Relationship between social media use and internalized homophobia in homosexual and bisexual persons
10.3969/j.issn.1000-6729.2025.04.11
- VernacularTitle:同性恋和双性恋者社交媒体使用与内化同性恋嫌恶的关系
- Author:
Nirui YU
1
;
Wenxiu LI
;
Jiajun CHENG
;
Luna YANG
;
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
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
LGB community;
social media use;
internalizing homophobia;
self-esteem;
social support
- From:
Chinese Mental Health Journal
2025;39(4):356-361
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective:To explore the relationship between social media use and internalized homophobia in homosexual and bisexual persons,and the role of self-esteem and perceived social support.Methods:A total of 626 homosexual and bisexual persons were selected through online social media platforms,and the Social Media Use In-tensity Scale(SNSIS),Self-Esteem Scale(SES),Perceived Social Support Scale(PSSS)and Internalized Homo-phobia Scale(IHS)were used for measurement.Use the SPSS macro program PROCESS to test moderated media-tion effects.Results:The average SNSIS score was(3.0±1.0).The SES score played a partial mediating role in the relationship between SNSIS scores and IHS scores,and the value of mediating effect was 21.43％.The PSSS scores moderated the relationship between the SNSIS scores and the SES scores(β=-0.10,P＜0.01),and the re-lationship between the SES scores and the IHS scores(β=-0.11,P＜0.01).Conclusion:Social media use by ho-mosexual and bisexual persons is associated with internalized homophobia,self-esteem mediated the relationships,and perceived social support plays a moderating role.
