demonstrates associations between shame and psychological and physical health issues among those with exposure to potentially traumatic events in general, with limited attention among LGBTQ individuals specifically. This study determined whether shame partially mediated the relationship between potentially traumatic events exposure and self-reported mental and physical health symptoms among LGBTQ individuals.