Gender, sexual orientation, and mental health in the kink community: an application of coping self-efficacy theory.

Autor: Bowling J; Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Charlotte, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA., Montanaro E; Department of Psychological Sciences, University of Charlotte, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA., Cramer RJ; Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Charlotte, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA., Mennicke A; School of Social Work, University of Charlotte, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA., Wilsey CN; College of Health Sciences, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia, USA., Kaniuka AR; Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Charlotte, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA., Wright S; National Coalition for Sexual Freedom, Baltimore, Maryland, USA., Macchia JM; Department of Psychology, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia, USA.; Virginia Consortium Program in Clinical Psychology, Norfolk, Virginia, USA., Langhinrichsen-Rohling J; Department of Psychological Sciences, University of Charlotte, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA., Heron KE; Department of Psychology, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia, USA.; Virginia Consortium Program in Clinical Psychology, Norfolk, Virginia, USA.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Psychology & health [Psychol Health] 2023 Apr; Vol. 38 (4), pp. 478-493. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Sep 06.
DOI: 10.1080/08870446.2021.1973001
Abstrakt: Objective: This paper advances understanding of the kink community by examining mental health and coping-self efficacy (CSE) variation by gender and sexual orientation.
Design: Adult members of the National Coalition for Sexual Freedom ( N  = 332) completed an online cross-sectional health assessment.
Main Outcome Measures: The assessment included the Coping Self-Efficacy (CSE) Scale; Depression and Anxiety Stress Scale-21; and Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test.
Results: Transgender and non-binary persons reported consistently low coping beliefs and poor mental health. Queer sexual minority persons reported low CSE thought stopping and high anxiety. Several CSE thought stopping moderation effects on mental health were observed.
Conclusions: Findings may inform clinical implications, as bolstering coping-related beliefs and skills via cognitive-behavioral therapy may offer mental health benefit to kink practitioners.
Databáze: MEDLINE
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