Abstract

Sexual diverse women of color (SDWOC) face significant heightened experiences of discrimination across multiple axes of identity. We sampled 182 SDWOC of Latinx and African American descent to examine factors associated with participants’ self-stigma to seek psychological help. Results indicated that intersectional discrimination across race and sexual orientation was positively associated with self-stigma to seek psychological help. Mediation analyses revealed that psychological distress was not a significant mediator; however, alcohol use disorder partially mediated the relation between intersectional discrimination and self-stigma to seek psychological help. Counselors must consider the role of alcohol use and self-stigma to reduce the treatment gap.

摘要

有色人种的多元化女性（SDWOC）面临着跨身份认同的显着增强的歧视经历。我们对182名拉丁裔和非裔美国人的SDWOC进行了抽样，以研究与参与者自我耻辱感相关的因素，以寻求心理帮助。结果表明，跨种族和性取向的交叉歧视与寻求心理帮助的自我耻辱感正相关。调解分析表明，心理困扰不是重要的调解人；反之亦然。然而，饮酒障碍部分地介导了相交歧视与自我耻辱之间的关系，以寻求心理帮助。辅导员必须考虑饮酒和自我歧视的作用，以缩小治疗差距。