ArticleJournal of health and social behavior2017
Couple-level Minority Stress: An Examination of Same-sex Couples' Unique Experiences.
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- Clarifying the Association Between Proximal Minority Stress and Relationship Satisfaction Among Partnered Latter-day Saint Sexual Minoritized Adults: The Roles of Authenticity and Community Connectedness.Journal of social and personal relationships · 2026Article
- "It Was Traumatizing, Because It Makes You Feel Like You Are Not Right": 2S/LGBTQIA+ Survivors' Experiences Accessing Care for Intimate Partner Violence-Caused Brain Injury.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Discrimination, relationship quality, and the mental health of sexual minority men in relationships: A test of the psychological mediation hypothesis.Psychology of sexual orientation and gender diversity · 2026Article
- Exposure and Emotional Reactivity to Daily Stressors in Same-Sex and Different-Sex Marriages.Journal of marriage and the family · 2026Article
- Sexual Satisfaction in Spanish Same-Sex Couples: Testing the Interpersonal Exchange Model of Sexual Satisfaction.Archives of sexual behavior · 2025Article
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- An intersectional approach to understanding minority stressors and relationship quality in sexual and gender minority women's same-gender interracial/interethnic intimate relationships.Psychology of sexual orientation and gender diversity · 2025Article
- Family Planning and Concerns of Unfair Treatment of (Potential) Children Among Partnered Sexual and Gender Minority Individuals.LGBTQ+ family : an interdisciplinary journal · 2025Article
- "Your stress is mine too": A qualitative exploration of couple-level minority stress in trans-inclusive couples.International journal of transgender health · 2025Article
- Stigma and the Couple: How Daily Stigma Experiences Influence Relationship Functioning and Alcohol Use in Female Cisgender Couples.Psychology of sexual orientation and gender diversity · 2024Article
- Network Analysis of the Association between Minority Stress and Activism in LGB People from Poland.European journal of investigation in health, psychology and education · 2024Article
- Limitations to Participation in Family of Origin Among Same Sex Couples: A Couple-Level Minority Stressor.Journal of homosexuality · 2024Article
- Minority Stress and Dyadic Stress in Same-Sex Couples: The Role of Dyadic Coping and Relationship Duration.International journal of sexual health : official journal of the World Association for Sexual Health · 2024Article
- Emotional support among partnered sexual minority and heterosexual individuals during the COVID-19 pandemic.Social science research · 2023Article
- A mixed-methods study of relationship stigma and well-being among sexual and gender minority couples.The Journal of social issues · 2023Article
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Abstract
Social stress resulting from stigma, prejudice, and discrimination-"minority stress"-negatively impacts sexual minority individuals' health and relational well-being. The present study examined how being in a same-sex couple can result in exposure to unique minority stressors not accounted for at the individual level. Relationship timeline interviews were conducted with 120 same-sex couples equally distributed across two study sites (Atlanta and San Francisco), gender (male and female), and relationship duration (at least six months but less than three years, at least three years but less than seven years, and seven or more years). Directed content analyses identified 17 unique couple-level minority stressors experienced within nine distinct social contexts. Analyses also revealed experiences of dyadic minority stress processes (stress discrepancies and stress contagion). These findings can be useful in future efforts to better understand and address the cumulative impact of minority stress on relational well-being and individual health.
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