ArticleJournal of behavioral medicine2015
Minority stress and physical health among sexual minority individuals.
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- A Systematic Review of Guidelines for Emergency Department Care of Sexual Minorities: Implementable Actions to Improve Care.The western journal of emergency medicine · 2025Pooled it
- Defining and researching the concept of resilience in LGBT+ later life: Findings from a mixed study systematic review.PloS one · 2022Pooled it
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- A Systematic Review of Cardiovascular Disease in Sexual Minorities.American journal of public health · 2017Pooled it
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- Emergency Department Care Experiences of Transgender and Gender Expansive Patients: A Qualitative Study.Transgender health · 2026Article
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- Enhancing population-wide administrative data to better understand mortality risk in underserved groups.SSM - population health · 2026Article
- Scoping Review of Sexual and Gender Minority Health Research in Ireland.Journal of advanced nursing · 2026Article
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- "A sweating moment": impact of disclosure in cancer care on LGBTQI patient satisfaction.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2026Article
- The impact of stress experienced by sexual minorities on depression among chinese men who have sex with men: an analysis of the mediating effects of social support and intimate partner violence.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Sexual Minority Adults and Smoking Cessation Outcomes: A Longitudinal Population-Based Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Sexual minority adults exhibit greater inflammation than heterosexual adults in the context of depressive symptoms and anxiety: Pathways to health disparities.Brain, behavior, and immunity · 2026Article
- How Childhood Maltreatment Contributes to Explaining Depressive Symptoms in Transgender and Gender-Diverse Individuals.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
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Abstract
This study examined the effects of minority stress on the physical health of lesbians, gay men, and bisexuals (LGBs). Participants (N = 396) completed baseline and one year follow-up interviews. Exposure to stress and health outcomes were assessed with two methods: a subjective self-appraisal method and a method whereby two independent judges externally rated event narratives using standardized criteria. The odds of experiencing a physical health problem at follow-up were significantly higher among LGBs who experienced an externally rated prejudice event during the follow-up period compared to those who did not. This association persisted after adjusting for experiences of general stressful life events that were not related to prejudice. Self-appraised minority stress exposures were not associated with poorer physical health at 1-year follow-up. Prejudice-related stressful life events have a unique deleterious impact on health that persists above and beyond the effect of stressful life events unrelated to prejudice.
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