Citation

Barrientos-Delgado J, Cárdenas-Castro M, Gómez-Ojeda F. Cad. Saude Publica 2014; 30(6): 1259-1269.

Vernacular Title

Características sociodemográficas, bienestar subjetivo y homofobia en una muestra de hombres gay en tres ciudades chilenas.

Affiliation

Escuela de Psicología, Universidad Católica del Norte, Antofagasta, Chile.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, Escola Nacional De Saude Publica)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

25099049

Abstract

This article describes the socio-demographic characteristics of a sample of gay men in three cities in Chile, as well as experience with homophobia and subjective well-being. Snowball sampling was used to interview 325 gay men. The main findings included high levels of perceived discrimination and victimization, but interviewees reported higher levels of social well-being compared to studies elsewhere in the country. Age was related to differences in levels of social well-being, but not other variables. Individuals with university education reported higher levels of victimization and greater impact of discrimination on their lives. Gay men in Santiago reported a higher relative impact from incidents of aggression, but better levels of social well-being and happiness compared to those in other regions of Chile.

Language: es