Psychology

New developments in the field: Measuring community climate

Document Type

Article

Abstract

Community climate is the degree of support for GLBT peoplewithin a specific locale. In this paper we describe the elements of community climate, theorize how it is produced, and argue that this approach provides an important elaboration of Meyer's (2003) minority stress model. Furthermore, we present a new methodology for assessing community climate that could be used by any researcher with a geographically diverse data set that includes location identifiers such as ZIP code. In closing we discuss the theoretical, empirical, and practical contributions that could be made by GLBT family scholars who utilize this new technique for measuring community climate. © Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.

Publication Title

Journal of GLBT Family Studies

Publication Date

4-1-2010

Volume

6

Issue

2

First Page

214

Last Page

228

ISSN

1550-428X

DOI

10.1080/15504281003709230

Keywords

community climate, GLBT, measurement, minority stress theory, well-being

Link to Full Text

Share

COinS