Mental health symptoms and concerns of gay and bisexual men: an examination of ethnic differences
Year: 2014
Type: dissertation
Abstract: The purpose of this secondary analysis study is to determine if there are differences in \nmental health symptoms an concerns based on the demographic variable race within a \nsample of gay and bisexual men who sought mental health treatment. The data for \nthis study were obtained from the Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social \nResearch (ICPSR) database, the world???s largest collection of digital social data. \nAnalysis of the data concluded that some of the most distressing mental health \nsymptoms and concerns of gay and bisexual men were depression, relationship issues \nand anxiety. Furthermore, individuals from an ethnic minority background had \nexperienced more than one form of abuse physical, emotional or sexual abuse. \nAnother major finding concluded that the top two misused substances of gay and \nbisexual men were alcohol and marijuana. The findings of this study suggest the need \nfor increased awareness of mental health issues and the barriers that gay and bisexual \nmen encounter when seeking mental health treatment. In addition, the study suggests \nmore exploration of the prevalence and impact of childhood abuse, particularly \namong ethnic minority gay and bisexual men. The results of this study highlight the \nneed for, more culturally competent social workers and the need to train social \nworkers to be sensitive to historical stigmatization, continued barriers to mental \nhealth care, the prevalence of specific factors and the health conditions as well as \ncultural aspects of gay and bisexual men.
Author: Lorena Esparza
Language: English
Subfield: Social Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W3168694498