APS
31st APS Annual Convention · 2019
Individual-Level Perceptions of Structural Stigma Mediate the Relationship between State-Level Structural Stigma and Motivation to Conceal Sexual Orientation
Session: Poster Session IV
Authors
- Micah LattannerPresenting Author
Columbia University, Mailman School of Public Health - Jessie Ford
Columbia University, Mailman School of Public Health - Na Bo
Indiana University School of Medicine - Wanzhu Tu
Indiana University School of Medicine - John Pachankis
Yale University School of Public Health - Brian Dodge
Indiana University School of Public Health - Mark Hatzenbuehler
Harvard University
Abstract
We evaluate whether gay men report more concealment motivation if they live in states with higher structural stigma. Gay men living in states with higher structural stigma reported a greater motivation to conceal their sexual orientation. This association was mediated by a novel psychological mechanism – perceived structural stigma.
Prejudice
