Experiences of Community Resilience and Inequity among LGBTQ+ People: A Person-Centered Analysis
Document Type
Article
Journal/Book Title/Conference
The Counseling Psychologist
Publisher
Sage Publications, Inc.
Publication Date
9-7-2022
Abstract
A diverse sample of LGBTQ+ people (N = 527) was recruited to explore sexual and gender diverse peoples’ co-occurring experiences with community resilience resources and inequity within the LGBTQ+ community. Using latent profile analysis, four distinctive latent profiles emerged: Marginalized, Ambivalent, Disengaged, and Embedded. Beta regression analyses suggested that identity centrality played a pivotal role in a participants’ membership to a given profile. Additionally, plurisexual and gender diverse identities may be associated with less likelihood of membership in profiles that were high in LGBTQ+ community resilience resources. Profile membership was also associated with mental health, internalized minority stress, and LGBTQ+ identity affirmation. The present study assists in expanding the understanding of co-occurring processes (i.e., community resilience resources and inequity within the LGBTQ+ community) and how they link to mental health, internalized minority stress, and positive LGBTQ+ identity outcomes for sexual and gender diverse people. We discuss implications for practice, education, training, and research.
Recommended Citation
Parmenter, J. & Galliher, R.V. (published online October, 2022). Experiences of community resilience and inequity among LGBTQ+ people: A person-centered analysis. The Counseling Psychologist. https://doi.org/10.1177/00110000221124274