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Social support mediates the effect of gender role nonconformity on sexual dysfunction.
| Τίτλος: | Social support mediates the effect of gender role nonconformity on sexual dysfunction. |
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| Συγγραφείς: | Irvin MK; Nathan Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research, Orangeburg, NY, USA.; Department of Psychiatry, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA., Sparpana AM; Nathan Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research, Orangeburg, NY, USA.; Department of Psychiatry, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA., Sullivan EF; Nathan Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research, Orangeburg, NY, USA.; Department of Psychiatry, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA., Parincu Z; Nathan Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research, Orangeburg, NY, USA.; Department of Psychiatry, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA., Arnold MS; Nathan Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research, Orangeburg, NY, USA., Evans K; Nathan Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research, Orangeburg, NY, USA., Tural Ü; Nathan Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research, Orangeburg, NY, USA., Collins KA; Nathan Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research, Orangeburg, NY, USA., Hoptman MJ; Nathan Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research, Orangeburg, NY, USA.; Department of Psychiatry, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA., Iosifescu DV; Nathan Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research, Orangeburg, NY, USA.; Department of Psychiatry, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA. |
| Πηγή: | Sexual health [Sex Health] 2026 Aug 17; Vol. 23 (4). |
| Τύπος έκδοσης: | Journal Article |
| Γλώσσα: | English |
| Στοιχεία περιοδικού: | Publisher: CSIRO Pub Country of Publication: Australia NLM ID: 101242667 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1449-8987 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 14485028 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Sex Health Subsets: MEDLINE |
| Imprint Name(s): | Original Publication: Collingwood, Vic. Australia : CSIRO Pub., c2004- |
| Ιατρικοί όροι (MeSH): | Sexual Dysfunctions, Psychological*/psychology , Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological*/psychology , Social Support* , Gender Role*, Gender-Nonconforming Persons/psychology ; Humans ; Female ; Male ; Adult ; Middle Aged |
| Περίληψη: | Background: Previous studies have demonstrated that gender role nonconformity (GRNC) is associated with negative psychological consequences, but that discrimination, bullying, and homophobic stigmatization are mechanisms through which GRNC impacts psychological health. In this secondary analysis, we test the hypothesis that people reporting higher levels of GRNC will experience increased sexual dysfunction, and that social support will act as an indirect mechanism. Methods: We analyzed data from 781 participants from the Nathan Kline Institute Rockland Sample, performed quantile regression analyses to assess the relationships among social support, GRNC, and sexual dysfunction (while controlling for age, sex, sexual orientation, and socioeconomic status) and used a mediation analysis to explore social support as a mediator of the effect of GRNC on sexual dysfunction. Results: GRNC significantly positively predicted sexual dysfunction and social support significantly predicted sexual dysfunction in the opposite direction. The indirect effect of GRNC via social support was also significant, suggesting that social support is a salient mechanism through which GRNC affects sexual dysfunction. Conclusions: We concluded that GRNC significantly predicts sexual dysfunction, and that social support significantly mediates this relationship. Although GRNC is associated with negative psychological and sexual consequences, the impacts appear to be mediated by the structure and quality of social relationships. (© 2026 The Author(s) (or their employer(s)). Published by CSIRO Publishing.) |
| Contributed Indexing: | Keywords: gender role nonconformity; gender roles; mental health; minority stress; sexual dysfunction; sexual function; sexual problems; social support |
| Entry Date(s): | Date Created: 20260722 Date Completed: 20260723 Latest Revision: 20260722 |
| Update Code: | 20260723 |
| DOI: | 10.1071/SH26004 |
| PMID: | 42487108 |
| Βάση Δεδομένων: | MEDLINE |
| ISSN: | 1449-8987 |
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| DOI: | 10.1071/SH26004 |