Date of Award

1-1-2016

Language

English

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

College/School/Department

Department of Educational and Counseling Psychology

Program

Counseling Psychology

Content Description

1 online resource (x, 115 pages) : 2 color illustrations

Dissertation/Thesis Chair

Alex L. Pieterse

Committee Members

Alex L. Pieterse, Myrna L. Friedlander, LaRae Jome

Keywords

Black Men, Coping, Depression, Gay, Minority Stress, Resilience, Depression in men, African American gays, African American bisexual men, African American men, Internalized homophobia, Depression, Mental

Subject Categories

Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education | Counseling Psychology | Psychiatric and Mental Health

Abstract

Gay and bisexual Black men experience higher lifetime depression rates than both White and Black heterosexual men. Some social stress researchers argued that this rate may be due to having two stigmatized minority identities and therefore being at greater risk. However, gay and bisexual Black men also experience lifetime depression rates significantly below White LGB people, suggesting resilience to depression for those with these intersecting identities, race and sexuality. This study attempted to address the debate between greater risk versus resilience in gay and bisexual Black men.

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