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The Excess of Stress Minorities Possess – A study about minority stress among black women and bisexual women

Marlow, Mathilda LU and Cissé, Dieynaba LU (2022) PSYK11 20212
Department of Psychology
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to better understand black women and bisexual women’s experiences of minority stress, divided into three categories: stigma consciousness, sexualization and microaggressions. We also looked at differences in perceived visibility and possibility to start a romantic relationship with (white) men. This was done using five Mann-Whitney U tests. Lastly two correlation studies were made; one concerning the correlations between minority stress and ability to start romantic relationships with (white) men, and one for the correlation between visibility and our other variables. To examine this a quantitative survey was used, which included 97 participants: 52 black straight women and 45 bisexual non-black women. The... (More)
The purpose of this study was to better understand black women and bisexual women’s experiences of minority stress, divided into three categories: stigma consciousness, sexualization and microaggressions. We also looked at differences in perceived visibility and possibility to start a romantic relationship with (white) men. This was done using five Mann-Whitney U tests. Lastly two correlation studies were made; one concerning the correlations between minority stress and ability to start romantic relationships with (white) men, and one for the correlation between visibility and our other variables. To examine this a quantitative survey was used, which included 97 participants: 52 black straight women and 45 bisexual non-black women. The results showed a statistically significant difference between black women and bisexual women in stigma consciousness, ability to start a romantic relationship, and visibility, but none for sexualization or microaggressions. The ability to start a romantic relationship positively correlated with stigma consciousness for both groups, as well as sexualization and microaggressions for black women. Visibility gave a statistically significant, positive correlation with stigma consciousness and the ability to start a romantic relationship when we looked at both groups together, but no correlation was found for the groups separately. (Less)
Abstract (Swedish)
Syftet med denna studie var att få en bättre förståelse för svarta kvinnor och bisexuella kvinnors erfarenheter av minoritetsstress, uppdelat i tre kategorier: stigma consciousness, sexualisering och mikroaggressioner. Vi undersökte även skillnader i upplevd synlighet och möjlighet att inleda en romantisk relation med (vita) män. Detta gjordes med hjälp av fem Mann-Whitney U-test. Även två korrelationsstudier utfördes; en för sambandet mellan minoritetsstress och möjlighet att inleda en romantisk relation med (vita) män, och en för korrelationen mellan synlighet och våra andra variabler. För att undersöka detta användes en kvantitativ enkätundersökning med 97 respondenter: 52 svarta heterosexuella kvinnor och 45 bisexuella icke-svarta... (More)
Syftet med denna studie var att få en bättre förståelse för svarta kvinnor och bisexuella kvinnors erfarenheter av minoritetsstress, uppdelat i tre kategorier: stigma consciousness, sexualisering och mikroaggressioner. Vi undersökte även skillnader i upplevd synlighet och möjlighet att inleda en romantisk relation med (vita) män. Detta gjordes med hjälp av fem Mann-Whitney U-test. Även två korrelationsstudier utfördes; en för sambandet mellan minoritetsstress och möjlighet att inleda en romantisk relation med (vita) män, och en för korrelationen mellan synlighet och våra andra variabler. För att undersöka detta användes en kvantitativ enkätundersökning med 97 respondenter: 52 svarta heterosexuella kvinnor och 45 bisexuella icke-svarta kvinnor. Resultatet visade en statistiskt signifikant skillnad mellan svarta kvinnor och bisexuella kvinnor
gällande stigma consciousness, möjlighet att inleda en romantisk relation och synlighet, men inte gällande sexualisering eller mikroaggressioner. Möjligheten att inleda en romantisk relation korrelerade positivt med stigma consciousness för båda grupperna, samt med sexualisering och mikroaggressioner för svarta kvinnor. När vi analyserade båda grupperna ihop hade synlighet en statistiskt signifikant positiv korrelation till stigma consciousness och möjligheten att inleda en romantisk relation, men vi fann ingen korrelation med synlighet när vi analyserade grupperna separat. (Less)
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author
Marlow, Mathilda LU and Cissé, Dieynaba LU
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organization
course
PSYK11 20212
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
Minority stress, Stigma consciousness, Microaggressions, Sexualization, Black women, Bisexual women, Visibility, Romantic relationships, Minoritetsstress, Mikroaggressioner, Sexualisering, Svarta kvinnor, Bisexuella kvinnor, Synlighet, Romantiska relationer
language
Swedish
id
9073532
date added to LUP
2022-01-25 16:11:40
date last changed
2022-01-25 16:11:40
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  author       = {{Marlow, Mathilda and Cissé, Dieynaba}},
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  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{The Excess of Stress Minorities Possess – A study about minority stress among black women and bisexual women}},
  year         = {{2022}},
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