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Dec
10
2015

Psychology Colloquium: Stephanie Cook

When: Thursday, December 10, 2015
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM CT

Where: Swift Hall, Room 107, 2029 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60208 map it

Audience: Faculty/Staff - Student - Post Docs/Docs - Graduate Students

Contact: Laura Nevins   (847) 467-5027

Group: Department of Psychology

Category: Academic

Description:

Psychology Colloquium: Stephanie Cook

 

"Close Relationships and Health: Understanding the relations between attachment, minority stress and poor health among young gay and bisexual Black men."

 

Abstract: Secure attachment relationships are critical drivers of mental and physical health across the life course. Moreover, individual differences in attachment functioning are noted in the population, indicating a need to understand the processes and mechanisms by which individuals develop relationships, cope with stress, and, in effect, maintain their health across the life course. Though current theoretical paradigms of attachment indicate how individuals respond to stress, these theories do not adequately account for the unique impact of social stressors on individual health and well-being, which may be of critical importance in understanding the drivers of health in marginalized populations. The negative social valuation of a marginalized identity—such as a sexual minority identity or a racial minority identity—causes stress in persons with a marginalized social status beyond the level of stress that people generally experience; this excess stress has been named minority stress. However, many theories of sexual minority stress are limited and inadequately delineate the associations between attachment orientation, stress, and subsequent health outcomes. Making these theoretical and empirical linkages is important for understanding how to address health disparities among Black gay and bisexual men who are at heightened risk for experiencing minority stress compared to other populations of men. One of the main objectives of my research is to understand the pathways and mechanisms linking attachment, minority stress and health among young Black gay and bisexual Men. 

 

Thursday, Dec. 10, 2015

4:00 pm, Swift Hall 107

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