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Estigma e o seu impacto nas aspirações de vida da comunidade LGBT+
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No presente estudo pretende-se avaliar o impacto do estigma nas aspirações de
vida (parentalidade, casamento, carreira, sucesso económico, amizade e conexões com a
vida) dos indivíduos LGBTQ+, pressupondo uma comparação com os indivíduos
heterossexuais e cisgénero. Para tal, utilizou-se uma metodologia quantitativa. A
amostra é composta por 612 indivíduos heterossexuais e cisgénero e 213 indivíduos
LGBT+, com idades compreendidas entre os 17 e os 73 anos (M= 36,70, DP= 13,31),
tendo sido recolhida por via online. Foram utilizados três instrumentos, nomeadamente,
recolha de dados sociodemográficos, o questionário sobre a avaliação de aspirações e a
escala de estigma relacionado à homossexualidade. Os resultados permitiram concluir
que os participantes LGBT+ desejam muito concretizar aspirações, mais do que
expectam conseguir alcançar futuramente as mesmas, visto que têm à sua disposição
menos oportunidades, mais limitações e desafios exigidos pela sociedade e, também,
pelos próprios receios e constante preocupação de se sentirem discriminados. Foi
possível verificar que o estigma internalizado surge enquanto variável preditora na
maior parte dos gaps entre desejo e expectativa, uma vez que as crenças pessoais são
determinantes e influenciam a tomada de decisão de um determinado objetivo, pelo que
quanto maior for o estigma internalizado sentido pelos indivíduos LGBT+, maior é o
gap para concretizar as aspirações em estudo. O presente estudo contribuiu para a
escassa literatura sobre a influência do estigma na tomada de decisão de concretizar
uma determinada aspiração de vida e para os estudos previamente elaborados sobre os
desejos e expectativas de alcançar aspirações em minorias sexuais, como os LGBT+
This study aims to assess the impact of stigma on life aspirations (parenthood, marriage, career, economic success, friendship and life connections) of LGBTQ+ individuals, assuming a comparison with heterosexual and cisgender individuals. For this, a quantitative methodology was used. The sample is composed of 612 heterosexual and cisgender individuals and 213 LGBT+ individuals, aged between 17 and 73 years (M=36.70, SD=13.31), having been collected online. Three instruments were used, namely, the collection of sociodemographic data, the questionnaire on the assessment of aspirations and the stigma scale related to homosexuality. The results allowed us to conclude that LGBT+ participants very much want to fulfill their aspirations, more than they expect to achieve them in the future, as they have less opportunities, more limitations and challenges demanded by society, and also by their own fears and constant concern for if they feel discriminated against. It was possible to verify that internalized stigma appears as a predictor variable in most of the gaps between desire and expectation, since personal beliefs are determinant and influence decision-making on a given goal, so the greater the internalized stigma felt by LGBT+ individuals, the greater the gap to fulfill the aspirations under study. The present study contributed to the scarce literature on the influence of stigma on decision-making to fulfill a certain life aspiration and to the previously elaborated studies on the desires and expectations of achieving aspirations in sexual minorities, such as LGBT+.
This study aims to assess the impact of stigma on life aspirations (parenthood, marriage, career, economic success, friendship and life connections) of LGBTQ+ individuals, assuming a comparison with heterosexual and cisgender individuals. For this, a quantitative methodology was used. The sample is composed of 612 heterosexual and cisgender individuals and 213 LGBT+ individuals, aged between 17 and 73 years (M=36.70, SD=13.31), having been collected online. Three instruments were used, namely, the collection of sociodemographic data, the questionnaire on the assessment of aspirations and the stigma scale related to homosexuality. The results allowed us to conclude that LGBT+ participants very much want to fulfill their aspirations, more than they expect to achieve them in the future, as they have less opportunities, more limitations and challenges demanded by society, and also by their own fears and constant concern for if they feel discriminated against. It was possible to verify that internalized stigma appears as a predictor variable in most of the gaps between desire and expectation, since personal beliefs are determinant and influence decision-making on a given goal, so the greater the internalized stigma felt by LGBT+ individuals, the greater the gap to fulfill the aspirations under study. The present study contributed to the scarce literature on the influence of stigma on decision-making to fulfill a certain life aspiration and to the previously elaborated studies on the desires and expectations of achieving aspirations in sexual minorities, such as LGBT+.
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Dissertação de Mestrado apresentada
no ISPA – Instituto Universitário para obtenção de grau
de Mestre na especialidade de Psicologia Clínica.
Keywords
Aspirações de vida Heterossexualidade LGBT+ Estigma Life aspirations Heterosexuality Stigma