HEALTH AND WELLBEING OF SEXUAL MINORITIES
Medidas de salud mental y bienestar subjetivo en una muestra de hombres gays y mujeres lesbianas en Chile
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Barrientos, Jaime; Escuela de Psicologia, Universidad de Santiago de Chile.
Gómez, Fabiola; Escuela de Psicología, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
Cárdenas, Manuel; Escuela de Psicología, Universidad de Valparaíso
Guzmán, Mónica; Escuela de Psicología, Universidad Católica del Norte
Bahamondes, Joaquín; Estudiante de Doctorado en Psicología, Escuela de Psicología, University of Auckland, Auckland, Nueva Zelanda
Abstract
Background: Most of the information in Chile about health and wellbeing of sexual minorities refers to risk behaviors. Aim: To assess health and wellbeing in a sample of Chilean homosexual men and women. Material and methods: Spanish versions of the Satisfaction With Life Scale and Outcome Questionnaire-45 (OQ-45) were answered by 191 homosexual women and 256 homosexual men aged 18 to 67 years, from four Chilean cities. Results: Lesbian women have better levels of satisfaction with life and adjustment in personal relationships than homosexual men. Eight percent of respondents had suicidal thoughts in some moment of their life. Conclusions: The information gathered in this work could help in the development of mental health policies for sexual minorities. Background: Most of the information in Chile about health and wellbeing of sexual minorities refers to risk behaviors. Aim: To assess health and wellbeing in a sample of Chilean homosexual men and women. Material and methods: Spanish versions of the Satisfaction With Life Scale and Outcome Questionnaire-45 (OQ-45) were answered by 191 homosexual women and 256 homosexual men aged 18 to 67 years, from four Chilean cities. Results: Lesbian women have better levels of satisfaction with life and adjustment in personal relationships than homosexual men. Eight percent of respondents had suicidal thoughts in some moment of their life. Conclusions: The information gathered in this work could help in the development of mental health policies for sexual minorities.
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