Citation

D'haese L, Dewaele A, Van Houtte M. J. Homosex. 2016; 63(9): 1211-1235.

Affiliation

Department of Sociology , Ghent University , Ghent , Belgium.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/00918369.2016.1150057

PMID

26854942

Abstract

The understanding of how lesbians, gays and bisexuals cope with homophobic violence is limited. Therefore, on the one hand this study focuses on avoidance, problem-oriented, and emotion-oriented coping as general coping styles. On the other hand, special attention is paid to visibility management as a coping strategy that can be applied in a heteronormative context. Moreover, the moderating role of general coping styles and visibility management in the relationship between homophobic violence and negative mental health outcomes is studied. Data were collected from 1402 Flemish lesbians, gays, and bisexuals. Stepwise regression analyses shows that coping styles and visibility management have a direct effect on mental health, however, no evidence for a moderating effect is found. Additionally, visibility management and emotion-oriented coping are found to exert a combined effect on mental health.

Language: en