Structural Stigma and 7-Year Improvement in Life Satisfaction among Diverse Groups of Sexual Minority Individuals: A Repeated Cross-Sectional Study across 28 Countries

IF 3 2区社会学 Q1 SOCIOLOGY

Social Problems Pub Date : 2023-06-17 DOI:10.1093/socpro/spad029

R. Bränström, J. Pachankis

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Abstract

Structural stigma toward sexual minority individuals, in the form of discriminatory laws and prejudicial population attitudes, varies widely across countries and is associated with psychosocial health outcomes. Yet, the association of changes in country-level structural stigma over time, as has recently characterized many European countries, with such outcomes is largely unknown. Using data from sexual minority respondents (2012: n=82,668; 2019: n=96,576) living in 28 European countries, this study analyzes the association between change in structural stigma from 2012 to 2019 and change in life satisfaction among sexual minority individuals during the same period. Results showed that life satisfaction had improved among sexual minority individuals in all countries between 2012 and 2019 (β = 0.33, 95% confidence interval: 0.30, 0.36), but the improvement was stronger among those living in higher-stigma, compared to lower-stigma, countries and more as a function of changing laws than attitudes. Changes also varied by relationship status; the strongest improvement in life satisfaction as a function of decreased structural stigma was found among partnered sexual minority individuals. The findings support the relevance of structural stigma for sexual minority individuals’ life satisfaction and call for further research to understand the differential impact of structural stigma across sexual minority subgroups.

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性别少数群体的结构性耻辱与生活满意度7年的改善——一项跨28个国家的重复横断面研究

以歧视性法律和人口偏见态度的形式对性少数群体的结构性污名在各国差别很大，并与心理社会健康结果有关。然而，随着时间的推移，国家层面的结构性污名的变化(正如最近许多欧洲国家的特点)与这种结果的关系在很大程度上是未知的。使用性少数受访者的数据(2012年:n=82,668;2019年:n= 96576)生活在28个欧洲国家，本研究分析了2012年至2019年结构性耻辱变化与同期性少数群体生活满意度变化之间的关系。结果显示，2012年至2019年期间，所有国家的性少数群体的生活满意度都有所提高(β = 0.33, 95%置信区间:0.30,0.36)，但与污名化程度较低的国家相比，污名化程度较高的国家的生活满意度提高更大，这更多地是法律变化的结果，而不是态度的结果。变化也因关系状况而异;在有伴侣性行为的少数群体中，生活满意度作为结构性耻辱减少的功能得到了最大的改善。研究结果支持了结构性耻辱感与性少数个体生活满意度的相关性，并呼吁进一步研究以了解结构性耻辱感在性少数亚群体中的差异影响。

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Social Problems SOCIOLOGY-

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期刊介绍： Social Problems brings to the fore influential sociological findings and theories that have the ability to help us both better understand--and better deal with--our complex social environment. Some of the areas covered by the journal include: •Conflict, Social Action, and Change •Crime and Juvenile Delinquency •Drinking and Drugs •Health, Health Policy, and Health Services •Mental Health •Poverty, Class, and Inequality •Racial and Ethnic Minorities •Sexual Behavior, Politics, and Communities •Youth, Aging, and the Life Course