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TY - JOUR
T1 - Non-heterosexual women's experiences of informal social support
T2 - a qualitative metasynthesis
AU - Ingham, Charlotte
AU - Eccles, Fiona Juliet Rosalind
AU - Armitage, Jocelyn Rebecca
N1 - This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Gay & Lesbian Social Services on 21/03/2017, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/10538720.2017.1295413
PY - 2017/5
Y1 - 2017/5
N2 - This metasynthesis explores how non-heterosexual women experience informal social support. A systematic literature search was conducted to identify papers for inclusion, following which Noblit and Hare's (1988) meta-ethnographic approach was adopted to synthesise the findings of 16 papers. Four themes were derived: (i) disconnection from family life, (ii) the benefits of cross-sexual orientation friendships (iii) negotiating (internalised) homophobia and seeking a space for authenticity, and (iv) the intimacy of friendships between women. The impact of heterosexism on the women’s experiences of social support is discussed, implications for health and social care are explored and future research avenues are proposed.
AB - This metasynthesis explores how non-heterosexual women experience informal social support. A systematic literature search was conducted to identify papers for inclusion, following which Noblit and Hare's (1988) meta-ethnographic approach was adopted to synthesise the findings of 16 papers. Four themes were derived: (i) disconnection from family life, (ii) the benefits of cross-sexual orientation friendships (iii) negotiating (internalised) homophobia and seeking a space for authenticity, and (iv) the intimacy of friendships between women. The impact of heterosexism on the women’s experiences of social support is discussed, implications for health and social care are explored and future research avenues are proposed.
KW - non-heterosexual
KW - friendship
KW - social support
KW - heterosexism
KW - metasynthesis
U2 - 10.1080/10538720.2017.1295413
DO - 10.1080/10538720.2017.1295413
M3 - Journal article
VL - 29
SP - 109
EP - 143
JO - Journal of Gay and Lesbian Social Services
JF - Journal of Gay and Lesbian Social Services
IS - 2
ER -