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(Self)tainted love: Shame and self-criticism as self-discriminatory processes underlying psychological suffering in sexual minority individuals.

Sexual Minoritized (SM) people are reported to experience higher levels of psychopathology when compared to heterosexual individuals. Minority Stress Theory and Psychological Mediation Framework suggest that exposure to minority stress is responsible for this disparity. Shame is also a known risk fa...

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Published in:Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment Vol. 35; no. 5; pp. 714 - 733
Main Authors: Seabra, Daniel, Carvalho, Sérgio A., Gato, Jorge, Petrocchi, Nicola, Salvador, Maria Do Céu
Format: research tables/charts Journal Article
Published: Taylor & Francis Ltd Jul2025
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          Seabra, Daniel
          Carvalho, Sérgio A.
          Gato, Jorge
          Petrocchi, Nicola
          Salvador, Maria Do Céu
        affil: Center for Research in Neuropsychology and Cognitive and Behavioural Intervention (CINEICC), University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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          Shame
          Criticism
          Discrimination
          Self Concept
          Stress, Psychological
          Sexual and Gender Minorities
          Psychopathology
          Stigma
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          Female
          Adult
          Cisgender Persons
          Cross Sectional Studies
          Snowball Sample
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          Data Analysis Software
          Pearson's Correlation Coefficient
          Confidence Intervals
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          Adult: 19-44 years
          Male
          Female
      ab: Sexual Minoritized (SM) people are reported to experience higher levels of psychopathology when compared to heterosexual individuals. Minority Stress Theory and Psychological Mediation Framework suggest that exposure to minority stress is responsible for this disparity. Shame is also a known risk factor for psychopathology. This study aims to test the indirect effect of discrimination on psychopathology through internalized stigma, shame, and self-criticism, in a sample of 372 SM adults. All variables were significantly correlated with each other, except internalized stigma with discrimination, anxiety, and social anxiety. Internalized stigma did not exert a significant indirect effect between discrimination and psychopathology. Shame and self-criticism were the sole significant underlying processes mediating the relationship between discrimination and psychopathology.
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