Arranged marriage, identity, and well-being among British Asian gay men

Jaspal, R. ORCID: 0000-0002-8463-9519, 2014. Arranged marriage, identity, and well-being among British Asian gay men. Journal of GLBT Family Studies, 10 (5), pp. 425-448. ISSN 1550-428X

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Abstract

The cultural expectation of an arranged heterosexual marriage poses social and psychological challenges for British Asian gay men. This article examines the diary accounts of 12 British Asian gay men concerning their perceptions and feelings concerning marriage in face of familial pressure to get married and the implications for identity processes and psychological well-being. Data were analyzed qualitatively using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis and Identity Process Theory. The following themes are outlined: (1) "Bringing it up": Coercion, threat, and negative emotions; (2) Sidestepping marriage: Strategies for coping with threat; and (3) "A no-win situation": Marriage as a dilemma. Familial coercion into marriage can threaten identity and psychological well-being and individuals seem to deploy intrapsychic/interpersonal coping strategies which have limited long-term efficacy.

Item Type: Journal article
Publication Title: Journal of GLBT Family Studies
Creators: Jaspal, R.
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Date: 2014
Volume: 10
Number: 5
ISSN: 1550-428X
Identifiers:
NumberType
10.1080/1550428x.2013.846105DOI
1315321Other
Divisions: Schools > School of Social Sciences
Record created by: Linda Sullivan
Date Added: 15 Apr 2020 11:23
Last Modified: 15 Apr 2020 11:23
URI: https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/39624

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