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Coping strategies and mental disorders among the LGBT+ community in Malaysia

The LGBT+ community in Malaysia is vulnerable to mental disorders due to the pressures of being in a conservative heteronormative culture. This study aimed to study the association between coping strategies as well as the sociodemographic factors of LGBT+ individuals with mental disorders and quanti...

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Main Authors: Juhari, Johan Ariff, Gill, Jesjeet Singh, Francis, Benedict
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Published: MDPI 2022
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Online Access:http://eprints.um.edu.my/40850/
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spelling my.um.eprints.408502023-09-26T03:52:46Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/40850/ Coping strategies and mental disorders among the LGBT+ community in Malaysia Juhari, Johan Ariff Gill, Jesjeet Singh Francis, Benedict BF Psychology R Medicine The LGBT+ community in Malaysia is vulnerable to mental disorders due to the pressures of being in a conservative heteronormative culture. This study aimed to study the association between coping strategies as well as the sociodemographic factors of LGBT+ individuals with mental disorders and quantify the occurrence of mental disorders among them. This study used a cross-sectional design. The self-rated Brief Coping Orientation to Problem Experienced Inventory (Brief COPE) and the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI) were used to this end. A total of 152 participants were recruited. Among the participants, 67.8% used mainly problem-focused coping strategies, 29.6% employed emotion-based coping, and 6.6% used avoidance coping. The prevalence of mental disorders in general and major depressive disorder was much higher than in the general Malaysian population (80.3% and 40.1%, respectively). The only sociodemographic factor that was significantly associated with mental disorders was bisexuality. Problem-focused coping is associated with fewer mental disorders, and emotion-based coping is associated with a higher prevalence of mental disorders. More studies need to be conducted to better understand and better manage the mental disorders of the Malaysian LGBT+ community. MDPI 2022-10 Article PeerReviewed Juhari, Johan Ariff and Gill, Jesjeet Singh and Francis, Benedict (2022) Coping strategies and mental disorders among the LGBT+ community in Malaysia. Healthcare, 10 (10). ISSN 2227-9032, DOI https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10101885 <https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10101885>. 10.3390/healthcare10101885
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topic BF Psychology
R Medicine
spellingShingle BF Psychology
R Medicine
Juhari, Johan Ariff
Gill, Jesjeet Singh
Francis, Benedict
Coping strategies and mental disorders among the LGBT+ community in Malaysia
description The LGBT+ community in Malaysia is vulnerable to mental disorders due to the pressures of being in a conservative heteronormative culture. This study aimed to study the association between coping strategies as well as the sociodemographic factors of LGBT+ individuals with mental disorders and quantify the occurrence of mental disorders among them. This study used a cross-sectional design. The self-rated Brief Coping Orientation to Problem Experienced Inventory (Brief COPE) and the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI) were used to this end. A total of 152 participants were recruited. Among the participants, 67.8% used mainly problem-focused coping strategies, 29.6% employed emotion-based coping, and 6.6% used avoidance coping. The prevalence of mental disorders in general and major depressive disorder was much higher than in the general Malaysian population (80.3% and 40.1%, respectively). The only sociodemographic factor that was significantly associated with mental disorders was bisexuality. Problem-focused coping is associated with fewer mental disorders, and emotion-based coping is associated with a higher prevalence of mental disorders. More studies need to be conducted to better understand and better manage the mental disorders of the Malaysian LGBT+ community.
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author Juhari, Johan Ariff
Gill, Jesjeet Singh
Francis, Benedict
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Gill, Jesjeet Singh
Francis, Benedict
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title Coping strategies and mental disorders among the LGBT+ community in Malaysia
title_short Coping strategies and mental disorders among the LGBT+ community in Malaysia
title_full Coping strategies and mental disorders among the LGBT+ community in Malaysia
title_fullStr Coping strategies and mental disorders among the LGBT+ community in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Coping strategies and mental disorders among the LGBT+ community in Malaysia
title_sort coping strategies and mental disorders among the lgbt+ community in malaysia
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url http://eprints.um.edu.my/40850/
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