Structural Stigma and the Health of Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Populations

Psychological research has made significant advancements in the study of stigma but has tended to focus on individual and interpersonal stigma processes. Recently, researchers have expanded the stigma construct to consider how broader, macrosocial forms of stigma—termed structural stigma—also disadv...

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Published in:Current directions in psychological science : a journal of the American Psychological Society 2014-04, Vol.23 (2), p.127-132
Main Author: Hatzenbuehler, Mark L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Bisexuality
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Gays & lesbians
Hate crimes
Health
Homosexuality
Lesbianism
LGBT
Mental illness
Morbidity
Personality. Affectivity
Population structure
Psychiatry
Psychological research
Psychology
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Queer studies
Risk
Sexuality. Sexual behavior
Social psychology
Social stigma
Stigma
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Summary:Psychological research has made significant advancements in the study of stigma but has tended to focus on individual and interpersonal stigma processes. Recently, researchers have expanded the stigma construct to consider how broader, macrosocial forms of stigma—termed structural stigma—also disadvantage stigmatized individuals. In this article, I review cross-sectional, quasi-experimental, and longitudinal studies demonstrating that structural stigma is a risk indicator for psychiatric and physical-health morbidities among lesbian, gay, and bisexual populations. As this work is still in its infancy, the next generation of research will benefit from identifying mediators and moderators of the structural stigma–health association and from examining direct and synergistic relationships between structural and individual forms of stigma.
ISSN:0963-7214
1467-8721
DOI:10.1177/0963721414523775