Religious Affiliation, Internalized Homonegativity and Depressive Symptoms: Unveiling Mental Health Inequalities among Brazilian Gay Men
Our results suggest that gay men's chronic exposure to non-affirming religious affiliation contexts may harm the construction of a positive gay identity and should be taken into consideration when addressing mental health inequalities of sexual minorities.
Authors
- Felipe Alckmin-Carvalho (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0203-2650)
- Henrique Cerqueira Quinteiro Pereira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9448-682X)
- Lúcia Yasuko Izumi Nichiata (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6515-4404)
- Madalena Cruz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0466-3189)
- Patrícia Silva (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7204-8044)
- António Oliveira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8608-2339)
Institutions
- University of Beira Interior (PT)
- Universidade de São Paulo (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
- Published
- 2024-09-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph21091167
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.57