Minority-specific Determinants of Mental Well-being Among Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Youth

This study discusses the impact of stress specific to being lesbian, gay, or bisexual (LGB), measured by means of the concepts of stigma consciousness and internalized homonegativity, on the mental well-being of LGB youth. Also, the effects of positive and negative social support were considered within the model. The sample consisted of 743 LGBs less than 26 years old who were recruited during the online ZZZIP survey in Flanders, Belgium. Hierarchical regression shows that LGB-specific unsupportive social interactions have the greatest direct effect on mental well-being of LGB youth, followed respectively by stigma consciousness, internalized homonegativity, and confidant support

Gender ideology, same-sex peer group affiliation and the relationship between testosterone and dominance in adolescent boys and girls

Although the role of testosterone in the aetiology of social dominance is often suggested, surprisingly few studies have addressed the relationship between sex steroid hormones and dominance as a personality trait. In this paper, the relationship between testosterone and dominance is studied in a sample of adolescent boys and girls, taking into account the moderating role of gender ideology and same-sex peer group orientation. A direct association between free testosterone (FT) and dominance was found in girls but not in boys. In boys, masculine ideology moderated the relationship between FT and dominance, while in girls the relationship between FT and dominance was moderated by same-sex peer group affiliation

Sociologie. Een klassieke en hedendaagse benadering.

1. Sociologie, een eerste kennismaking 2. Ontstaan van het georganiseerd samenleven: opbouw, inhoud en vorm 3. Socialisatie 4. Sociale controle en deviantie 5. Vormen van samenleven 6. Sociale stratificatie 7. Religie en zingeving 8. Sociologie als wetenschap 9. De sociologische benaderingswijzen1. Sociologie, een eerste kennismaking 2. Ontstaan van het georganiseerd samenleven: opbouw, inhoud en vorm 3. Socialisatie 4. Sociale controle en deviantie 5. Vormen van samenleven 6. Sociale stratificatie 7. Religie en zingeving 8. Sociologie als wetenschap 9. De sociologische benaderingswijze