Sense of belonging to the general and gay communities as predictors of depression among Australian gay men. From: International Journal of Men's Health | Date: March 22, 2008| Author: McLaren, Suzanne; Jude, Belinda; McLachlan, Angus J. | COPYRIGHT 2008 Men's Studies Press. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Sense of belonging has been regarded as important for mental health. This study investigated sense of belonging to the general community and sense of belonging to the gay community as predictors of depression among self-identified Australian gay men (N = 137). Participants completed the Psychological subscale of the Sense of Belonging Instrument and the Depression subscale of the Depression Anxiety Stress Scales. Results offered support for the additive model and suggested that sen...