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- Title
Pathways to Well‐being among LGBT adults: Sociopolitical Involvement, Family Support, Outness, and Community Connectedness with Race/Ethnicity as a Moderator.
- Authors
Roberts, Leah Marion; Christens, Brian D.
- Abstract
People who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, and/or transgender (LGBT) experience disparate levels of psychological distress due to marginalization, yet there are also opportunities for community connectedness and sociopolitical involvement in identify‐specific issues and organizations, which may improve psychological well‐being. This study contributes to intersectional research on LGBT psychological well‐being by locating LGBT community connectedness as a mediator of the associations between well‐being and (a) LGBT sociopolitical involvement and (b) being out as LGBT among a sample of predominately LGBT‐identified adults in the United States and Puerto Rico (n = 4940) across four racial/ethnic identity groups: non‐Hispanic Black, Latinx/Hispanic, non‐Hispanic White, and other races/ethnicities. Analyses revealed that separate models were operating across racial/ethnic identity groups. Path analysis further showed that LGBT community connectedness mediated (either partially or fully) the effects of both LGBT sociopolitical involvement and outness on well‐being. Direct effects on well‐being were also found for family support across all groups and for outness only among the non‐Hispanic White and other races/ethnicities groups. Community leaders and practitioners should seek to create opportunities for LGBT sociopolitical involvement and other activities that may facilitate feeling connected to LGBT community as part of efforts to promote LGBT well‐being. Highlights: LGBT sociopolitical involvement may facilitate community connection and psychological well‐being.Distinct path models operated across racial/ethnic identity groups; intersectional research is key.LGBT community connection partially or fully mediated effects of outness on well‐being.LGBT community connection fully mediated the effect of LGBT sociopolitical involvement on well‐being.Efforts to promote well‐being should consider sociopolitical involvement and community connection.
- Subjects
PUERTO Rico; ADULTS; ETHNICITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL well-being; UNITED States. Racketeer Influenced &; Corrupt Organizations Act; LGBTQ+ communities
- Publication
American Journal of Community Psychology, 2021, Vol 67, Issue 3/4, p405
- ISSN
0091-0562
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/ajcp.12482