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ArticleJournal of adolescence2025

Sexual Minority Stress: Preliminary Evidence of Accelerated Pubertal Development in Early Adolescence.

Victoria Papke, Andrea Wiglesworth, Katherine A Carosella, Zeynep Başgöze, Aurora E Green, Mark Fiecas, Kathryn R Cullen, Bonnie Klimes-Dougan

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Victoria PapkeDepartment of Psychology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5274-2143
Andrea WiglesworthDepartment of Psychology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8538-9243
Katherine A CarosellaDepartment of Psychology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
Zeynep BaşgözePsychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
Aurora E GreenDepartment of Psychology, University of Maine, Orono, Maine, USA.
Mark FiecasDivision of Biostatistics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
Kathryn R CullenPsychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
Bonnie Klimes-DouganDepartment of Psychology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-2107-0038

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Developmental Trajectories of Brain Network Strength and Flexibility: Relationship to Risk, Onset and Course of Depression and Self-Harm in YouthR01MH122473 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA · PI CULLEN, KATHRYN REGAN, FIECAS, MARK JOSEPH BARILAR · 2021 to 2024
$1.6M
NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH122473This research was supported by NIH grant R01MH122473 awarded to authors Mark Fiecas, Bonnie Klimes-Dougan, and Kathryn R.Cullen. Additionally, author Andrea Wiglesworth received funding from the National Science Foundation.
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Abstract

introductionSocietal stressors place a tremendous burden on individuals who identify with a sexual minority identity. While minority stress experienced by racial/ethnic minority groups has been linked to accelerated aging, this link has yet to be examined among sexual minority youth. This study explores whether sexual minority youth who indicate experiencing stress at home or school (Minority Stress) due to their identity show evidence of accelerated aging (pubertal status or tempo) compared to those who do not report such experiences (No Minority Stress).

methodsData are from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study. Participants were approximately 9-10 years old at baseline, 10-11 years old at Time 1, and 11-12 years old at Time 2. Measures included child-reports of sexual minority identity and stressors, and parent-reports of adolescent pubertal development.

resultsAmong 432 included participants who identified with a sexual minority identity, 83.6% were assigned female at birth and 24.8% were in the Minority Stress group. There were consistent results showing that sexual minority youth in the Minority Stress group showed accelerated pubertal status over time compared to those in the No Minority Stress group. Pubertal tempo (i.e., slope) was only accelerated for those who first identified as sexual minority at Time 2.

conclusionOur findings underscore that minority stress experienced by sexual minority youth may be linked to differences in pubertal development among these youth. The developmental and clinical implications of these patterns present critical lines for future research concerned with the wellbeing of sexual minority youth.

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Adolescent DevelopmentMinority GroupsPubertySexual and Gender MinoritiesStress, PsychologicalAdolescentChildFemaleHumansLongitudinal StudiesMaleadolescentsbiological developmentdiscriminationminority stresssexual minority

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