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Abstract: The articles featured in this special issue both complement and extend prior literature on the need for researchers and practitioners alike to focus on the lived experiences of sexual and gender minority (SGM) individuals. These experiences, and their associated psychological impact, may be particularly salient for those living in traditionally heterosexist and heteronormative societies. These articles reflect both theoretical and empirical work that will help advance prevention and intervention aimed at reducing and/or coping with minority stressors with an eye toward closing related health disparities. As the Guest Editors, we hope that the research featured in this issue inspires researchers, practitioners, and policy makers to (further) recognize the risks that SGM couples experience, while at the same time acknowledging the resilience these individuals embody. Collectively, we are invigorated by how these articles elevate traditionally underrepresented voices and offer directions that can guide theory, research, and practice. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved) PubDate: Mon, 16 May 2022 00:00:00 GMT
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Abstract: Recent research suggests that female same-gender couples have higher dissolution rates compared to male same-gender and mixed-gender couples. Despite these disparate relationship outcomes, scarce research has identified reasons for relationship dissolution in this population. The present study presents quantitative and qualitative findings from 65 individuals who were previously in female same-gender relationships that ended in breakup or divorce. The most commonly endorsed retrospective reasons for breakup included too much arguing and conflict, mental health problems, infidelity, and lack of sex or sexual satisfaction. Approximately two thirds of the sample also endorsed a “final straw” that ultimately led to the end of their relationship, with infidelity, too much arguing, substance abuse, and mental health problems being endorsed most frequently. Other themes such as growing apart, incompatibility, challenges navigating consensual nonmonogamy agreements, and lying and betrayal were also identified from participants’ written descriptions of their breakup stories. Results have important implications for future research and relationship intervention development for female same-gender and queer couples. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved) PubDate: Thu, 23 Dec 2021 00:00:00 GMT
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Abstract: Relationship identities are established through romantic interactions and informed by sociohistorical context. The associations between lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) identities and identities in other domains, including relationship identities, have yet to receive sufficient attention from researchers. In this exploratory study, through a qualitative analysis of life-history interviews from the Generations Study, we identified participants who described their identity in terms of a romantic relationship (e.g., partner, husband/wife). In describing their relationship identities, two themes emerged: (a) negotiation of a relationship identity with other identities, such as gender or race/ethnicity and (b) navigating being visible or invisible within the LGB community and/or at the societal level. Together these themes suggest that relationships may be salient components of personal identity when sexual minority individuals in a couple either individually or jointly feel that they stand out (or that they become invisible). (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved) PubDate: Mon, 29 Nov 2021 00:00:00 GMT
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Abstract: The aim of the present study was to examine associations between internalized heterosexism and support processes among same-gender couples. Individuals who belong to a sexual minority group and report negative representations of their sexual identity (what we term internalized heterosexism) are known to report poorer individual well-being (Meyer, 2003) as well as lower relationship satisfaction (Cao et al., 2017). We expected that internalized heterosexism would be negatively associated with the evaluation and provision of support in same-gender couples. We used a multimethod approach including daily self-report measures of support over 14 days and observed support interactions between partners to examine the associations of internalized heterosexism with (a) perceptions of partner support and relationship satisfaction and (b) observed partner support provision behavior. Data of 68 same-gender couples were analyzed with Actor–Partner-Interdependence-Models (APIM; Kenny & Cook, 1999). Relationship satisfaction as well as partners’ general levels of perceived support at baseline were unrelated to one’s own and partners’ reports of internalized heterosexism (no significant actor and partner effects). Individuals who reported more internalized heterosexism, however, evaluated their partner’s daily support as more negative compared to individuals with lower internalized heterosexism. Moreover, we found a trend that internalized heterosexism is negatively associated with the quality of observed support behavior. Couple interventions should, therefore, target internalized heterosexism to enhance support processes between partners. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved) PubDate: Mon, 25 Oct 2021 00:00:00 GMT
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Abstract: Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) individuals who become parents in the United States may not be granted legal recognition as parents upon beginning their families, which can result in inequality in parenting rights between partners. In an online survey with 420 LGBTQ parents who were living with a partner with whom they had cocreated a family and had at least one child under age 18, we explored whether parents in couples with unequal rights (N = 113) report minority stress, and whether minority stress was related to relationship dissatisfaction and parental stress. Explored through a mediated path model, parents in couples with unequal rights reported less disclosure about LGBTQ identity and more worry about family discrimination in comparison with parents in couples with full rights. Furthermore, these minority stressors were related to relationship dissatisfaction and associated with parental stress. Unequal rights, accompanied by worry about discrimination and lower reported outness, may put a strain on the couple relationship, which, in turn, may be associated with parental stress. Advocacy efforts should be employed to reduce obstacles to full parentage rights for LGBTQ families. Clinical implications for working with LGBTQ parents with discrepant rights are discussed. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved) PubDate: Mon, 13 Sep 2021 00:00:00 GMT
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Abstract: Sexual minority (SM) couples share similar predictors of relationship distress and dissolution with couples with two heterosexual partners, highlighting a need for quality couple therapy. Though many SM couples desire culturally tailored couple care and most couple and family therapists have worked with SM clients, most therapists report feeling underprepared to deliver tailored couple therapy that best meets SM couples’ needs. Effective, evidence-based couple therapies exist to treat relationship distress, yet these treatments have been overwhelmingly developed for and studied with mixed-gender, heterosexual couples. Consequently, most couple therapists are left tailoring therapy for SM couples ad hoc, without a guiding framework. This article offers a clinical framework to guide the systematic tailoring of evidence-based couple therapy for SM couples, specifically encouraging couple therapists to attend to (a) universal factors relevant to all couples’ relationship functioning, (b) SM-specific factors impacting couple functioning including differentiating between the environmental-level origin of SM stress and its multilevel impact on couple well-being, and (c) within-group diversity and meaningful subgroups of SM couples to ensure we do not view SM couples as monolithic. We highlight key nonspecific/common factors that underlie SM-affirming couple therapy. Finally, we discuss the couples field’s progress in offering tailored SM couple care and consider broader clinical implications of this framework in expanding the reach of evidence-based couple therapy to historically underserved groups. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved) PubDate: Mon, 16 Aug 2021 00:00:00 GMT
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Abstract: Researchers have identified a range of ways in which parents can support and reject a child’s same-sex relationship; likewise, researchers have highlighted the importance of family support for same-sex relationships. Although a small number of intervention studies have been designed for parents of sexual minorities, there is little to no intervention research focused on parent support for same-sex relationships. This article uses the theory of planned behavior as an organizing framework to highlight relevant literature about predictors of behavioral change and applications to sexual minority populations. These findings are then applied toward specific clinical intervention strategies and suggested areas for intervention research regarding parent support for same-sex relationships. This represents a needed approach toward addressing minority stress and enhancing resilience in ways that extend beyond asking members of a same-sex relationship to cope with relationship-based minority stress. Implications for clinical work and future research are discussed. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved) PubDate: Thu, 22 Jul 2021 00:00:00 GMT
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Abstract: This study explores relationship maintenance, resilience, and other positive relational outcomes in the romantic relationships of a U.S. national sample of those in lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and other sexual orientation and gender minority people (LGBTQ+; N = 1,303). Results support the central premise of the Theory of Resilience and Relational Load (Afifi et al., 2016) that relational maintenance behaviors are predictive of relational resilience. Variations in the use of maintenance behaviors between cisgender male–male and cisgender female–female couples, as well as married and unmarried couples, also emerged. Overall, the findings reveal that enactment of relationship maintenance behaviors contribute to relational resilience and positive relational quality outcomes (commitment, satisfaction, control mutuality, closeness) in these relationships. The study extends the relational literature on relationship maintenance, resilience, and other positive relational qualities in the relationships of LGBTQ+ people. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved) PubDate: Thu, 15 Jul 2021 00:00:00 GMT
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