TY - JOUR
T1 - Coping with workplace minority stress
T2 - Associations between dyadic coping and anxiety among women in same-sex relationships
AU - Randall, Ashley
AU - Totenhagen, Casey J.
AU - Walsh, Kelsey J.
AU - Adams, Caroline
AU - Tao, Chun
PY - 2016/8/30
Y1 - 2016/8/30
N2 - Sexual minorities are exposed to stressors in the workplace (workplace minority stress), which can be detrimental for well-being (e.g., levels of anxiety). The present study examined whether a particular set of relationship processes, dyadic coping, served to moderate the association between workplace minority stress and symptoms of anxiety. Using a dyadic sample of 64 female same-sex couples, we found that partner problem-focused supportive dyadic coping (DC) and emotion-focused supportive DC (marginally) buffered, whereas partner delegated DC and negative DC did not moderate, the association between workplace minority stress and symptoms of anxiety. Implications for relationship researchers and mental health practitioners are discussed.
AB - Sexual minorities are exposed to stressors in the workplace (workplace minority stress), which can be detrimental for well-being (e.g., levels of anxiety). The present study examined whether a particular set of relationship processes, dyadic coping, served to moderate the association between workplace minority stress and symptoms of anxiety. Using a dyadic sample of 64 female same-sex couples, we found that partner problem-focused supportive dyadic coping (DC) and emotion-focused supportive DC (marginally) buffered, whereas partner delegated DC and negative DC did not moderate, the association between workplace minority stress and symptoms of anxiety. Implications for relationship researchers and mental health practitioners are discussed.
KW - anxiety
KW - Dyadic coping
KW - minority stress
KW - same-sex couples
KW - work discrimination
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U2 - 10.1080/10894160.2016.1142353
DO - 10.1080/10894160.2016.1142353
M3 - Article
C2 - 27611568
AN - SCOPUS:84986219205
SN - 1089-4160
SP - 1
EP - 18
JO - Journal of Lesbian Studies
JF - Journal of Lesbian Studies
ER -