Abstract

PINEDA-ROA, CARLOS ALEJANDRO; NAVARRO, MARIA CAMILA  and  MORENO, ALEXANDER. Internalized Homonegativity: Association with the Degree of Identification with Homosexuality and Sociodemographic Variables. Rev. colomb. psicol. [online]. 2021, vol.30, n.2, pp.99-114.  Epub June 02, 2022. ISSN 0121-5469.  https://doi.org/10.15446/rcp.v30n2.80919.

Introduction: Different authors highlight the need to conduct more studies on the variables associated with internalized homonegativity in Latin America. Objective: To explore the association between internalized homonegativity, self-identification with homosexuality and sociodemographic variables (i.e., sex, age, educational level, and economic inequality). Methods: Non-probabilistic type snowball sampling in a group of 489 people with an average of 23.4 years of age (SD = 6.6) from five Colombian cities (Bogotá, Barranquilla, Pereira, Villavicencio and Tunja). The degree of self-identification with homosexuality was measured with the Kinsey scale. An internalized homonegativity questionnaire was also used. Results: A linear hierarchical regression analysis showed that internalized homonegativity is significantly associated with sex, the degree of identification with sexual orientation and age, but not with educational level or economic inequality. Although all the variables contributed to some extent to the model, the identification with sexual orientation and sex showed the greatest contribution in variance to explain the association with internalized homonegativity. Discussion: This study is a first empirical approach to the study of internalized homonegativity in Colombia and highlights the importance of implementing public policies and the use of affirmative therapies to reduce internalized homonegativity, particularly in young men in the process of self-identification with homosexuality

Keywords : Internalized homonegativity; Colombia; self-identification with homosexuality.

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