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dc.contributor.authorShepherd, Benjamin F.
dc.contributor.authorTidwell, Colin A.
dc.contributor.authorLayland, Eric K.
dc.contributor.authorMaki, Justin L.
dc.contributor.authorBrochu, Paula M.
dc.date.accessioned2024-06-20T20:00:37Z
dc.date.available2024-06-20T20:00:37Z
dc.date.issued2024-03-14
dc.identifier.citationShepherd, B. F., Tidwell, C. A., Layland, E. K., Maki, J. L., & Brochu, P. M. (2024). Beyond “not my type”: A quantitative examination of intraminority stigma among gay men who use dating apps. Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/sgd0000715en_US
dc.identifier.issn2329-0382
dc.identifier.doi10.1037/sgd0000715
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10150/672751
dc.description.abstractGay men with intersecting diverse identities are at increased risk for experiencing intraminority stigma (i.e., negative attitudes or discrimination from the gay community based on a socially undervalued identity or trait). The use of dating apps is pervasive among gay men and becoming more common during the ongoing, global COVID-19 pandemic, representing a potential site for intraminority stigma. In this study, the association between online dating and experiences of stigma within the gay community was examined utilizing an international sample of 2,159 gay men through the lens of intraminority gay community stress theory. Participants reported how frequently they experienced stigma from other gay men based on age, socioeconomic status, nonconformity to popular gay culture (i.e., hobbies, beliefs, or ideologies perceived as typical of gay men), race/ethnicity, gender expression, and body size and shape. Approximately 60% of the sample used dating apps/websites every month or more frequently. More frequent dating app use was associated with more frequent experiences of intraminority stress across the constructs of age stigma, socioeconomic stigma, racial/ethnic stigma, and body stigma but not gay nonconformity stigma or gender expression stigma. More frequent dating app use was associated with more intraminority racial/ethnic stigma among gay men of color relative to White gay men and more intraminority age stigma among older gay men relative to younger gay men. Findings provide empirical and contextual evidence for multiple forms of intraminority stigma, paving the way for future intersectional research focused on the social, psychological, and physical well-being of multiply marginalized gay men.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherAmerican Psychological Association (APA)en_US
dc.rights© 2024 American Psychological Association.en_US
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en_US
dc.subjectdiscriminationen_US
dc.subjectgay menen_US
dc.subjectintraminority gay community stress theoryen_US
dc.subjectintraminority stigmaen_US
dc.subjectonline datingen_US
dc.titleBeyond “not my type”: A quantitative examination of intraminority stigma among gay men who use dating appsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.identifier.eissn2329-0390
dc.contributor.departmentDepartment of Psychology, University of Arizonaen_US
dc.identifier.journalPsychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversityen_US
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dc.description.collectioninformationThis item from the UA Faculty Publications collection is made available by the University of Arizona with support from the University of Arizona Libraries. If you have questions, please contact us at repository@u.library.arizona.edu.en_US
dc.eprint.versionFinal accepted manuscripten_US
dc.identifier.pii2024-62441-001
dc.source.journaltitlePsychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity
refterms.dateFOA2024-06-20T20:00:40Z


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