• Neha Bhatia

To evaluate 179 effect sizes derived from 32 study studies on the effects that sexual minority stress can have for same-sex relationship well-being, meta-analytic approaches were used. Sexual minority stress was moderately and negatively correlated with same-sex relationship well-being (aggregated through multiple forms of stress) (aggregated across different dimensions of relationship well-being). Internalized bigotry was strongly and adversely correlated with the well-being of same-sex relationships, while heterosexist prejudice and visibility control of sexual identity were not.In comparison, the impact size for internalized homophobia was substantially greater than for heterosexist discrimination and visibility management of sexual orientation. The content of the same-sex relationship was strongly and negatively correlated with sexual minority tension but not associated with closeness or stability. The relationship well-being among same-sex female couples, but not among same-sex male couples, was substantially and negatively correlated with sexual minority stress. Also summarized and addressed was the current status of research approaches in this area.

Legalization, National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), Physiological Stresses, Same-Sex Relationships, Stigmatized Community

"Same-Sex Relationship WelfareandSexual Minority Stress", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 12, page no.446-450, December 2018, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIREP06112.pdf

"Same-Sex Relationship WelfareandSexual Minority Stress", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 12, page no. pp446-450, December 2018, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIREP06112.pdf