The cross-sectional study examines minority stress and depression symptoms regarding various sexual and gender minority (SGM) identities in lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and asexual (LGBTQA) individuals from Poland.
Aleksandra Cisek, Aleksandra M. Rogowska
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Minority Stress and Leukocyte Gene Expression In Sexual Minority Men Living With Treated HIV Infection [PDF]
Sexual minority (i.e., non-heterosexual) individuals experience poorer mental and physical health, accounted for in part by the additional burden of sexual minority stress occurring from being situated in a culture favoring heteronormativity. Informed by
Aouizerat, Bradley E. +6 more
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Gender Minority Stress: A Critical Review [PDF]
Past studies that compare cisgender to transgender (or trans) and gender diverse people have found a higher prevalence of mental health problems among the latter groups. This article uses Testa's gender minority stress framework, which is an expansion of minority stress theory, to assess minority stressors that are specific to the experiences of trans ...
Kyle K. H. Tan +4 more
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Objective: Sexual minority adolescents (SMA) experience numerous behavioral health disparities, including depression, anxiety, substance use, non-suicidal self-injury, and suicidality.
Jeremy T. Goldbach +3 more
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The Role of Personality in Predicting Drug and Alcohol Use Among Sexual Minorities [PDF]
Research consistently demonstrates that sexual minority status is associated with increased risk of problematic substance use. Existing literature in this area has focused on group-specific minority stress factors (e.g., victimization and internalized ...
Cochran, Bryan N. +3 more
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Sexual Minority Women and Alcohol: Intersections between drinking, relational contexts, stress, and coping [PDF]
Few studies explore sexual-minority women\u27s experiences and perceptions of alcohol. Qualitative interviews were conducted with six sexual-minority women who reported having sought help for alcohol problems in the past and six who did not.
Condit, M. +3 more
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The Italian Validation of the Gender Minority Stress and Resilience Measure [PDF]
Transgender and gender nonconforming (TGNC) people experience high levels of minority stress and associated risk for negative mental health outcomes. Notwithstanding, TGNC people may resist the negative effects of minority stress on health through the ...
Balsam, Kimberly F. +6 more
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Ecological Momentary Assessment of Daily Discrimination Experiences and Nicotine, Alcohol, and Drug Use Among Sexual and Gender Minority Individuals [PDF]
Objective: Sexual and gender minority (SGM) individuals experience elevated rates of minority stress, which has been linked to higher rates of nicotine and substance use.
Cochran, Bryan N. +4 more
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Sexual Minority Stress and Suicide Risk: Identifying Resilience through Personality Profile Analysis [PDF]
Sexual minority-based victimization, which includes threats or enacted interpersonal violence, predicts elevated suicide risk among sexual minority individuals.
Cochran, Bryan N. +5 more
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Minority stress, perceived burdensomeness, and depressive symptoms among sexual minority youth [PDF]
ABSTRACTAlthough studies have shown links between minority stress and mental health (e.g., Meyer, 2003), there is little research explaining this association. Research has suggested that adequate coping skills might protect youth from the negative impact of stress (Compas et al., 2017).
Baams, L. +4 more
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