ABSTRACT

The degree to which an identity is an important aspect of one’s self-concept (i.e., identity centrality) relates to both health and prejudice experiences of minority groups. Individuals with greater levels of identity centrality view their world through the lens of that identity. This allows them to engage in more positive identity-relevant experiences. However, it could also heighten their perceptions of in-group threat. Among LGBTQ groups, the relationship between identity centrality and psychosocial outcomes is yet to be established. In this paper, we investigated the relationship between LGBTQ identity centrality and psychosocial outcomes via a comprehensive systematic (k = 89, N = 35,950) and meta-analytic (k = 57, N = 26,704) literature review. Results indicated that greater levels of LGBTQ centrality relates to more positive identity-relevant affirmations (.155 ≤ r’s ≤ .419), but also greater prejudice/discrimination perceptions and experiences (−.271 ≤ r’s ≤ −.128). We found no evidence of a relationship between LGBTQ centrality and health outcomes (−.052 ≤ r’s ≤ .040). Importantly, we found that these relationships are more beneficial for some LGBTQ groups (gay men), than for others (bisexual/transgender individuals). Findings from this review provide important and necessary insights on the role of LGBTQ identity centrality and identify crucial gaps in the literature that should be addressed.

摘要

身份是个人自我概念的重要方面（即身份中心性）的程度与少数群体的健康和偏见经历有关。具有更高水平的身份中心性的个人通过该身份的镜头来看待他们的世界。这使他们能够参与更积极的身份相关体验。然而，这也可能提高他们对群体内威胁的看法。在 LGBTQ 群体中，身份中心性与心理社会结果之间的关系尚未确定。在本文中，我们通过综合系统（k = 89，N = 35,950）和元分析（k = 57，N = 26,704) 文献综述。结果表明，更高水平的 LGBTQ 中心性与更积极的身份相关肯定有关 (.155 ≤  r 's ≤ .419)，但也与更大的偏见/歧视感知和经历有关 (-.271 ≤  r 's ≤ -.128) . 我们没有发现 LGBTQ 中心性与健康结果之间存在关系的证据 (−.052 ≤  r ≤ .040)。重要的是，我们发现这些关系对某些 LGBTQ 群体（男同性恋者）比对其他群体（双性恋/跨性别者）更有益。本次审查的结果为 LGBTQ 身份中心性的作用提供了重要且必要的见解，并确定了文献中应解决的关键空白。