Resumen
Antecedentes: Estudios señalan que la internalización de creencias, prejuicios y actitudes existentes en la sociedad sobre las personas de la diversidad sexual afectan fuertemente su salud mental y podrían constituirse en una barrera de acceso a la ayuda psicológica y terapéutica en personas LGB. Objetivo: Determinar la asociación entre los niveles de internalización de estigma sexual (ESI) en personas autoidentificadas como lesbianas, gay y bisexuales (LGB) con la presencia de malestar subjetivo, sintomatología depresiva y ansiosa, suicidalidad, y asistencia a psicoterapia. Método: Un cuestionario aplicado de manera online que incluía preguntas sobre haber asistido o estar asistiendo a psicoterapia, además de escalas que evaluaban estigma sexual internalizado, malestar-bienestar subjetivo, depresión y suicidalidad fue respondido por 669 personas cisgenero autoidentificadas como lesbianas, gay y bisexuales. Resultados: Los resultados muestran una asociación positiva entre el nivel de ESI en personas LGB con sus niveles de malestar subjetivo, sintomatología depresiva y ansiosa, y suicidalidad, y una asociación negativa con estar asistiendo o haber asistido a psicoterapia. Conclusiones: Se discuten las implicancias de los resultados presentados para el desarrollo de intervenciones psicoterapéuticas culturalmente competentes para pacientes pertenecientes a la diversidad sexual y de género.
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