Internalized homophobia as a partial mediator between homophobic bullying and self-esteem among youths of sexual minorities in Quebec (Canada).

Verbal/psychological homophobic bullying is widespread among youths of sexual minorities. Homophobic bullying has been associated with both high internalized homophobia and low self-esteem. The objectives were to document verbal/psychological homophobic bullying among youths of sexual minorities and model the relationships between homophobic bullying, internalized homophobia and self-esteem.

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This article studied homophobic victimization and victimization based on gender nonconformity and its effects on the school and psychosocial adaptation of young Quebecers. A non-probabilistic sample of 262 youth (173 girls, 89 boys) aged 14 to 22 years old (M = 17.9 y.