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Chen, Yung-Chi; Tryon, Georgiana Shick – Journal of Community Psychology, 2012
The present study investigated the direct and additive effects of racial minority stress and sexual minority stress on the psychological well-being among a community sample of 139 Asian American gay men. Self-esteem was tested to see whether it moderated or mediated the effects of perceived dual minority stress on psychological distress. Results…
Descriptors: Homosexuality, Psychology, Asian Americans, North Americans
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Szymanski, Dawn M.; Sung, Mi Ra – Counseling Psychologist, 2010
The purpose of this study was to examine multiple minority stressors (i.e., heterosexist events, racist events, heterosexism in communities of color, racism in sexual minority communities, race-related dating and relationship problems, internalized heterosexism or homophobia, outness to family, and outness to world) as they relate to the…
Descriptors: Stress Variables, Homosexuality, Asian Americans, Social Attitudes
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Goldberg, Abbie E.; Smith, JuliAnna Z. – Family Relations, 2009
Despite increases in transracial adoption, African American children remain the least likely to be adopted. No research has examined the factors that predict prospective adopters' willingness to adopt an African American child. This study used multilevel modeling to examine predictors of willingness to adopt an African American child in a sample…
Descriptors: Racial Factors, Predictor Variables, Sexuality, Age Differences
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Goodenow, Carol; Szalacha, Laura; Westheimer, Kim – Psychology in the Schools, 2006
Sexual minority adolescents--those self-identifying as lesbian, gay, or bisexual (LGB) or with same-sex desires or sexual experiences--report higher rates of victimization and suicidality than their heterosexual peers, yet little empirical research has examined school factors associated with these risks. This study used data from the Massachusetts…
Descriptors: High Risk Students, Social Support Groups, Victims of Crime, School Safety