An Integrated Model of Gay Men’s Depressive Symptoms

A model of depressive symptoms in gay men is tested that links gender-related personality traits (agency and unmitigated communion) to peer harassment, self-discrepancies in agency, and cold-submissive interpersonal behavior, all of which were reported in previous research to contribute to depressio...

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Published in:American journal of men's health 2007-03, Vol.1 (1), p.60-72
Main Authors: Josephson, Gordon, Whiffen, Valerie
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Depression - psychology
Homosexuality, Male - psychology
Humans
Interpersonal Relations
Male
Models, Psychological
Peer Group
Personality
Personality traits
Violence
Young Adult
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Summary:A model of depressive symptoms in gay men is tested that links gender-related personality traits (agency and unmitigated communion) to peer harassment, self-discrepancies in agency, and cold-submissive interpersonal behavior, all of which were reported in previous research to contribute to depression. A sample of 510 gay men was recruited through the Internet. The integrated model was tested using half of the sample and validated with the other half. Significant zero order correlations between the gender-related personality traits and depressive symptoms were mediated by unassured-submissive behavior and self-discrepancies in agency. Recalled peer harassment was linked directly with depressive symptoms and indirectly through unassured-submissive interpersonal behavior.
ISSN:1557-9883
1557-9891
DOI:10.1177/1557988306295795