Abstract

BARROS NETO, Raimundo Nonato de Sousa; ARAUJO, Ludgleydson Fernandes de  and  FERREIRA, Alda Vanessa Cardoso. Self-concept and Social Representations of Brazilians about their LGBTQIA+ Experiences. Act.Psi [online]. 2024, vol.38, n.137, pp.106-117. ISSN 2215-3535.  http://dx.doi.org/10.15517/ap.v38i137.52503.

Objective. The objective of this research was to identify the constituent elements of the self-concept and the representational structure of Brazilians about their LGBTQIA+ experiences Method. The study involved the participation of 120 LGBTQIA+ people, all Brazilian, aged between 18 and 42 years (M = 27.19 and SD = 5.95). Data collection employed a sociodemographic questionnaire and the Free Word Association Test (FWAT) with the inducing stimulus "Myself". Results. The analysis indicated that participants demonstrated positive self-representations, suggesting a healthy self-concept. However, despite the predominance of positive traits, the stressors faced by LGBTQIA+ individuals may negatively impact their self-concept. In this context, some of the words evoked following the presentation of the inducing stimulus referred to negative characteristics and feelings associated with an impoverished self-concept

Keywords : Social representations; self-concept; LGBTQIA+ people.

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