Adapting and Validating a Scale to Measure Sexual Stigma among Lesbian, Bisexual and Queer Women

Lesbian, bisexual and queer (LBQ) women experience pervasive sexual stigma that harms wellbeing. Stigma is a multi-dimensional construct and includes perceived stigma, awareness of negative attitudes towards one's group, and enacted stigma, overt experiences of discrimination. Despite its compl...

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Published in:	PloS one Vol. 10; no. 2; p. e0116198
Main Authors:	Logie, Carmen H., Earnshaw, Valerie
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Public Library of Science 13.02.2015 Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Subjects:	Adolescent Adult Aged Analysis Bisexual Bisexuality Bisexuality - psychology Cognitive ability Demographics Discrimination Ethnicity Factor analysis Female Focus groups Gays & lesbians Gender Hate crimes Health disparities Homophobia - psychology Homophobia - statistics & numerical data Homosexuality Homosexuality, Female - psychology Humans Internet Intersectionality Lesbians Mental depression Mental disorders Mental health care Middle Aged Multivariate Analysis Native North Americans Norms Principal components analysis Public health Reliability Sexual orientation Social aspects Social interactions Social Stigma Statistical analysis Stigma Stress Studies Suicides & suicide attempts Violence Womens health Young Adult Canada Calgary Alberta Canada United States > US China
ISSN:	1932-6203, 1932-6203
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