Song-Chase, Angela;
(2024)
Exploring the consequences of heterosexism and monosexism to the mental health of Minoritised Sexual Identity populations, and the utility of a Compassion-Focused Virtual Reality Intervention.
Doctoral thesis (D.Clin.Psy), UCL (University College London).
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Abstract
The present thesis includes a qualitative meta-synthesis, an empirical paper, and a critical appraisal, broadly focused on better understanding and supporting the mental health of adult Minoritised Sexual Identity (MSI) populations. Part 1, a qualitative meta-synthesis, synthesises qualitative research that narrates the lived experiences of non-monosexual adults in terms of how they experience monosexism to influence their identity processes and mental health. Synthesised findings support that monosexism should be considered as an additional lens through which to understand worse mental health outcomes amongst non-monosexual populations specifically, as well as considering heterosexism as a shared minority stressor with monosexual MSI adults. Part 2, the empirical paper, utilises mixed methods to explore impact and experiences of an adapted virtual-reality based single-session intervention which draws on Compassion-Focused principles amongst an MSI sample which included participants reporting mild to moderate depression symptoms. Participants reported that a compassion-focused and identity-focused approach was meaningful and led to improvements in self-compassion and positive identity appraisals. Experiences of virtual-reality were varied; suggested areas of uncertainty are highlighted with view of informing a comprehensive acceptability and feasibility trial. The empirical paper represents data collected as part of a joint project with Elena Zeniou (Zeniou et al., 2024). Part 3, the critical appraisal, offers the author’s reflections of engaging with this research, including personal and professional insights as an insider researcher, dilemmas and considerations, and areas for growth.
| Type: | Thesis (Doctoral) |
|---|---|
| Qualification: | D.Clin.Psy |
| Title: | Exploring the consequences of heterosexism and monosexism to the mental health of Minoritised Sexual Identity populations, and the utility of a Compassion-Focused Virtual Reality Intervention |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | Copyright © The Author 2024. Original content in this thesis is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) Licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/). Any third-party copyright material present remains the property of its respective owner(s) and is licensed under its existing terms. Access may initially be restricted at the author’s request. |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > Div of Psychology and Lang Sciences |
| URI: | https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10197181 |
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