TY - JOUR
T1 - Stronger Together
T2 - The Role of Partner Support in Perceived Relationship Quality among Sexual and Gender Minorities in Turkey
AU - Özgülük Üçok, S. Burcu
AU - Çürükvelioğlu-Köksal, Eda
AU - Barburoğlu, Yusuf
AU - Gandhi, Yuvamathi
AU - Lannutti, Pamela J.
AU - Randall, Ashley K.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
PY - 2024
Y1 - 2024
N2 - Turkey is a country that provides limited rights for sexual minority and gender diverse (SMGD) individuals. Given this, it is important to understand how SMGD individuals may experience stress and how this may impact their romantic relationships. Grounded in the minority stress model, this study investigated the negative association between minority-related stressors and perceived relationship quality. Furthermore, given the important role partner support plays in mitigating the deleterious effects of stress on one’s relationship, we also examined whether perceived partner support would mediate the negative association between proximal minority-related stress and perceived relationship quality. Results from 117 SMGD individuals living in Turkey supported the hypotheses. Specifically, distal minority-related stress directly predicted proximal minority-related stress. Proximal minority-related stress directly predicted perceived partner support and indirectly predicted perceived relationship quality, as mediated by perceived partner support. Findings and implications for future research and practice are presented.
AB - Turkey is a country that provides limited rights for sexual minority and gender diverse (SMGD) individuals. Given this, it is important to understand how SMGD individuals may experience stress and how this may impact their romantic relationships. Grounded in the minority stress model, this study investigated the negative association between minority-related stressors and perceived relationship quality. Furthermore, given the important role partner support plays in mitigating the deleterious effects of stress on one’s relationship, we also examined whether perceived partner support would mediate the negative association between proximal minority-related stress and perceived relationship quality. Results from 117 SMGD individuals living in Turkey supported the hypotheses. Specifically, distal minority-related stress directly predicted proximal minority-related stress. Proximal minority-related stress directly predicted perceived partner support and indirectly predicted perceived relationship quality, as mediated by perceived partner support. Findings and implications for future research and practice are presented.
KW - LGBTQ+
KW - Minority stress
KW - perceived relationship quality
KW - perceived social support
KW - sexual minority and gender diverse individuals
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U2 - 10.1080/27703371.2023.2297938
DO - 10.1080/27703371.2023.2297938
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85180896511
SN - 2770-3371
VL - 20
SP - 105
EP - 121
JO - LGBTQ+ Family: An Interdisciplinary Journal
JF - LGBTQ+ Family: An Interdisciplinary Journal
IS - 2
ER -