ArticleStigma and health2019
What is the Role of the Community? Examining Minority Stress Processes among Gay and Bisexual Men.
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- Intraminority Body Stigma and Body Dissatisfaction Clarify the Prospective Link Between LGBTQ+ Community Involvement and Thinness-Oriented Disordered Eating in Sexual Minoritized Men.The International journal of eating disorders · 2026Article
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- Disparities in depression and anxiety related to sexual orientation and gender identity among older adults: The role of age discrimination.Stigma and health · 2025Article
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- Cannabis Use and Sharing Practices Among Sexual Minority and Heterosexual Individuals During the COVID-19 Pandemic.LGBT health · 2023Article
- Stronger together: community participation, structural stigma, and depression among sexual and gender minority adults in 28 European countries.Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology · 2023Article
- Development and Validation of the Gay-Specific Intraminority Stigma Inventory (G-SISI): Initial Evidence Underpinned by Intraminority Stress Theory.European journal of investigation in health, psychology and education · 2023Article
- Rejection Sensitivity and Sexual Minority Men's Social Anxiety Disorder: The Moderating Role of Sexual Identity Strength.Self and identity : the journal of the International Society for Self and Identity · 2023Article
- Associations between depressive esymptoms and identity-specific social support among Black men who have sex with men (BMSM) in Baltimore City, Maryland.Journal of gay & lesbian mental health · 2023Article
- Minority Stress and Loneliness in a Global Sample of Sexual Minority Adults: The Roles of Social Anxiety, Social Inhibition, and Community Involvement.Archives of sexual behavior · 2022Article
- An examination of attitudes toward bisexual people at the intersections of gender and race/ethnicity.Journal of bisexuality · 2022Article
- Substance Use, General Health and Health Literacy as Predictors of Oral Health in Emerging Adult Sexual Minority Men of Color: A Secondary Data Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
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Abstract
Gay and bisexual men suffer from higher rates of mental health disorders than their heterosexual counterparts. Minority stress theory provides the framework for much research that seeks to explain this discrepancy. Recently, several studies have also examined the role of connection with the gay community with mixed results. Operationalizing gay community connectedness in terms of two separate constructs-community involvement and community identification-this study sought to examine and compare the role that each of these factors plays in affecting gay and bisexual men's mental health. We analyzed data from 371 gay and bisexual men in New York City, focusing on measures of minority stress factors, gay community connectedness, and mental health outcomes. As hypothesized, factor analysis showed that the community connectedness scale loaded onto two sub-factors corresponding to the theorized constructs of identification and involvement. Linear regression models adjusting for potential confounding factors showed that community involvement was significantly associated with better mental health outcomes. Community involvement also significantly moderated the impact of internalized homonegativity on mental health. This factor was not a significant moderator of the impact of sexual orientation discrimination on mental health, and community identification was not significantly associated with mental health outcomes. It also did not significantly moderate the effect of either minority stress factor. Future research would benefit from developing an updated and highly reliable measure of community involvement.
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