Niepokój jako korelat poczucia osamotnienia u homoseksualnych mężczyzn

  • Jacek Śliwak Faculty of Social Sciences, The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin
  • Beata Zarzycka Faculty of Social Sciences, The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin
Keywords: anxiety; loneliness; homosexuality

Abstract

The present study focuses on the relationship between sense of loneliness and level and structure of anxiety in homosexual men. Seventy-two homosexual men, aged from 18 to 41, took part in the study and were investigated with the IPAT Scale and De Jong-Gierveld’s Loneliness Scale. The sexual orientation of each participant was determined by his direct declaration. The results of this study show that anxiety correlated with the level of loneliness and accounted for approximately 28% of variance in loneliness among homosexual men.

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2019-03-29
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