ICPS

2019 International Convention of Psychological Science · 2019

On the Link between Exposure to Hate Speech and Depression, and Its Buffers

Paris, France · March 2019

Posters · Social Psychology

  • Wiktor Soral
    University of Warsaw
  • Michał Bilewicz
    University of Warsaw
  • Mikołaj Winiewski
    University of Warsaw

Abstract

To explore negative consequences of hate speech (HS) on minorities, we conducted a study on a sample of N = 3827 gay and lesbians. We found that those highly exposed to HS, have more severe depression symptoms and suicidal ideation than their counterparts with low exposure HS.

Gender Issues/LGBTQ

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