Heterosexism and Sexism as Correlates of Psychological Distress in Lesbians.

By Dawn M. Szymanski. 2005

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Subfields: Gender Studies, Social Psychology, Sociology and Political Science

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Sexual Objectification of Women: Advances to Theory and Research 1ψ7 (2011, background): “In addition, some of these sexual victimization experiences are related directly to heterosexist bias (Szymanski, 2005; Szymanski & Balsam, in press).”
Embodied Discrimination: The Relation of Sexism and Distress to Women’s Drinking and Smoking Behaviors (2007, background): “Some literature shows parallel effects of heterosexist discrimination on psychological distress and substance use for lesbian, gay, and bisexual populations (e.g., Diaz, Ayala, Bein, Henne, & Marin, 2001; Rosario, Rotheram-Borus, & Reid, 1996; Szymanski, 2005).”
Predictors and Effects of Self-Objectification in Lesbians (2008, background): “Additionally, levels of internalized heterosexism have been shown to have negative consequences for gay and lesbian mental health, affecting levels of depression, alcoholism, and self-esteem (e.g., D’Augelli, Grossman, Hershberger, & O’Connell, 2001; Igartua, Gill, & Montoro, 2003; Szymanski, 2005; ”
The Impact of Minority Stress on Mental Health and Substance Use Among Sexual Minority Women (2011, background): “Most common are reports of studies that use multiple regression analysis to compare some but not all of the variables of interest (e.g., Amadio, 2006; Szymanski, 2005, 2006; Waldo, 1999).”
Internalized Heterosexism (2008, unknown): “Only a handful of studies (i.e., Chung & Szymanski, 2006; From, 2000; Piggot, 2004; Szymanski, 2005b) have begun to explore the relationships among various forms of oppression experienced by LGB persons with multiple minority statuses and their influence on psychosocial health.”
Sexual Objectification and Substance Abuse in Young Adult Women (2011, background): “…rape and sexual assault, and physical assault, are related to adverse psychological outcomes, including depression (Koss et al., 2003; Landrine, Klonoff, Gibbs, Masnning, & Lund, 1995; Moradi & Funderburk, 2006; Moradi & Subich, 2002; Swim, Hyers, Cohen, & Ferguson, 2001; Szymanski, 2005).”
Sexual-Minority College Women's Experiences with Discrimination: Relations with Identity and Collective Action 1 2 (2010, background): “E-mail: friedman.carly@ gmail.com Hill Collins, 2004; Cole, 2009), we emphasize that sexualminority women experience both sexism and heterosexism (Szymanski, 2005).”
Mediators of the Relationship Between Internalized Oppressions and Lesbian and Bisexual Women's Psychological Distress (2008, background): “Parallel bodies of research suggest that internalized sexism (IS) in presumably heterosexual women (e.g., Moradi & Subich, 2002) and internalized heterosexism (IH) in lesbians and bisexual women (e.g., Szymanski, 2005b; Szymanski, Chung, & Balsam, 2001) are related to poorer mental health.”
Minority Stress and Psychological Distress Among Asian American Sexual Minority Persons 1Ψ7 (2010, background): “…or attempted sexual assault, physical assault, vandalism and/or robbery (Descamps, Rothblum, Bradford, & Ryan, 2000; Herek, Gillis, & Cogan, 1999; Szymanski, 2005) and experiences of heterosexist prejudice, harassment, and discrimination (Meyer, 1995; Szymanski, 2006, 2009; Szymanski & Owens,…”
Internalized Heterosexism (2008, methodology): “Although this scale was designed to assess IH in lesbians, it has been modified for use with bisexual women (cf. Balsam & Szymanski, 2005; Rowan, 2004).”