Social support mediates the relationship between body image distress and depressive symptoms in prostate cancer patients

C Scandurra, B Muzii, R La Rocca, F Di Bello… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Treatments for prostate cancer (PCa), the second most common cancer in men, may affect
the body image (BI) of patients, increasing the risk of negative mental health outcomes …

Methods for studying structural oppression in quantitative family research

P Homan, B Everett, TH Brown - Journal of Marriage and Family, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Researchers have long documented the impact of social inequalities on family life. Most
family research has focused on inequalities at the individual and family levels, and extant …

Parenting desire and intention in the health trajectories of transgender and gender diverse people: A systematic review

S Mezzalira, V Della Casa, A Malmquist… - LGBTQ+ Family: An …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
The present study aimed at systematizing the psychological contributions on parenting
desires and intentions of transgender and gender diverse (TGD) individuals from a minority …

Through the lens of the attributional theory of stigma: Attitudes toward adoption by same-sex couples and children's adjustment in same-sex parent families

I Grigoropoulos - Trends in Psychology, 2023 - Springer
The current study aimed to examine significant predictors of negative attitudes toward
adoption by same-sex couples and same-sex parenting. A cross-sectional study was …

Future parenting aspirations and minority stress in US sexual minority adults.

AA Dorri, ST Russell - Journal of Family Psychology, 2022 - psycnet.apa.org
Parenthood is an aspiration shared by a majority of US adults. However, previous research
has found that sexual minority adults (eg, lesbian, gay, bisexual [LGB]) are less likely than …

Well-being of lesbian, gay, bisexual youth: The influence of rural and urban contexts on the process of building identity and disclosure

B Agueli, G Celardo, C Esposito, C Arcidiacono… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The study investigates how the territorial community can influence the individual and social
well-being of lesbian, gay, bisexual (LGB) youth and especially the recognition of their …

A qualitative study on minority stress subjectively experienced by transgender and gender nonconforming people in Italy

C Scandurra, R Vitelli, NM Maldonato, P Valerio… - Sexologies, 2019 - stm.cairn.info
Amodeo et al., 2017 AL Amodeo, S. Picariello, P. Valerio, V. Bochicchio, C. Scandurra.
Group psychodynamic counselling with final-year undergraduates in clinical psychology: a …

Gay fatherhood experiences and challenges through the lens of minority stress theory

I Grigoropoulos - Journal of homosexuality, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Gay-fatherhood raises questions about hegemonic gender norms and traditional family
systems in different contexts and countries. This study explores gay fathers' desires …

Heterosexist microaggressions, student academic experience and perception of campus climate: Findings from an Italian higher education context

AL Amodeo, C Esposito, D Bacchini - PLoS one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
While overt instances of harassment and violence towards LGBQ+ individuals have
decreased in recent years, subtler forms of heterosexism still shape the social and academic …

Minority stress and mental health in Italian bisexual people

C Scandurra, A Pennasilico, C Esposito, F Mezza… - Social Sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
Bisexual people are a strongly stigmatized population experiencing health disparities
caused by social stigmatization. The predominant framework hel** to understand these …