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American Journal of Men's Health
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An Integrated Model of Gay Men’s Depressive Symptoms

Gordon Josephson, PhD

private practice, Ottawa, ON Canada, gordon-josephson{at}rogers.com

Valerie Whiffen, PhD

University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON Canada

A model of depressive symptoms in gay men is tested that links gender-related personality traits (agency and unmitigated communion) to peer harassment, self-discrepancies in agency, and cold-submissive interpersonal behavior, all of which were reported in previous research to contribute to depression. A sample of 510 gay men was recruited through the Internet. The integrated model was tested using half of the sample and validated with the other half. Significant zero order correlations between the gender-related personality traits and depressive symptoms were mediated by unassured-submissive behavior and self-discrepancies in agency. Recalled peer harassment was linked directly with depressive symptoms and indirectly through unassured-submissive interpersonal behavior.

Key Words: gay men • depressive symptoms • depression • gender-related personality traits • peer harassment

American Journal of Men's Health, Vol. 1, No. 1, 60-72 (2007)
DOI: 10.1177/1557988306295795
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