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Minority stress, os media e a saúde mental de jovens queer
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Jovens de minorias sexuais e de género enfrentam frequentemente experiências de minority stress, cujos efeitos adversos para a saúde mental podem ser mitigados por fatores protetores como o suporte social. Procurou-se então compreender se o contacto positivo, fortalecedor, com media que contêm temas queer pode ser um fator protetor (e se, pelo contrário, o contacto negativo, estigmatizante, com estes media pode contribuir para o mal-estar), através de uma moderação do efeito do minority stress na saúde mental. Os instrumentos, incluindo uma nova tradução portuguesa de uma escala de minority stress, foram distribuídos sob inquérito online. Não foi encontrado o efeito de moderação previsto. Também não foi possível confirmar a validade da escala desenvolvida. Observou-se que jovens de minorias de género enfrentam níveis acrescidos de minority stress, e que jovens trans especificamente são um grupo em particular risco de mal-estar psicológico. A interseção de múltiplas identidades queer parece também predizer o minority stress.
Sexual and gender minority youths frequently face experiences of minority stress, whose adverse effects on mental health can be mitigated by protective factors such as social support. This dissertation sought to learn if positive, empowering contact with media containing queer themes can be a protective factor (and if, on the other hand, negative, stigmatizing contact with these media can contribute to ill-being), through a moderation of minority stress’s effect on mental health. The instruments, including a new portuguese translation of a minority stress scale, were distributed as an online survey. The hypothesized moderation effect was not observed. It was also not possible to confirm the validity of the developed scale. It was found that gender minority youths face higher levels of minority stress, and that trans youths specifically are a group at particular risk for psychological ill-being. The intersection of multiple queer identities also seems to predict minority stress.
Sexual and gender minority youths frequently face experiences of minority stress, whose adverse effects on mental health can be mitigated by protective factors such as social support. This dissertation sought to learn if positive, empowering contact with media containing queer themes can be a protective factor (and if, on the other hand, negative, stigmatizing contact with these media can contribute to ill-being), through a moderation of minority stress’s effect on mental health. The instruments, including a new portuguese translation of a minority stress scale, were distributed as an online survey. The hypothesized moderation effect was not observed. It was also not possible to confirm the validity of the developed scale. It was found that gender minority youths face higher levels of minority stress, and that trans youths specifically are a group at particular risk for psychological ill-being. The intersection of multiple queer identities also seems to predict minority stress.
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Dissertação de Mestrado apresentada no Ispa – Instituto Universitário para obtenção de grau de Mestre na especialidade de Psicologia Clínica
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Minority stress Jovens queer Saúde mental Media Moderação Minority stress Queer youth Mental health Moderation