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The Impact Of Family Variables On The Mental Health Of Gender Expansive Transitional Age Youth And Adults, Courtney Erdly

West Chester University Doctoral Projects

Gender expansive individuals are at an elevated risk for stress and poor psychological outcomes such as depression, substance abuse, and death by suicide due to minority stress. Family variables can either protect against or perpetuate poor psychological outcomes. There is need to examine specific protective and risk factors in families with gender expansive children. The present study explores the relationship between family and caregiver relationship variables and well-being in a sample of 39 gender expansive individuals. Participants completed an online survey consisting of questionnaires measuring current internalizing and externalizing symptoms and their perception of their family structure, functioning, and parental …

Examination Of Barriers To Accessing Integrated Behavioral Health Care, Alyssa Buthman

Master's Theses and Doctoral Dissertations

Research has found that pediatric integrated behavioral health (IBH) significantly increases utilization of behavioral health services, but there are still families who are missing out. The purpose of the current study is to examine characteristics that may influence or impede utilization of an IBH referral. Phase 1 utilized survey methodology paired with electronic medical record review in a sample of 24 caregivers to pediatric patients to investigate whether parent-reported perceived stigma of accessing mental health care, barriers to accessing health care in general, and child symptom severity uniquely predicted referral utilization. Phase 2 used electronic medical record data in a …

Mistrust Among Injured Immigrant Workers: A Conceptual Framework, Maude Arsenault, Daniel Côté, Jessica Dubé

Revues de littérature, synthèses de connaissances

Background

In Quebec, injured workers have access to medical assistance, wage replacement indemnities, and rehabilitation measures, with most injuries resolved easily. However, a small percentage of cases require a lengthy rehabilitation process, which is particularly complex when involving immigrants. The therapeutic alliance is at the heart of the process, involving mutual trust and confidence and a degree of consensus about the therapeutic interventions to be used and, ultimately, the return to work.

Objective

This article delves into the concept of mistrust as more than the absence of trust, and sheds light on its role in the rehabilitation process of immigrant …

A Conceptual Replication Of An Implicit Test Of Grammatical Gender Effects On Inanimate Concepts, D. Mahajan, Frank H. Durgin

Psychology Faculty Works

It has been argued that the incidental and arbitrary use of gender markings for inanimate concepts in language may affect the conceptualization or semantics of those inanimate concepts. The present article sought to replicate the findings of a classic paper that made this argument. Konishi used the potency dimension of the semantic differential method as an implicit measure of perceived gender. He reported that words for inanimate concepts of masculine grammatical gender were rated as higher in potency than words for the same concepts that had feminine grammatical gender. Two preregistered replication studies are reported here. The first was a …

I Love You, But I’Ve Got To Cancel You: Psychological Determinants And Consequences Of Cancel Culture Participation, Rebecca Tukachinsky Forster, Daniel H. Spitz

Communication Faculty Articles and Research

This study explores how individuals react to celebrities who take a political stance that contradicts and threatens their social identity. An online experiment examines these questions in the context of the Israeli war against Hamas in the wake of the October 7 terror attack. Israeli Jewish participants who were led to believe that a beloved celebrity fully embraced the Palestinian’s narrative and condemned Israel experienced more negative and less positive emotions and had a greater intention to cancel the celebrity. However, writing a comment or a social media post (particularly if the comment bashed the celebrity) partially buffered these emotional …

Can Secure Base Script Knowledge Predict Changes In Perceptions Of Conflict Resolution Discussions In Engaged Couples Over Time?, Sarah Finkelstein

Selected Full Text Dissertations, 2011-

According to attachment theory, attachment representations shape the way in which individuals obtain and organize social information. One facet of social information processing that has been studied in relation to attachment representations is memory reconstruction, which is the process by which previous experiences and prior knowledge shape the recollection of past events. In this study, we examined how secure base script knowledge, an aspect of attachment representations that reflects access to a temporal-causal sequence regarding receiving support from close others, predicts changes in how romantic partners perceive conflict resolution discussions over time. Members of engaged couples (N =154) rated levels …

Factors Affecting The Joy Of Life In Old Age: A Scale Development Study, Yalçın Karagöz, Yusuf Karaşi̇n, Mustafa Filiz, Mehmet Ateş

Adultspan Journal

This study aims to introduce a measurement tool into the literature that can reveal the factors affecting the joy of life in older adulthood. Participants included 266 individuals aged 55 and over living in Izmir, Turkey. The process of developing the scale includes the following stages: problem identification, item pool creation, expert opinion, form shaping, pilot application, and finalizing the scale. The exploratory factor analysis revealed that the scale consists of 6 different dimensions, and the variance explained by these dimensions was found to be 65.184%. The acceptable values for the scale's fit indicators are as follows: χ²/df0.90, IFI > 0.90, …

The Downstream Well-Being Effect Of Encounters With The U.S. Criminal Justice System, Christopher A. Sanders, Laura A. King

Psychology Faculty Publications

This study examines the relationship between encounters with the criminal justice system and psychological well-being in a large U.S. sample. This project builds upon previous research about the negative outcomes tied to such encounters by examining potential long term negative effects on people’s subjective well-being and sense of meaning and purpose in life. Panel study participants indicated their lifetime exposure to the criminal justice system, and then, about two years later, indicated their current subjective well-being and sense of meaning and purpose in life. Our findings reveal that the number of past police arrests is associated with reductions in well-being, …

Integrating Play Into Work: Top-Down And Bottom-Up Approaches To Building Work Engagement Through Play, Jordan Hamilton

CGU Theses & Dissertations

Evolving expectations of what work should look like among employees have inspired companies to revisit working conditions and find a balance between driving organizational outcomes and creating a positive work environment. Work engagement is a positive outcome for organizations and individuals (Bakker et al., 2020). However, interventions centered around driving engagement often are isolated programs that remove individuals from their typical work experience. Integrating play into work offers a strategy to develop employee resources, assisting in actualizing organizational goals and cultivating a positive workplace culture through enhancing work engagement. In this mixed methods dissertation, which involves interviews with leaders (Study …

Institutionalized Ostracism, Danieli Evans

Michigan Journal of Race and Law

Belonging is a fundamental need, like food or water. Hundreds of social psychology studies find that people who are ostracized (excluded, rejected, or ignored) experience severe pain and suffering. Ostracism threatens basic needs, triggers the same neurocognitive processing system as physical pain, and impairs functioning. Furthermore, ostracized people may cope in ways that beget “deviant” labeling and further ostracism.

Belonging and ostracism are prevalent themes in social psychology research, but these constructs have received relatively little attention in law. This Article begins to explore the implications of this research for law. I make three contributions: First, I name and describe …

Cultural Barriers To Mental Health Support: Exploring Stigma In Childhood Trauma Survivors In Aruba, Ralitsa I.C. Hart

Honors Undergraduate Theses

This study explored whether negative attitudes towards seeking professional psychological help among people in Aruba who reported experiencing childhood trauma were predicted by perceived social stigma and the intensity of the trauma. An online survey measuring childhood trauma, attitudes towards seeking professional psychological help, and perceived stigma was administered to 162 participants using a cross-sectional correlational design. To determine the predictive relationship among these variables, a multiple regression analysis was performed. Results showed that perceived stigma significantly predicted more negative attitudes towards seeking professional psychological help, while the severity of childhood trauma did not. Among the trauma subscales, emotional abuse …

The Geography Of Care: Rural Versus Urban Caregiver Perspectives On Community Resources For Parkinson’S Disease Management, Rebecca Jones

Murray State Theses and Dissertations

This qualitative study investigated the experiences and perceptions of caregivers for individuals with Parkinson's disease (PD) in rural versus urban settings, with particular emphasis on their access to and utilization of community resources. Through semi-structured interviews with 30 caregivers, the research explored how geographical location impacts caregiving challenges, support systems, and resource accessibility. Using Andersen's Behavioral Model of Health Services Use as a theoretical framework, the study revealed both universal caregiving challenges and location-specific barriers. While all caregivers reported significant emotional burden and healthcare system navigation difficulties, rural caregivers faced distinct challenges related to resource accessibility and specialized care availability. …

Identifying Intangible And Biocultural Heritage Elements Toward Environmental Understanding: Engaging Stakeholders Through Art, Martha B. Lerski

Publications and Research

Grounded in a case study in Barbuda in the Caribbean, this research examines sustainability from the perspective of what arts and heritage can contribute to community engagement and local and broader understandings about the environment. This article documents a growing body of literature recognizing the role of arts and culture, including local knowledge and traditional ecological knowledge (TEK), in climate change endeavors. Art and TEK present expansive world views. Contextual information situates research done on the island of Barbuda pre- and post-Hurricane Irma. Visual arts workshops engaged community members in mixed methods research. Results documented cultural elements, particularly intangible and …

Portrayals Of Autism On Tv And Impact On Autistic Viewers’ Self Esteem, Sam Ryan

Scripps Senior Theses

Portrayals of autism on TV are frequently rife with negative portrayals and inaccuracies, but also contain positive portrayals (Jones et al., 2023). These inevitably both promote stigma and educate individuals about autistic individuals, and also serve to directly and/or indirectly impact their well being. The current study aims to explore how combinations of positive and negative TV portrayals of autism impact autistic viewers’ self esteem. Participants will be exposed to clips of fictional autistic characters on TV shows, and their self esteem will be assessed with the Self Esteem IAT. It is expected that participants who view higher ratios of …

Examining Strategies For The Recruitment And Retention Of Students Of Color In Health Service Psychology Doctoral Programs, Melissa Sital

Theses, Dissertations and Culminating Projects

Students of color are significantly underrepresented in the field of health service psychology, including at the doctoral level. Doctoral programs in health service psychology utilize various strategies to foster the recruitment and retention of students of color, though limited research has investigated which strategies are used most frequently. As part of the present study, 18 APA-accredited doctoral programs in health service psychology submitted narrative sections from their APA accreditation self-study report describing their efforts to recruit and retain students of color and evaluate the effectiveness of their efforts, as well as the racial/ethnic breakdown of their students. Qualitative analysis of …

Seeking Refuge In The U.S.: Liberian Women's Testimonio Of War, Trauma, And Acculturation, Sailume Walo-Roberts

Theses, Dissertations and Culminating Projects

Refugees often experience significant traumas due to the circumstances of their forced migration and displacement, including experiencing or witnessing violence, loss of loved ones, and the destruction of their homes and properties (Badri et al., 2012; Caswell al., 2011; Hollifield et al., 2002; 2006; 2009). This can lead to mental health issues like PTSD, depression, and anxiety (Fazel et al., 2005; Mollica et al., 2004; Patane et al., 2022; Woodward & Gavin, 2012). Yet, mental health support remains overlooked by UNHCR and host countries (Mathema & Carratala, 2020). The Liberian Civil War (1989-2003) killed around 250,000 people, displacing over a …

Mental Health Perceptions Among Caribbean Adults In The United States, Ambika Ramjawam

Honors Undergraduate Theses

The purpose of this study was to investigate mental health literacy (MHL) among Caribbean American adults and to assess the extent to which mental health perceptions (MHP) and acculturative stress contribute to variations in MHL. A cross-sectional, quantitative survey design was utilized to examine MHL, MHP, and acculturative stress among a sample of 138 participants. Pearson correlation analyses were conducted to assess associations among MHL, MHP, acculturation, and age. Independent samples t-tests and one-way ANOVAs were performed to examine demographics across key variables. Findings revealed moderate levels of MHL (M = 4.7, SD = .99) and a weak, positive correlation …

Mental Health Outcomes And Client Perception Of Religious/Spiritual Integration In Psychotherapy, Cole R. Bouchard-Liporto

Honors Theses and Capstones

Religion and spirituality have been shown to have positive effects on physical and mental health in recent years. Despite this, research suggests religion and spirituality as characteristics of clients to be overlooked in modern secular psychotherapy treatments. This study investigated mental health outcomes from psychotherapy related to the perceived integration of religious and spiritual beliefs. A survey was administered to and taken by 178 University of New Hampshire students on the web-platform Qualtrics to investigate client psychotherapy experiences and their perception of how their religious and spiritual beliefs and values were integrated. The research conducted for this study points to …

The Influence Of Media Exposure On Perceptions Of Police, Izabella Leblanc, Emily Pica

Modern Psychological Studies

The current literature suggests that People of Color (POC) often hold more negative perceptions of law enforcement compared to White individuals. These perceptions are influenced by various factors, including environment, exposure to media depictions of police brutality, and personal experiences. Since flawed portrayals of police procedures in television programs have been found to erode public trust in police legitimacy, the study analyzes how perceptions change through media portrayals of law enforcement interactions. We investigate how the media influences perceptions of law enforcement by presenting participants (n = 245) with mock news articles depicting various law enforcement interactions. Additionally, we consider …

Exploring Neurodiversity & The Role Of Flexible Workplaces For Organizational Neuroinclusion, Miranda Chen

CMC Senior Theses

This thesis conducted a thorough literature review on the experiences and outcomes of neurodiverse individuals in the workplace and found consistently lower outcomes in well-being, work performance, intention to leave, and job satisfaction compared to neurotypical workers. It examined how the emergence of remote work presents new opportunities for mitigating some workplace challenges around stress and sensory overload, while recognizing that remote work alone falls short as being a definitive solution for the unique challenges faced by neurodiverse people. Instead, it argued for Flexible Work Arrangements (FWA’s) as a comprehensive and systemic strategy to address individual needs and organizational inclusion, …

อิทธิพลของการรับรู้การสนับสนุนทางสังคมในความสัมพันธ์แบบทางเดียวผ่านสื่อและความสัมพันธ์แบบเผชิญหน้าที่มีต่อสุขภาวะทางจิตในผู้ใหญ่วัยเริ่มที่ชื่นชอบศิลปิน, กนกนันท์ เหลี่ยมไธสง

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

การศึกษานี้มีวัตถุประสงค์เพื่อทดสอบอิทธิพลของการรับรู้การสนับสนุนทางสังคมในความสัมพันธ์แบบทางเดียวผ่านสื่อ และความสัมพันธ์แบบเผชิญหน้า ที่สามารถร่วมกันอธิบายสุขภาวะทางจิตในกลุ่มวัยผู้ใหญ่วัยเริ่มที่ชื่นชอบศิลปิน กลุ่มตัวอย่างคือผู้ใหญ่วัยเริ่มที่ชื่นชอบศิลปินและเข้าร่วมกิจกรรมของแฟนคลับ อายุ 18-29 ปี จำนวน 202 คน ผ่านการตอบแบบสอบถามข้อมูลทั่วไป แบบสอบถามการรับรู้การสนับสนุนทางสังคม ที่แบ่งออกเป็น 3 ด้าน ได้แก่ ด้านอารมณ์และข้อมูล ด้านความรู้สึก และปฏิสัมพันธ์ทางสังคมเชิงบวก ทั้งในรูปแบบความสัมพันธ์แบบทางเดียวผ่านสื่อ และความสัมพันธ์แบบเผชิญหน้า และแบบสอบถามสุขภาวะทางจิต ในการวิเคราะห์ข้อมูลใช้สถิติพรรณนา และการวิเคราะห์ถดถอยแบบลำดับขั้น ผลการวิจัยพบว่า การรับรู้การสนับสนุนทางสังคมในความสัมพันธ์แบบเผชิญหน้าทั้งสามด้าน มีความสัมพันธ์เชิงบวกกับสุขภาวะทางจิตอย่างมีนัยสำคัญทางสถิติ โดยเฉพาะอย่างยิ่ง การรับรู้การสนับสนุนทางสังคมด้านความรู้สึกในความสัมพันธ์แบบเผชิญหน้าเป็นตัวแปรที่สามารถอธิบายสุขภาวะทางจิตได้ดีที่สุด ในส่วนการรับรู้การสนับสนุนทางสังคมในความสัมพันธ์แบบทางเดียวผ่านสื่อไม่สัมพันธ์กับสุขภาวะทางจิต และไม่สามารถอธิบายสุขภาวะทางจิตได้มากขึ้นเมื่อพิจารณาร่วมกับการรับรู้การสนับสนุนแบบเผชิญหน้า การศึกษานี้เน้นย้ำถึงความสำคัญของการรับรู้การสนับสนุนทางสังคมในความสัมพันธ์แบบเผชิญหน้าต่อสุขภาวะทางจิตของผู้ใหญ่วัยเริ่มที่ชื่นชอบศิลปิน ซึ่งการสนับสนุนทางสังคมจากความสัมพันธ์แบบทางเดียวยังไม่สามารถทดแทนการสนับสนุนทางสังคมในความสัมพันธ์แบบเผชิญหน้าได้ทั้งหมด แต่อาจช่วยผู้ใหญ่วัยเริ่มเหล่านี้ปรับอารมณ์โดยลดอารมณ์ทางลบ และเพิ่มอารมณ์ทางบวกได้โดยไม่ต้องพึ่งพิงบุคคลอื่น ๆ ที่อาจจะมีภารกิจไม่สามารถให้การสนับสนุนทางสังคมได้ทันที

ความสัมพันธ์ระหว่างความทุ่มเทในการทำงาน ความมุ่งมั่นต่องานมากเกินไป ความกดดันจากทางไกลในที่ทำงาน และสุขภาวะที่ดีของพนักงาน โดยมีการทำงานนอกเวลางานเป็นตัวแปรส่งผ่าน, จีระนุช รัชโพธิ์

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

การทำงานนอกเวลางาน (Leaveism) หมายถึงการที่พนักงานใช้วันลา เวลาส่วนตัว หรือช่วงเวลานอกเหนือจากเวลาทำงานปกติในการปฏิบัติงาน ซึ่งอาจส่งผลต่อสุขภาวะของพนักงาน งานวิจัยนี้มุ่งศึกษาอิทธิพลของความทุ่มเทในการทำงาน ความมุ่งมั่นต่องานมากเกินไป และความกดดันจากทางไกลในที่ทำงาน ต่อสุขภาวะที่ดีของพนักงาน โดยมีการทำงานนอกเวลางานเป็นตัวแปรส่งผ่าน การเก็บข้อมูลทำโดยใช้แบบสอบถามกับพนักงานบริษัทเอกชนในประเทศไทย จำนวน 199 คน ซึ่งมีชั่วโมงการทำงานตามสัญญาที่ชัดเจน ครอบคลุมตั้งแต่ระดับปฏิบัติการจนถึงระดับผู้บริหารระดับกลาง ผลการวิจัยพบว่า การทำงานนอกเวลางานไม่มีความสัมพันธ์อย่างมีนัยสำคัญทางสถิติต่อสุขภาวะที่ดีของพนักงาน (β = –.043, p = .520) อย่างไรก็ตาม ความทุ่มเทในการทำงานและความมุ่งมั่นต่องานมากเกินไปมีความสัมพันธ์ทางบวกกับการทำงานนอกเวลางานอย่างมีนัยสำคัญทางสถิติ (β = .364, p < .01; β = .603, p < .001) ขณะที่ความกดดันจากทางไกลในที่ทำงานไม่พบความสัมพันธ์ดังกล่าว (β = –.065, p = .197) การทดสอบตัวแปรส่งพบว่า ความทุ่มเทในการทำงานและความมุ่งมั่นต่องานมากเกินไปมีอิทธิพลทางตรงต่อสุขภาวะที่ดีของพนักงานโดยไม่ผ่านการทำงานนอกเวลางาน ในขณะที่ความกดดันจากทางไกลในที่ทำงานไม่มีอิทธิพลทางตรงต่อสุขภาวะที่ดีของพนักงาน โดยค่าผลทั้งหมดมีช่วงความเชื่อมั่นที่คร่อมศูนย์ ได้แก่ a1b = –.0155, a2b = –.0258, และ a3b = –.0035 จากผลการวิจัยสะท้อนให้เห็นว่าปัจจัยเชิงพฤติกรรมของพนักงาน เช่น ความทุ่มเทและความมุ่งมั่นเกินพอดี มีบทบาทต่อสุขภาวะมากกว่าพฤติกรรมการทำงานนอกเวลางานโดยตรง องค์การจึงควรพิจารณาออกแบบกลยุทธ์การดูแลพนักงาน ผ่านการออกแบบนโยบายหรือแนวทางปฏิบัติที่ส่งเสริมสุขภาวะของพนักงานให้ครอบคลุมปัจจัยเชิงพฤติกรรมเหล่านี้มากขึ้น

Cultural Factors In Alcohol And Other Drug Use Among Immigrant Youth In Western Australia: A Qualitative Investigation, Justin Dandy, Caroline Ng Tseung-Wong, Amanda M. George, Byron L. Zamboanga, Vilma Palacios

Psychological Science Faculty Publications and Presentations

Objectives: Our aim was to identify the influence of heritage cultural factors and mainstream Australian cultural norms on young culturally and linguistically diverse (CaLD) immigrants’ alcohol and other drug (AOD) use attitudes, motives for use, and behaviors. Method: We conducted nine focus groups with 55 youth (aged 16–30; 22 female, 33 male). Participants were from diverse cultural backgrounds including India, Sri Lanka, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Sudan, Hazara-Afghanistan, Burma (Chin and Karen), Malaysia, Singapore, and China. They were first- (80%) and second-generation immigrants to Australia. Results: We constructed three overarching themes: bicultural conflict, freedom versus constraints, and the intersection of gender …

Exploring The Effect Of Item Parceling Strategies And Number Of Items Per Parcel On Measurement Invariance Testing In Confirmatory Factor Analysis, Chunhua Cao, Xinya Liang

Psychological Science Faculty Publications and Presentations

Item parceling is common in structural equation modeling used in psychology, especially when the research interest is in the structural relationship between latent factors, but research on its performance in measurement invariance testing is scarce. This study examined the sensitivity of fit measures (LRT, RMSEA, CFI, AIC, BIC, and SaBIC) to measurement noninvariance with different numbers of items per parcel and parceling strategies using a simulation study. The design factors included the location of measurement noninvariance, the magnitude of measurement noninvariance, the proportion of items with measurement noninvariance, sample size, number of items per parcel, and parceling strategies. Results suggested …

Diversity Makes Me Uncomfortable: Effects Of Diversity Language On University Student Belonging, Ziena Baker

UNF Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Diversity statements and experiences form the first impressions students have of their prospective universities and employers, setting the stage for perceived feelings of belonging, otherness, and comfort within new environments (Baleria, 2021; O’Keeffe, 2013; Starck et al., 2021). Diversity statements can signal feelings of comfort and belonging or feelings of stress depending on the way in which diversity is framed (Chaney, 2022; Trawalter et al., 2016). This is especially true for students, who are more often affected mentally and physically by changes in university diversity perspectives (Sladek et al., 2021) The current study thus uses a novel blood pressure measure …

Statement From The Indiana Academy Of The Social Sciences And Board Of Directors

Midwest Social Sciences Journal

No abstract provided.

In Memoriam: Bruce Bigelow, 1943 - 2025, Kenneth Colburn

Midwest Social Sciences Journal

No abstract provided.

Lgbtqia+ Hate Crimes And State Non-Discrimination Policies: An Analysis, Jillian Jones

Midwest Social Sciences Journal

While LGBTQIA+ rights have been increasing in the United States for decades, many states do not have non-discrimination policies that protect individuals based on their gender identity and sexual orientation. This lack in protection leaves many LGBTQIA+ individuals vulnerable to experiencing discrimination and harassment, which could lead to hate crimes, cultivating an environment of passive tolerance rather than active resistance. Active resistance can be achieved through the passage of non-discrimination policies, as well as addressing minority stress that LGBTQIA+ individuals can be susceptible to when they are actively experiencing or anticipating discrimination and harassment. This research paper addresses whether the …

Psychometric Properties Of The Gad-7 Among College Students: Reliability, Validity, Factor Structure, And Measurement Invariance, Agnes E. White, Justin E. Karr

Psychology Faculty Publications

The GAD-7 (seven-item Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale) is a brief, freely available questionnaire measuring anxiety, which is a common mental health problem among college students. The current study examined the psychometric properties of the GAD-7 among undergraduate students from a public midwestern university (n = 582; M = 19.0 +/- 1.0 years old; 79.4% women; 81.6% White) who completed the GAD-7, State-Trait Anxiety Inventory-Trait subscale (STAI-T), and Behavioral Inhibition and Activation Scale-Reward subscale (BIAS-R). The psychometric properties of two GAD-7 models were examined: a one-factor model, equivalent to a single total score, and a two-factor model, including cognitive-emotional and somatic …

Lgbt People's Sense Of Linked Fate: Belonging And Utility, Kay Hales

Theses and Dissertations--Political Science

This is a three study dissertation. While the LGBT community is often referred to as a monolith, research suggests that it may be separate subgroups under one umbrella. Linked fate is the sense that what happens to one member of a group will affect all other group members with consequences for political behavior. While research on racial identity groups suggests that members often feel a sense of linked fate with other group members, this research has not been generalized or explored in the LGBT community. This study empirically explores whether there is a sense of linked fate in the LGBT …