Research has proposed that there is a positive correlation between attachment style and resilience through a mediation of self-efficacy and self-care. This study sought to investigate the...Show moreResearch has proposed that there is a positive correlation between attachment style and resilience through a mediation of self-efficacy and self-care. This study sought to investigate the relationship between attachment style and resilience in specifically the sexual minority population. As sexual minority individuals tend to experience more hardship and be more insecurely attached, this relationship may be different in this population, thereby making it worthwhile to investigate whether this relationship is different from that in the general population. Taking a dimensional approach with attachment style, Model of Self, Model of Other, and resilience of non-heterosexual participants aged 18 and up (N = 239) were measured by means of a survey. It was hypothesized that more positive scores on Model of Self and Model of Other would be associated with higher resilience scores. From a multiple regression analysis, it was concluded that the model itself (p < .001), Model of Self (beta = .36, p < .001), Model of Other (beta = -.13, p = .024), and the interaction between the two (beta = .19, p = .001) were statistically significant. A positive relationship was found between Model of Self and resilience, whereas Model of Other and resilience produced a negative relationship. The relationship between Model of Self and resilience fits in with literature, although the negative relationship between Model of Other and resilience seemingly contradicts literature. This contradiction may be explained using self-efficacy and self-care. Further research on Model of Other and self-efficacy and self-care may elucidate this paradoxical relationship.Show less
Sexual minorities (SM) are at higher risk for various adverse health outcomes. The minority stress model identified possible variables that lead to mental distress in the sexual minority population...Show moreSexual minorities (SM) are at higher risk for various adverse health outcomes. The minority stress model identified possible variables that lead to mental distress in the sexual minority population. Various positive aspects on the contrary like resilience and mental flexibility might support SM’s psychological wellbeing. Within the framework of relational cultural theory, which states that striving for beneficial interpersonal connection is essential for growth and wellbeing, these variables might have a potential influence in reshaping SM’s relationships to others and thus, amending overall wellbeing. The aim of this study was to observe the effects and its interaction of resilience and psychological flexibility on wellbeing in order to potentially substantiate the consequences it might have on social aspects of SMI. It was hypothesized that resilience would exert a significant positive effect on wellbeing and further, a positive partial or full mediation through mental flexibility would be observed in this study. A secondary data analysis from 345 participants and three questionnaires was conducted: the Brief Resilience Scale, the Multidimensional Psychological Flexibility Inventory and the Oxford Happiness Questionnaire Short- Form . A regression- and mediation analysis was conducted. The results demonstrated a significant total effect of resilience on wellbeing. Resilience significantly predicted wellbeing (β= .31, p< .001). An indirect effect and a partial mediation effect of psychological flexibility between resilience and wellbeing was furthermore observed. All results were in line with the hypotheses. The combined effects of resilience and mental flexibility on wellbeing in SMI were evident in this study which is in line with previous literature. Thus, they might be important mental components in dealing with adversity in SM as (consciously) ameliorating views into a constructive direction on relational situations and thus strengthening resilience through incremental social support might finally yield the desired benefits that SMI often still lack despite growing awareness of the general state of wellbeing.Show less
This paper locates sexuality/ies within the field of International Relations by identifying how the latter shapes and is shaped by sexualities. Through the empirical application of the concept of ...Show moreThis paper locates sexuality/ies within the field of International Relations by identifying how the latter shapes and is shaped by sexualities. Through the empirical application of the concept of ‘Ethical Power Europe’ to the 2016 EU-Turkey Statement, and the analysis of Turkish ‘conservative democracy’ and 'traditional social life', it analyses the consequences for sexual minorities in Turkey. The use of Queer International Relations allows for the realisation of Turkey as an ‘unsafe haven’ and of how figurations of LGBTIQ asylum-seekers/refugees are less protected there. In contrast, this reflects on the concepts of ethics and universalism implied in ‘Ethical Power Europe’, and the EU's level of protection of sexual minorities.Show less
