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| Kimberly F BalsamSummaryAffiliation: University of Washington Country: USA Publications
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Measuring multiple minority stress: the LGBT People of Color Microaggressions ScaleKimberly F Balsam
School of Social Work, University of Washington, Seattle, 98195, USA
Cultur Divers Ethnic Minor Psychol 17:163-74. 2011..Men scored higher on the LGBT-PCMS than women, lesbians and gay men scored higher than bisexual women and men, and Asian Americans scored higher than African Americans and Latina/os...
Sexual revictimization and mental health: a comparison of lesbians, gay men, and heterosexual womenKimberly F Balsam
University of Washington, Seattle, USA
J Interpers Violence 26:1798-814. 2011....
Mental health of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and heterosexual siblings: effects of gender, sexual orientation, and familyKimberly F Balsam
Department of Psychology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
J Abnorm Psychol 114:471-6. 2005..Sexual orientation was unrelated to current psychological distress, psychiatric hospitalizations, and self-esteem. This is the 1st study to model family effects on the mental health of LGB participants and their siblings...
Victimization over the life span: a comparison of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and heterosexual siblingsKimberly F Balsam
Department of Psychology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
J Consult Clin Psychol 73:477-87. 2005..Sexual orientation differences in sexual victimization were greater among men than among women...
Culture, trauma, and wellness: a comparison of heterosexual and lesbian, gay, bisexual, and two-spirit native americansKimberly F Balsam
Department of Psychology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195 1525, USA
Cultur Divers Ethnic Minor Psychol 10:287-301. 2004..Discussion and recommendations for health promotion interventions and future research are presented in consideration of an "indigenist" health model and the multiple minority status of two-spirit people...
Three-year follow-up of same-sex couples who had civil unions in Vermont, same-sex couples not in civil unions, and heterosexual married couplesKimberly F Balsam
Department of Psychology, University of Washington, USA
Dev Psychol 44:102-16. 2008....
Childhood abuse and mental health indicators among ethnically diverse lesbian, gay, and bisexual adultsKimberly F Balsam
School of Social Work, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
J Consult Clin Psychol 78:459-68. 2010..The study's objective was to examine the relationships between race/ethnicity, childhood abuse, and mental health indicators in a national sample of LGB adults...
Victimization, substance use, and HIV risk behaviors among gay/bisexual/two-spirit and heterosexual American Indian Men in New York CityJane M Simoni
Department of Psychology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
Am J Public Health 96:2240-5. 2006..secondary aims included describing condom-use attitudes, beliefs about HIV/AIDS in the Indian community, HIV knowledge, HIV status, and preference for and access to HIV prevention services in this population...
Disparities in health-related quality of life: a comparison of lesbians and bisexual womenKaren I Fredriksen-Goldsen
School of Social Work, University of Washington, Seattle, USA
Am J Public Health 100:2255-61. 2010..We investigated the association of health-related quality of life (HRQOL) with sexual orientation among lesbians and bisexual women and compared the predictors of HRQOL between the 2 groups...
A review of obesity issues in sexual minority womenDeborah J Bowen
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, USA
Obesity (Silver Spring) 16:221-8. 2008
Pioneers in partnership: lesbian and gay male couples in civil unions compared with those not in civil unions and married heterosexual siblingsSondra E Solomon
Department of Psychology, University of Vermont, Burlington, 05405, USA
J Fam Psychol 18:275-86. 2004..At a time of legal changes for same-sex couples, these results indicate that legalized same-sex relationships are related to visibility of same-sex couples to their family and the general public...
Lesbian and bisexual mothers and nonmothers: demographics and the coming-out processJessica F Morris
Department of Psychology, University of Vermont, John Dewey Hall, Burlington, Vermont 05405-0314, USA
J Fam Psychol 16:144-56. 2002....
Healthy eating, exercise, and weight: impressions of sexual minority womenDeborah J Bowen
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA 98109 1024, USA
Women Health 44:79-93. 2006..These data can guide the design of effective intervention strategies to improve health behaviors in sexual minority women...
