Sexual minority men's experiences of, and strategies for emotional intimacy in intimate partner relationships.

IF 1.8 3区 医学 Q2 FAMILY STUDIES
Calvin C Fernandez, Nina Gao, Michael J Wilson, Trevor Goodyear, Zac E Seidler, Paul Sharp, Simon M Rice, Andrea Krusi, Mark Gilbert, John L Oliffe
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Emotional intimacy is key to intimate partner relationship quality and satisfaction. For sexual minority men, queer and feminist theorists consistently link emotional intimacy to diverse sexual practices and partnership dynamics formulated within the relationship. This Photovoice study adds to those insights by drawing on individual photovoice interviews with 16 sexual minority men to describe participant's experiences of, and strategies for emotional intimacy in their intimate relationships. Analysis revealed three distinct yet entwined themes: (i) embracing vulnerabilities to drive self-acceptance; (ii) building relationality with partners; and (iii) securing connections with family, friends and community. By embracing vulnerabilities to drive self-acceptance, participants spoke to embodied courage and autonomy as key components for addressing wide-ranging emotional intimacy challenges in their relationships. In theme two, building relationality with partners, participants described how empathy, trust and reciprocity underpinned collaborative work to foster emotional intimacy. Lastly, in securing connections with family, friends and community, acceptance and inclusion were key to participants' sense of belonging and legitimacy which aided their emotional intimacy with partners. The findings provide guidance for tailored programmatic efforts to assist sexual minority men build intimate relationships.

性少数群体男性在亲密伴侣关系中的情感亲密经历和策略。
情感亲密是亲密伴侣关系质量和满意度的关键。对于性少数群体男性而言,同性恋和女权主义理论家始终将情感亲密性与关系中形成的各种性行为和伴侣关系动态联系在一起。这项 "摄影选择 "研究通过对 16 名性少数群体男性的个人摄影选择访谈,描述了参与者在亲密关系中的情感亲密体验和策略,从而进一步丰富了这些见解。分析揭示了三个截然不同但又相互交织的主题:(i) 拥抱脆弱,促进自我接纳;(ii) 与伴侣建立关系;(iii) 确保与家人、朋友和社区的联系。通过拥抱脆弱来推动自我接纳,参与者谈到了体现的勇气和自主性是解决他们关系中广泛的情感亲密挑战的关键组成部分。在主题二 "与伙伴建立关系 "中,参与者描述了如何通过移情、信任和互惠来促进情感亲密。最后,在确保与家人、朋友和社区的联系方面,接纳和包容是参与者产生归属感和合法感的关键,这有助于他们与伴侣之间的情感亲密。研究结果为帮助性少数群体男性建立亲密关系的有针对性的计划工作提供了指导。
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