Marriage Amendments and Psychological Distress in Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual (LGB) Adults

By S. Rostosky, E. Riggle, S. Horne, Angela D. Miller. 2009

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Subfields: Reproductive Medicine, Social Psychology, Sociology and Political Science

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Daily exposure to negative campaign messages decreases same-sex couples’ psychological and relational well-being (2016, unknown): “These findings provide a useful complement to studies on structural stigma (e.g., Hatzenbuehler et al., 2010; Rostosky et al., 2009) that have highlighted the negative health consequences of antisame-sex marriage policies for sexual minority individuals.”
Sexual identity as a universal process (2011, background): “Finally, because systemic homonegativity, sexual prejudice, and privilege are so pervasive at both macro- and micro-levels of society (Levitt et al., 2009; Rostosky, Riggle, Horne, & Miller, 2009 ), these forces are hypothesized to influence sexual identity development.”
Counseling Psychology Research on Sexual (Orientation) Minority Issues: Conceptual and Methodological Challenges and Opportunities (2009, background): “One exception is the longitudinal study of Rostosky et al. (2009, this issue) , which provided evidence that LGB minority stress levels were especially likely to increase in states after anti-LGB marriage legislation had been passed.”
Balancing Dangers: GLBT Experience in a Time of Anti-GLBT Legislation. (2009, background): “Emerging research suggests that GLB individuals who live in states with ballot initiatives to revise the constitution to limit marriage to one man and one woman are exposed to more anti-GLB messages and report greater psychological distress in comparison to GLB individuals whose states are not consi”
Mental Health in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Youth (2016, background): “2010) and higher psychological distress for LGB adults who lived in states in the months following an election cycle where constitutional amendments to ban marriage for same-sex couples were on the ballot (Rostosky et al. 2009).”
Sexual Orientation Microaggressions: “Death by a Thousand Cuts” for Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Youth (2011, background): “Another example includes the increase in advocacy for LGBT rights, as demonstrated by the American Psychological Association passing a resolution which declared that denying same-sex marriage rights is discriminatory and unfair (Rostosky, Riggle, Horne, & Miller, 2009).”
The impact of institutional discrimination on psychiatric disorders in lesbian, gay, and bisexual populations: a prospective study. (2010, background): “One study showed that LGB respondents living in states that passed antigay marriage amendments in 2006 had higher psychological distress than did LGB individuals in states without such an amendment on the ballot.(13) That study provided important insights but relied on cross-sectional data, self-rep”
Multiple Oppressions and the Mental Health of Sexual Minority Latina/o Individuals (2015, background): “, passage of laws making same-gender marriage illegal) with subsequent levels of internalized oppression was nonsignificant in samples of sexual minority people (Rostosky et al., 2009).”
Interpersonal and Systemic Microaggressions Toward Transgender People: Implications for Counseling (2012, background): “Other studies have examined how experiences of discrimination and stigmatization may lead to lower self-esteem, fears of rejection, and/or consistent hiding or concealing of identities (Burn, Kadlec, & Rexer, 2005 ; Rostosky, Riggle, Horne, & Miller, 2009 ).”