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Authenticity, Well-Being, and Minority Stress in LGB Individuals: A Scoping Review
Journal of homosexuality, Vol.72(7), pp.1331-1358
19/07/2024
PMID: 39028856
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Abstract
In general (i.e. in heteronormative and cisgendered samples), authenticity appears protective against threats to well-being. Authenticity may also, in part, protect well-being against the minority stressors experienced by sexually minoritized (LGB; lesbian, gay, and bisexual) individuals. In this scoping review, we examined the relation between authenticity and well-being in LGB samples experiencing minority stress. We hypothesized that (i) LGB minority stress relates to decreased authenticity (i.e. inauthenticity), (ii) authenticity relates to increased well-being, and (iii) authenticity influences the relation between LGB minority stress and well-being. We identified 17 studies (N = 4,653) from systematic searches across Medline, ProQuest, PsycINFO, and Scopus using terms related to sexual identity, minority stress, authenticity, and well-being. In almost all studies, proximal (but not distal) stress was associated with inauthenticity, and inauthenticity with decreased well-being. In all but one study, the association between proximal stress and well-being was associated with inauthenticity. Although these results are consistent with our hypotheses, the included studies were limited in scope and heterogenous in their methods, instruments, and samples, restricting conclusions regarding mediation or moderation. The results require replication, well-powered direct comparisons between LGB and non-LGB samples, and consideration of the varied ways authenticity can be conceptualized and measured.
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- Title
- Authenticity, Well-Being, and Minority Stress in LGB Individuals: A Scoping Review
- Creators
- Emily R Roberts (Corresponding Author) - Bond UniversityMegan Lee (Author) - Southern Cross University, Faculty of EducationKate Simpson Miss (Author) - Bond UniversityNicholas J Kelly (Author) - University of SouthamptonConstantine Sedikides (Author) - University of SouthamptonDouglas Jozef Angus Dr (Author) - Bond University
- Publication Details
- Journal of homosexuality, Vol.72(7), pp.1331-1358
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Number of pages
- 28
- Identifiers
- 991013210413402368
- Copyright
- © 2024 The Author(s). Published with license by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivativesLicense. (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
- Academic Unit
- Faculty of Education
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article