Stigma consciousness, social constraints, and lesbian well-being.

By Robin J. Lewis, V. Derlega, Eva G. Clarke, J. Kuang. 2006

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Predictors and Effects of Self-Objectification in Lesbians (2008, result): “This method of recruitment may have resulted in the lower levels of internalized heterosexism in the present study compared to those found in previous studies (Lewis et al., 2006; Szymanski & Chung, 2003; Szymanski et al., 2001).”
Balancing Dangers: GLBT Experience in a Time of Anti-GLBT Legislation. (2009, background): “As our research has confirmed, the support systems for members of the GLBT community can be important to their daily lives (e.g., Lewis et al., 2006).”
Internalized Sexual Minority Stressors and Same-Sex Intimate Partner Violence (2011, background): “Stigma consciousness was also associated with more IH, physical symptoms, and intrusive thoughts for lesbians who had difficulty talking with others about their sexual orientation (Lewis et al. 2006).”