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- Title
The Impact of Minority Stressors on the Mental and Physical Health of Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Youths and Young Adults.
- Authors
Shilo, Guy; Mor, Zohar
- Abstract
Research relating to minority stressors generally explores mental health outcomes, with limited focus on the physical dimension. In addition, minority stress research is conducted mainly in Christian-oriented societies. To address these pitfalls we used Web sampling targeting Israeli participants ages 12 to 30 (N = 952; 28 percent heterosexuals, 78 percent lesbian, gay, and bisexual [LGB] adolescents and young adults) to assess their mental health, physical and sexual risk behaviors, minority stressors, and coping resources. Results indicate that young LGBs had lower levels of mental and physical health than heterosexuals. Among LGB participants, high levels of minority stressors and low levels of coping resources predicted lower levels of mental health, and lower levels o f mental health predicted lower levels of physical health. These results emphasize that minority stressors should be recognized as risk factors for poorer mental health, as well as for physical and sexual risk behaviors. INSET: 71.
- Subjects
ISRAEL; MINORITIES; YOUNG adults; PSYCHOLOGICAL adaptation; CHI-squared test; HEALTH status indicators; HOMOPHOBIA; HUMAN rights; INTERNET; MENTAL health; MULTIVARIATE analysis; PSYCHOLOGICAL tests; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION analysis; RISK-taking behavior; HUMAN sexuality; SEXUAL harassment; SOCIAL classes; STATISTICS; PSYCHOLOGICAL stress; SURVEYS; T-test (Statistics); THEORY; DATA analysis; DATA analysis software; PSYCHOLOGY of LGBTQ+ people; ADOLESCENCE; ADULTS
- Publication
Health & Social Work, 2014, Vol 39, Issue 3, p161
- ISSN
0360-7283
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/hsw/hlu023