Internalized Homophobia and its Relationship with Depression and Suicidality in Adult Gay Women: An Exploratory Study

cityu.schoolDivision of Arts and Sciences
cityu.siteVancouver, BC
cityu.site.countryCanada
dc.contributor.authorBekar, Glenda
dc.date.accessioned2016-08-29T23:44:28Z
dc.date.available2016-08-29T23:44:28Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.description.abstractThis is a proposal to conduct a study that explores the relationship between internalized homophobia, depression, and suicidality among gay women ages 18 and older. The Lesbian Internalized Homophobia Scale (LIHS), the Beck Depression Inventory II (BDI-II), and the Self-Report Scale for Suicidal Ideation (SSI-SR) would be used to measure the major variables of interest. Multiple regression analysis would be used to examine the intercorrelation between these variables (i.e. internalized homophobia, depression, and suicidality) and age, income, education level, "outness", ethnicity, substance abuse, anxiety, and childhood abuse. This study will be limited by the same factors that limit the majority of studies on homosexuality (e.g. convenience sampling).
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11803/427
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisher.institutionCity University of Seattle (CityU)
dc.subjectlesbian women and depression
dc.subjectlesbian women and suicide
dc.subjectinternalizing societal attitudes about homosexuality
dc.titleInternalized Homophobia and its Relationship with Depression and Suicidality in Adult Gay Women: An Exploratory Study
dc.typeThesis
thesis.degree.disciplineCounseling
thesis.degree.grantorCity University of Seattle (CityU)
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts
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