Per the minority stress framework, trans individuals often experience psychological distress given unique engendered by gender identity-related discrimination. Prior research has identified social support as particularly important for and suggested that may moderate this relationship. AIMS: The purpose of current study was to explore patterns connections among discrimination, mental health, suicidal ideation in individuals, whether moderates these relationships.Participants (N = 78)...

Abstract Objective The minority stress model and much research based upon it tend to adopt reinforce a deficit‐based approach. This study created initially validated the strengths model, which by contrast outlines how personal collective in populations create resilience positive mental physical health. Materials Method A sample of 317 lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer individuals from diverse racial/ethnic backgrounds completed national online survey. Results path was generated with...

Abstract To shed further light on the perceptual regulation of newborn stepping, we compared neonatal air stepping in response to optic flows simulating forward or backward displacement with a surface. Twenty‐two 3‐day‐olds performed four 60 s trials which they stepped table (Tactile) pattern that moved toward (Toward) away (Away) from them was static (Static). Significantly more steps were taken Tactile and Toward conditions than Static condition. The Away condition intermediate other...

Anhedonia-a psychopathologic trait indicative of diminished interest, pleasure, and enjoyment-has been linked to use addiction several substances, including tobacco. We hypothesized that anhedonic drug users develop an imbalance in the relative reward value versus nondrug reinforcers, which could maintain behavior. To test this hypothesis, we examined whether anhedonia predicted tendency choose immediate (i.e., smoking) over a less money) laboratory study non-treatment-seeking adult...

Stigmatization is believed to contribute health disparities experienced by lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) adults. However, few studies have examined how stigma shapes the perception response daily stress sexual orientation grouping, an important potential mechanism which impacts health. This study responses of well-being orientation. Lesbian/gay (N = 943), bisexual/pansexual 919), heterosexual 27,751) adults self-selected participate in a 21-day ecological momentary assessment using...

A growing body of research has begun to examine wellness behaviors in sexual minority women. While a number constructs have been associated with this population, including outness, social support, and mental health, no attempted forge the specific unique connections among them. The aim current study was construct theoretical chain these variables leading an ethnically diverse sample women.A 150 diverse, cisgender women identifying as lesbian, bisexual, queer, or "other" non-heterosexual...

Elucidating interrelations between prior affective experience, current state, and acute urge to smoke could inform models of addiction motivation smoking cessation treatment development.This study tested the hypothesis that levels positive (PA) negative (NA) affect predict via a mediational pathway involving state affect.We also explored if tobacco deprivation moderated affect-urge relations compared effects PA NA on one another.At baseline session, smokers reported experienced over...

Purpose: This study examined the pattern of family dynamics Argentinian individuals with dementia that most heavily influences quality care provided by caregivers (CGs). Method: One hundred and two CGs Alzheimer’s disease in Argentina participated this study. The majority (75%) were female, an average age 57.8 years (standard deviation = 13.5) had spent a median 48 months (interquartile range [IQR]: 36.00-60.00) providing to their member dementia, devoting 60 hours (IQR: 50.00-80.00) per...

Understanding the relationship between Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and cigarette smoking has been difficult because of PTSD's symptomatic heterogeneity. This study examined common unique lifetime cross-sectional relationships PTSD symptom clusters [Re-experiencing (intrusive thoughts nightmares about trauma), Avoidance (avoidance trauma-associated memories or stimuli), Emotional Numbing (loss interest, interpersonal detachment, restricted positive affect), Hyperarousal...

Background: Every year, young adults with chronic conditions matriculate into college, which is a unique transitional period in that students may be managing condition on their own for the first time. Therefore, it important to examine factors contribute positive health behaviors and risky college conditions. Purpose: The current study examined associations between literacy, self-efficacy, sample of Methods: Data were collected from 147 undergraduate at Mid-Atlantic U.S. university. Students...

Legislation has been passed in some states to reduce discrimination and victimization toward sexual gender minority people (SGM; who are not solely heterosexual and/or whose identity is equal what socially associated with sex assigned at birth). The purpose of these analyses test whether state-level policy environments past-year among SGM people. Cross-sectional data from Population Research Identity Disparities for Equality (PRIDE) Study annual questionnaire (collected 2018–2019), a...

Anxiety sensitivity (i.e., AS; the degree to which one believes that anxiety and its related sensations are harmful) is a stable trait associated with habitual smoking. Yet, mechanisms linking AS smoking unclear. A promising hypothesis high-AS individuals more sensitive acute subjective reinforcing effects of are, therefore, prone tobacco dependence. This study examined as predictor several cigarette Adult non-treatment-seeking smokers (N = 87; 10+ cigarettes/day) completed measure during...

Distress tolerance-the capacity to withstand distressing states-is implicated in the etiology of regular smoking. The present study extends past research by examining whether relations between perceived distress tolerance and smoking-related factors: (1) differ across subdimensions (Tolerance, Appraisal, Regulation, Absorption); (2) extend measures dependence, negative reinforcement smoking, craving; (3) are incremental depressive anxiety symptoms. Results showed that global was associated...

This study explored patterns of intimate partner violence (IPV) victimization and perpetration in 150 sexual minority women (SMW): 25.3% had been sexually victimized, 34% physically 76% psychologically 29.3% suffered an IPV-related injury. A latent class analysis found four behavioral patterns: (1) minor-only psychological victimization; (2) no IPV; (3) minor–severe psychological, physical assault, injury victimization, physical, perpetration; (4) severe sexual, perpetration. Individuals who...

This study examined whether healthier family dynamics were associated with higher personal strengths of resilience, sense coherence, and optimism among dementia caregivers in Argentina. Caregivers are usually required to assist individuals dementia, members have typically fulfilled that role. Personal such as been shown protect from some the negative experiences providing care, though family-related variables these largely unknown. Hierarchical multiple regressions investigated extent which...

OBJECTIVES The Latinx population in the United States has grown rapidly, now standing at over 56 million people. Discrimination and acculturative stress have been found to affect mental physical health of immigrants, yet enculturation identified as an important cultural strength for this population. purpose study was examine relations among minority stressors, anxiety, a sample immigrants living States. A secondary aim whether direct indirect effects these variables were moderated by (i.e.,...

There is increasing research on positive body image, but no studies to date have examined these constructs in lesbian, bisexual, and queer (LBQ) women. However, LBQ women are at increased risk for mental health concerns disordered eating, there evidence that appreciation might be both adaptive protective. This study factors could uniquely relate

The purpose of this study was to investigate among college students the relationship between personality traits and willingness care for a relative with chronic health condition. 329 undergraduate completed an online questionnaire. Hierarchical multiple regressions found that after controlling demographics explained 10% variance in provide emotional care, 7% instrumental nursing care. Within these models, greater empathy uniquely associated emotional, instrumental, family member future....

Abstract. Background: Heterosexism has been identified as being a contributing factor of suicidality in sexual minority adults (SMA), and social support is believed to be important for mitigating these effects. Research evaluating racial/ethnic differences among SMA limited despite minorities at greater risk. Aims: We aimed examine the associations between heterosexism, suicidal ideation, sample racially/ethnically diverse SMA. Method: ( N = 239) were recruited part an online survey on...

Abstract Objective This study described trauma exposure and investigated mediational effects of mental health on the relationships between pain, sleep, smoking, general health. Method Participants were 210 low‐income primary care patients. The used a crosssectional, self‐report survey design. Results Eighty‐five percent sample reported adult 54% four or more childhood traumas. Moderate higher depression anxiety levels present in 59% 48% participants, respectively. Structural equation model...

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BACKGROUND: Individuals with traumatic brain injury (TBI) in Latin America experience high levels of disability and extremely poor functional outcomes, their informal caregivers play a key role rehabilitation care. OBJECTIVE: To improve TBI through stronger caregiving, this study developed evaluated an evidence-based culturally appropriate Transition Assistance Program (TAP) for individuals America, specifically targeting the time period before after transition from hospital to home....