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Showing 1 to 20 of 77 for “"Minority stress"”.
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Gender minority stress and gender dysphoria: Expanding the minority stress framework
… of this study was to validate the orignal Gender Minority Stress Model (GMSM) (Hendricks & Testa, 2012) in a U.S. population, as it has only been tested in international populations (e.g., Jäggi et al., 2018; Scandurra et al., 2017; Scandurra et al., 2018). A second aim of this study was to test …
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LGBT guilds as buffers against sexual minority stress
Minority stress theory posits that social connection to LGBT-affirming communities may buffer against the negative health effects of anti-LGBT stigma. Yet, few scholars have extended this scope of research to video games—a $90 billion industry touching nearly three-fourths of all U.S. households. …
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Double binds: an autoethnographic study of gay minority stress
… therapeutic discourse, the concept of ‘minority stress’ remains largely absent. Yet, minority stress offers a crucial psychosocial perspective on the mental health of marginalised groups – one that extends beyond narrowly focused, sometimes overly pathologizing, psychological theories. …
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Minority Stress and TV Viewing Behaviors among Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Adults
… this topic, no studies have explored the role of minority stress in the media consumption process among LGB adults. The present study examined the relationships between minority stressors and TV consumption behaviors (i.e., parasocial relationships and viewing frequency) among adult LGB TV …
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Queer Interethnic Relationships: Couple-Level Minority Stress and Resilience for Intersectionally Marginalized Partners
… well-being, by use of the couple-level minority stress (CLMS) paradigm. CLMS theory speaks to the unique stressors experienced as a result of being in a relationship that is societally marginalized, impacting both dyadic and individual health outcomes. In this sample of 249 QPOC in …
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EXAMINING THE EFFECTS OF MINORITY STRESS AND RESILIENCE ON SEXUAL MINORITY VETERANS’ HEALTHCARE UTILIZATION
… health disparities experienced by sexual minority individuals with military histories compared to their heterosexual peers. Often the minority stress model, which posits sexual minority individuals experience unique chronic stressors that affect their well-being and fuel health …
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Mental health of transgender people in Aotearoa/New Zealand: Inequities, minority stress, and protective factors
… reviewing existing literature on Gender minority stress theory, and putting forward a framework that aligns with the understanding of cisgenderism as a marginalising prejudice for transgender people; (2) drawing on existing transgender research in Aotearoa/New Zealand to provide an …
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Male Same-Sex Intimate Partner Violence: Syndemic Theory, Minority Stress Theory, & the Community of Protective Measures
… use, childhood sexual abuse, and HIV infection. Minority stress theory suggests that many health conditions, including MSSIPV, may be a function of discrimination, perceived stigma, and internalized homophobia. Less is known about potential protective measures against MSSIPV, a construct captured …
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Minority stress and depression among Black college students: investigating the protective contributions of faculty support and coping
… chronic exposure to systemic and interpersonal stressors. In addition to stressors typical of the college transition (e.g., academic pressures, homesickness, psychological well-being, peer relationships), Black students must also navigate racial stress present within the various dimensions of …
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Health Disparities Among Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual People: The Role of Minority Stress and Psychological Sense of Community
<p>Research on sexual minority individuals has often examined health disparities between lesbian/gay/bisexual (LGB) people and heterosexual people through a Minority Stress lens. Much of this research has not examined how minority stress may impact LGB people differentially and how factors such as …
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The impact of ACT interventions on psychological flexibility and minority stress within sexual minority groups - a mixed-methods evaluation
… to heterosexual individuals. Meyer’s (2003) Minority Stress (MS) theory explains this disparity, reporting stigmatising processes and stressful social environment that sexual minorities encounter as a unique contribution to mental health issues. Furthermore, sexual minorities report MS …
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The Impact of Couple Minority Stress and Perceived Relationship Equity on Relationship Satisfaction of Women in Same-Gender Relationships
… will mediate the relationship between perceived minority stressors and potential relationship dissolution in women in same-gender relationships). Participants who met the demographic profile and consented to the study were asked to complete five questionnaires: relationship equity (Kurdek, 1998), …
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Perceived barriers and minority stress in college ecosystems as factors of support for LGBTQIA+ students’ utilization of campus resources
… ecological systems theory model (1979) and the minority stress theory (Meyer, 2003) as frameworks to assess the support experienced by LGBTQIA+ students in their college environments. A mixed methods approach was employed to address the dearth in qualitative data to illuminate a deeper …
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Using minority stress and the theory of planned behavior to predict the intentions to seek psychological help among sexual minority individuals
An extant body of literature suggests sexual minority individuals are at a greater risk for mental health problems compared to heterosexual individuals. This health disparity has been attributed to unique, chronic, and excessive social stressors, or “minority stress,” which has been linked to poor …
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Minority Stress Predictors of Substance Use and Sexual Risk Behavior Among a Cohort Sample of Men Who Have Sex with Men
… examined the impact of factors associated with minority stress theory, including experiences of external prejudice, expectations of rejection and internalized homophobia, upon a cohort sample of men who have sex with men (MSM). Resultant associations with substance use, defined as one time use …
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Exploring minority stress processes and social supports in the workplace: how individuals in same-sex relationships manage the work/family border
Studies of minority stress processes (Meyer, 2003) in the workplace have focused on individual level outcomes, such as individual mental health (Velez, Moradi, & Brewster, 2013), or outcomes within the work context, such as job satisfaction or productivity (Button, 2001; Ragins Singh, & Cornwall, …
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Identity-Focused Therapist Self-Disclosure in Matched Sexual/Gender Minority Dyads: A Longitudinal Therapy Process-Outcome Study
… individuals are predominantly explained through minority stress theory, which suggests that societal prejudice and discrimination contribute to heightened levels of rejection sensitivity, internalized LGBTQ+-negativity, and loneliness in the LGBTQ+ individual, which lead to deleterious health …
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EMOTIONAL BONDS AND FAIRNESS EXPERIENCES BETWEEN TRANSGENDER WOMEN AND THEIR CISGENDER PARTNERS: AN INTERPRETATIVE PHENOMENOLOGICAL EXPLORATION
… research was situated within frameworks of minority stress, romantic attachment, and contextual therapy theory. Seven couples of transgender women and their cisgender partners were interviewed. Questions included understanding contexts of transition and minority stress, and couples’ …
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