Feeling safe and content: Relationship to internalized sexual stigma, self-awareness, and identity uncertainty in Italian lesbian and bisexual women

J Pistella, F Rosati, R Baiocco - Journal of lesbian studies, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Research has linked feelings of safety and contentment to lower adverse mental health
outcomes (eg, stress, anxiety, depression) in the general population. The current study …

Adult attachment, differentiation of self, and relationship satisfaction in lesbians and gay men

M Sommantico, I Iorio, M Lacatena… - Contemporary Family …, 2021 - Springer
We examined adult attachment styles, differentiation of self, and relationship satisfaction in a
sample of 298 Italian lesbians (48%) and gay men (52%), all of whom were ages 19–71 …

Differentiation of self, proximal minority stress, and life satisfaction among sexual minorities: Intrapersonal and interpersonal pathways to life satisfaction.

FN Hung, RCH Chan - American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 2022 - psycnet.apa.org
Differentiation of self (DoS) is the self-regulatory capacity to balance intimacy and autonomy
in relationships. Accumulating evidence suggests that DoS is fundamental to achieving a …

Measuring positive LGBTQ+ identity: Psychometric properties of the turkish lesbian, gay, and bisexual positive identity measure

Y Barburoğlu, E Çürükvelioğlu‐Köksal… - Personal …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Previous research with lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and various sexually and
gender diverse (LGBTQ+) people has largely highlighted how experiences of discrimination …

Romantic Attachment, Relationship Satisfaction, Internalized Sexual Stigma, and Motives for Parenthood in Italian Lesbian Women and Gay Men

M Sommantico, M Lacatena, F Ramaglia - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
This study examines romantic attachment, internalized sexual stigma, relationship
satisfaction, and motives for parenthood in a sample of 313 Italian lesbian women (47.9%) …

Gay and lesbian couples' relationship quality: Italian validation of the Gay and Lesbian Relationship Satisfaction Scale (GLRSS)

M Sommantico, AR Donizzetti, S Parrello… - Journal of Gay & …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
This study examines the psychometric properties of the Italian Gay and Lesbian
Relationship Satisfaction Scale (GLRSS) in a sample of 305 Italian lesbians (48.2%) and …

The negative effects of internalized homonegativity on sexual satisfaction: Dyadic effects and gender-based differences in Chile

J Bahamondes, J Barrientos… - Journal of lesbian …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Heterosexism is not only expressed through sexual prejudice as an external stressor, but
also as an internalized rejection toward one's own (and others') sexually diverse identity …

Internalized stigma, adult attachment, relationship satisfaction, and depression in Italian gay and bisexual men: The mediating role of emotion regulation

M Sommantico, S Parrello - Journal of Gay & Lesbian Mental …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Internalized sexual stigma, adult attachment, relationship satisfaction, and
emotion regulation pay a major role in predicting depression in minority populations. Method …

Intimate pride: A tri-nation study on associations between positive minority identity aspects and relationship quality in sexual minorities from German-speaking …

M Siegel, AK Randall, PJ Lannutti, MS Fischer… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Investigations into the intimate relationships of sexual minorities are proliferating, but often
adopt a deficit-oriented and US-centered perspective. In this tri-nation online study with …

Minority stress and relationship satisfaction in same‐sex couples: A meta‐analysis

C Song, A Buysse, WH Zhang, A Dewaele - Family Relations, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Objective The present study conducted a meta‐analysis to synthesize the associations
between sexual minority stress and relationship satisfaction, as well as to examine actor and …