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Couple-level minority stress in LGBTQ couples: the impact of dyadic coping and outness

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dc.contributor.authorKlimo, Kasey D., author
dc.contributor.authorQuirk, Kelley, advisor
dc.contributor.authorHaddock, Shelley, committee member
dc.contributor.authorCarlson, Laurie, committee member
dc.date.accessioned2022-05-30T10:21:29Z
dc.date.available2022-05-30T10:21:29Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.description.abstractLesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) couples face sexual-minority identity stressors that are uniquely different from heterosexual couple experiences. Much of the literature has focused on the effect of minority stressors on the individual level, however, no current research has examined couple-level minority stress. LGBTQ couple-level minority stress can be conceptualized as stressors related to the sexual-minority status of each individual within the couple, and how these stressors manifest within the couple and affect couple functioning and health. The current study sought to fill this gap in the literature by creating and testing a measure of LGBTQ couple-level minority stress, adapted from established qualitative research on the subject (Frost et al., 2017). Couple-level minority stress likely impacts relationship satisfaction, and we hypothesize that this relationship is moderated by degree of outness (e.g., level of disclosure of one's sexual identity) and by engagement in dyadic-coping (e.g., how partners cope with stress jointly). Individuals who report being in a same-sex relationship took a one-time self-report survey answering questions regarding outness, dyadic coping, the impact of LGBTQ couple-level minority stress, and relationship satisfaction. Results reveal a significant positive relationship between dyadic coping and relationship satisfaction, and a significant negative relationship between outness and couple-level minority stress.
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dc.identifierKlimo_colostate_0053N_17146.pdf
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10217/235211
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherColorado State University. Libraries
dc.relation.ispartof2020-
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dc.subjectdyadic coping
dc.subjectminority stress
dc.subjectrelationship satisfaction
dc.subjectLGBTQ relationships
dc.subjectcouple-level minority stress
dc.subjectoutness
dc.titleCouple-level minority stress in LGBTQ couples: the impact of dyadic coping and outness
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thesis.degree.disciplineHuman Development and Family Studies
thesis.degree.grantorColorado State University
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science (M.S.)

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