Subtle and blatant perceived discrimination and well-being in lesbians and gay men in Spain: The role of social support

Background: The situation of lesbians and gay men (LGs) in Spain has improved significantly in recent decades. However, Spanish society still exhibits prejudice and discrimination. The current study pursues three main goals: 1) to analyse the extent to which LGs perceive blatant and subtle discrimin...

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Published inPsicothema Vol. 29; no. 4; p. 475
Main Authors Molero, Fernando, Silvan-Ferrero, Prado, Apodaca, Maria Jose Fuster-Ruiz de, Nouvilas-Palleja, Encarnacion, Perez-Garin, Daniel
Format Journal Article
LanguageSpanish
Published Colegio Oficial De Psicologos Del Principado De Asturias 01.10.2017
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Summary:Background: The situation of lesbians and gay men (LGs) in Spain has improved significantly in recent decades. However, Spanish society still exhibits prejudice and discrimination. The current study pursues three main goals: 1) to analyse the extent to which LGs perceive blatant and subtle discrimination, 2) to explore the relationship between perceived discrimination and LGs' psychological and subjective well-being, and 3) to analyse the possible mediational role of social support in reducing the negative influence of perceived discrimination on well-being. Method: The sample comprised 237 lesbians and 232 gay men. Results: The results show higher perceived subtle than blatant discrimination, and that subtle discrimination affects LGs' well-being more negatively than blatant discrimination. Results show that social support helps to alleviate the negative effects of discrimination on well-being. Conclusions: These results are important and may contribute to the design of interventions to improve the well-being of lesbians and gay men. Keywords: Lesbians and gay men, perceived discrimination, well-being, social support. Discrimination percibida sutil y manifiesta y bienestar en personas lesbianas y gais en Espana: el papel del apoyo social. Antecedentes: la situacion de las personas lesbianas y gais (LG) en Espana ha mejorado mucho en las ultimas decadas. Sin embargo, el prejuicio y la discriminacion todavia estan presentes en la sociedad espanola. El presente estudio persigue tres objetivos principales: 1) analizar hasta que punto las personas LG perciben la existencia de discriminacion manifiesta y sutil; 2) explorar la relacion existente entre la discriminacion percibida y el bienestar psicologico y subjetivo de las personas LG; y 3) analizar el papel mediador que el apoyo social puede jugar a la hora de reducir la influencia negativa de la discriminacion percibida en el bienestar. Metodo: la muestra incluia 237 mujeres lesbianas y 232 hombres gais. Resultados: los resultados muestran que la discriminacion sutil percibida es mayor que la manifiesta y que ademas dicha discriminacion sutil, comparada con la manifiesta, tiene efectos mas negativos en el bienestar de las personas LG. Los resultados muestran que el apoyo social contribuye a aliviar los efectos negativos de la discriminacion en el bienestar. Conclusiones: estos resultados son relevantes y pueden contribuir a disertar intervenciones para mejorar el bienestar de las personas LG. Palabras clave: personas lesbianas y gais, discriminacion percibida, bienestar, apoyo social.
ISSN:0214-9915
1886-144X
DOI:10.7334/psicothema2016.296