Relationship between internalized homophobia and self-concept clarity in lesbians
10.3969/j.issn.1000-6729.2024.12.008
- VernacularTitle:女同性恋内化同性恋嫌恶与自我概念清晰度的关系
- Author:
Nirui YU
1
;
Siyu XIA
;
Minghua SONG
;
Shen LIU
Author Information
1. 安徽农业大学人文社会科学学院心理学系,合肥 230036
- Keywords:
lesbian;
internalized homophobia;
self-concept clarity;
gender role conflict;
loneliness
- From:
Chinese Mental Health Journal
2024;38(12):1066-1072
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To examine the relationship between internalized homophobia and self-concept clarity in lesbians,and explore the mediating role of gender role conflict and the moderating role of loneliness.Methods:Totally 510 lesbians were selected and assessed with the Internalized Homophobia Scale(IHS),Gender Role Con-flict Scale-Short Form(GRCS-SF),Self-Concept Clarity Scale(SCCS),and UCLA Loneliness Scale(UCLALS).Model 4 in the PROCESS macro program was used to test the mediating role of gender roles,and Model 14 was used to test the moderating role of loneliness.Results:The IHS scores were negatively correlated with the SCCS scores(r=-0.11,P＜0.05).Gender role conflict fully mediated the relationship between lesbian internalized ho-mophobia and self-concept clarity(indirect effect=-0.09,95％CI=-0.13--0.05).Loneliness moderated the relationship between gender role conflict and self-concept clarity among lesbians(Bsimple=-0.17,-0.30,P＜0.01).Conclusion:It suggests that the internalized homophobia may be related to self-concept clarity in lesbi-ans,with gender role conflict as a mediator and loneliness as a moderator moderates between their relationships.
