Sexual Orientation Microaggression Experiences and Coping Responses of Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Individuals in Taiwan: A Qualitative Study-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Sexual Orientation Microaggression Experiences and Coping Responses of Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Individuals in Taiwan: A Qualitative Study

Published:2023-01-28 Issue:3 Volume:20 Page:2304
ISSN:1660-4601
Container-title:International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
language:en
Short-container-title:IJERPH

Author:

Huang Yu-Te¹,Chou Wen-Jiun²³,Hang Yi-Chen⁴,Yen Cheng-Fang⁵⁶⁷^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Department of Social Work and Social Administration, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong RM543, China

2. Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical Center, Kaohsiung 83301, Taiwan

3. School of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan

4. Taiwan Gender Equity Education Association, Taipei 10089, Taiwan

5. Department of Psychiatry, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan

6. Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80756, Taiwan

7. College of Professional Studies, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, Pingtung 91201, Taiwan

Abstract

This qualitative study explored the sexual orientation microaggression (SOM) experiences and coping strategies of lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) individuals in Taiwan. In total, 30 LGB individuals (17 women and 13 men; 17 homosexual and 13 bisexual individuals) who experienced SOMs participated in qualitative, semistructured interviews, during which their SOM experiences were assessed. Through the interviews, several types of SOMs were identified, corresponding to three main types of microaggression (microassaults, microinsults, and microinvalidations) previously identified in Western studies. The participants reported various coping responses to SOMs, ranging from active responses to choosing not to respond, to protecting themselves or to minimizing the negative consequences of confrontation. The results provide mental health professionals with insight regarding the contexts of and coping responses to the SOMs experienced by LGB individuals.

Funder

Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan

Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital

Publisher

MDPI AG

Subject

Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis,Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Link

https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/20/3/2304/pdf

Reference46 articles.

1. Sexual prejudice;Herek;Annu. Rev. Psychol.,2013

2. O’Shaughnessy, M., Russell, S.T., Heck, K., Calhoun, C., and Laub, C. (2004). Safe Place to Learn: Consequences of Harassment Based on Actual or Perceived Sexual Orientation and Gender Non-conformity and Steps for Making Schools Safer, California Safe Schools Coalition.

3. Racial microaggressions and the Asian American experience;Sue;Cult. Divers. Ethn. Minor. Psychol.,2007

4. Validation of the Sexual Orientation Microaggression Inventory in two diverse samples of LGBTQ youth;Swann;Arch. Sex. Behav.,2016

5. Sexual orientation microaggressions: Processes and coping mechanisms for lesbian, gay, and bisexual individuals;Nadal;J. LGBT Issues Couns.,2011

Cited by 3 articles. 订阅此论文施引文献订阅此论文施引文献，注册后可以免费订阅5篇论文的施引文献，订阅后可以查看论文全部施引文献

1. Careful Hope in the 2022 Taiwanese LGBTQ + Community Survey: from Social Changes to Clinical Social Work Services;Clinical Social Work Journal;2024-06-29

2. A Life Course Approach on Older Portuguese Gay and Bisexual People: The Multifactorial Development of Sexual Identity;Social Sciences;2023-11-03

3. LGBTQ People, Intersectionality, and Chronic Illness and Disability;Advances in Psychology, Mental Health, and Behavioral Studies;2023-06-30