Internalized hemophobia and violence within LGBT community

Internalizirana homofobija je termin kojim se opisuje netrpeljivost, mržnja, neprihvaćanje i negativan stav LGBT osobe prema vlastitoj seksualnoj orijentaciji, a može se manifestirati i kao nasilje nad drugim LGBT osobama. LGBT osoba na sebe usmjeruje postojeći negativni stav društva prema seksualnoj orijentaciji drugačijoj od heteroseksualne. Cilj ovog istraživanja je odrediti postoji li povezanost između stupnja internalizirane homofobije i iskustva različitih vrsta i oblika doživljenog ili počinjenog nasilja. Uzorak ispitanika u ovom istraživanju su 228 LBG osobe koje su se samo-identificirale kao takve. Anketni upitnik sadrži devet dijelova sa setovima pitanja o sljedećim područjima: sociodemografskim karakteristikama, LGBT identitetu, internaliziranoj homofobiji, bifobiji, intimnom partnerskom nasilju, nasilju na internetu te ostalim oblicima nasilja. Razne LGBT udruge su podijelile anketni upitnik svojim članovima i na svojim internetskim stranicama te su ispitanici zamoljeni da upitnik podijele sa svojim LGB poznanicima. Uzorak se, dakle, može okarakterizirati kao prigodan i uzorak je snježne grude. Prema rezultatima dobivenim jednosmjernom analizom varijance, muškarci prosječno imaju viši stupanj internalizirane homofobije u odnosu na žene. Analiza korelacije ukazuje na pozitivnu povezanost između stupnja internalizirane homofobije i svih vrsta i oblika nasilja.Internalized homophobia is a term used to describe intolerance, hatred, rejection, and a negative attitude of an LGBT person towards their own sexual orientation and can also manifest as violence against other LGBT people. An LGBT person directs society’s existing negative attitude concerning a sexual orientation other than heterosexual towards themselves. The aim of this study is to determine whether there is a relationship between the degree of internalized homophobia and the experience of different types and forms of violence experienced or initiated. The sample of respondents in this study consists of 228 LGB individuals who self-identified as such. The questionnaire contains nine sections with sets of questions on the following areas: sociodemographic characteristics, LGBT identity, internalized homophobia, biphobia, intimate partner violence, online violence and other forms of violence. Various LGBT associations distributed the questionnaire to their members and through their websites, and respondents were asked to share the questionnaire with their LGB acquaintances. The sample, therefore, is a snowball sample and can be characterized as suitable. According to the results obtained by one-way analysis of variance, men on average have a higher degree of internalized homophobia compared to women. Correlation analysis indicates a positive correlation between the degree of internalized homophobia and all types and forms of violence