Do sexual minorities believe that they die earlier? Results from a large, representative survey [PDF]
BMC Geriatrics, 2023 Background While various consequences of belonging to sexual minorities have been examined – it remains completely unclear whether sexual minorities believe that they die earlier.
André Hajek +2 more
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Comparison of depressive symptoms and inflammation between sexual minorities and heterosexuals using NHANES study of 8538 participants [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2022 The present study aims to compare the rate of depressive symptoms and inflammation levels between sexual minorities and heterosexuals. Data were obtained from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey from 2005 to 2010.
Amandeep Mann +5 more
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The descriptive analysis of depressive symptoms and White Blood Cell (WBC) count between the sexual minorities and heterosexual identifying individuals in a nationally representative sample: 2005–2014 [PDF]
BMC Public Health, 2023 Background Sexual minorities are at a higher risk of suffering from depressive symptoms compared with heterosexual individuals. Only a few studies have examined the conditions of having depressive symptoms within different sexual minority groups ...
Junjie Lu +4 more
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Intergroup trust as a mediator between compassion and positive attitudes toward sexual minorities [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2022 Nurturing compassion is not only beneficial for one’s well-being in terms of feelings and cognitions directed toward oneself, but it can also have positive effects on attitudes toward other people through associated humanity and recognition of the ...
Nikoleta Kuglerová +2 more
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A Systematic Review of Guidelines for Emergency Department Care of Sexual Minorities: Implementable Actions to Improve Care [PDF]
Western Journal of Emergency MedicineIntroduction: Sexual minorities, including lesbian, gay, bisexual, asexual, pansexual, and others make up 4.0–5.4% of the North American population. Stigmatization and minority stress can lead to poorer health status in sexual minorities, and a previous ...
Michael I. Kruse +5 more
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Androgyny and atypical sensory sensitivity associated with savant ability: a comparison between Klinefelter syndrome and sexual minorities assigned male at birth [PDF]
Frontiers in Child and Adolescent PsychiatryIntroductionThe extreme male brain (EMB) theory, a major causal hypothesis of autism (ASD: autism spectrum disorder), attributes excess androgens during early development as one of the causes.
Shintaro Tawata +2 more
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Research on Children in Sexual Minorities—A Case Study of Julie Anne Peters’ Luna [PDF]
SHS Web of Conferences, 2022 When it comes to sexual minorities that defy gender expectations, people tend to focus on adults. Children of a gender minority are deliberately ignored or denied as a group due to ignorance, unknowingness, and deliberate rejection. The same situation is
Shi Aiqing
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Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine, 2023 Background Sexual and gender minorities face high levels of stigma, discrimination, and violence. In many countries, they are often criminalized and are at risk of mental health challenges. In Zambia, little is known about the psychosocial challenges and
Mataanana Mulavu +7 more
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Diseases, 2022 Background: Health disparities and mental health issues have not been fully explored among sexual minorities. This study aims to examine health disparities and severity of depression among sexual minorities using a nationally representative sample of the
Prashant Sakharkar, Kafi Friday
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JMIR Mental Health, 2021 BackgroundEarly adolescent years are marked by pervasive self- and peer-regulation regarding gender and sexuality norms, which can affect the mental well-being of sexual minority youth.
Linda Charmaraman +2 more
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