A5033465005- LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
- Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Reproductive Health and Technologies
- Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology
- Gender Roles and Identity Studies
- African Sexualities and LGBTQ+ Issues
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Social and Intergroup Psychology
- HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Intimate Partner and Family Violence
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies
- Asthma and respiratory diseases
- Smoking Behavior and Cessation
- Sex work and related issues
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Employment and Welfare Studies
- Child Abuse and Trauma
- Eating Disorders and Behaviors
- Health, psychology, and well-being
University of California, Los Angeles
2016-2025
Williams (United States)
2013-2024
Williams & Associates
2012-2023
RTI International
2021
American University
2021
University of Southern California
2021
University of Pittsburgh
2020-2021
VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System
2020
University of California, San Francisco
2020
Williams College
2018
This study describes stress as derived from minority status and explores its effect on psychological distress in gay men. The concept of is based the premise that people a heterosexist society are subjected to chronic related their stigmatization. Minority stressors were conceptualized as: internalized homophobia, which relates men's direction societal negative attitudes toward self; stigma, expectations rejection discrimination; actual experiences discrimination violence. mental health...
In this article the author reviews research evidence on prevalence of mental disorders in lesbians, gay men, and bisexuals (LGBs) shows, using meta-analyses, that LGBs have a higher than heterosexuals. The offers conceptual framework for understanding
Research in various populations has shown that, starting early childhood, individuals often demonstrate resilience the face of stress and adversity. Against experience minority stress, LGBT people mount coping responses most survive even thrive despite stress. But research on lagged. In this commentary, I address 2 broad issues that have found wanting special exploration resilience: First, note resilience, like coping, is inherently related to it an element model. Understanding as a partner...
We examined the associations between internalized homophobia, outness, community connectedness, depressive symptoms, and relationship quality among a diverse sample of 396 lesbian, gay, bisexual (LGB) individuals. Structural equation models showed that homophobia was associated with greater problems both generally coupled participants independent outness connectedness. Depressive symptoms mediated association problems. This study improves current understandings by distinguishing effects core...
Men who have sex with men (MSM) and women (WSW) are purportedly neutral terms commonly used in public health discourse. However, they problematic because obscure social dimensions of sexuality; undermine the self-labeling lesbian, gay, bisexual people; do not sufficiently describe variations sexual behavior.MSM WSW often imply a lack lesbian or gay identity an absence community, networks, relationships which same-gender pairings mean more than merely behavior. Overuse MSM adds to history...
Sampling has been the single most influential component of conducting research with lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) populations. Poor sampling designs can result in biased results that will mislead other researchers, policymakers, practitioners. Investigators wishing to study LGB populations must therefore devote significant energy resources choosing a approach executing plan. The authors describe probability nonprobability methods used critically discuss advantages disadvantages they...
In the field of social sciences, there has been a renewed interest in studying prejudice and discrimination as stressors assessing their impact on various health outcomes. This raises need for theoretically based psychometrically sound measures prejudice. As researchers approach this task, are several conceptual issues that to be addressed. The author describes 3 such related (1) individual versus structural prejudice, (2) objective subjective assessments stress, (3) major events everyday...
Abstract Theory and research agree that connectedness to the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) community is an important construct account for in understanding issues related health well-being among gay bisexual men. However, measurement of this lesbian women or racial ethnic minority individuals has not yet been adequately investigated. This study examined reliability validity existing measure LGBT Community a diverse group sexual New York City, whether differences existed across...
Using a social stress perspective, the authors studied mental health effects of added burden related to socially disadvantaged status (being African American or Latino, female, young, and identifying as bisexual vs. gay lesbian) in community sample 396 self-identified lesbian, gay, (LGB) adults. Mental outcomes were psychological well-being contrasted with depressive symptoms. When deficiencies by detected, examined whether LGB connectedness positive sexual identity valence played mediating...
The author addresses two issues raised in Moradi, DeBlaere, and Huang’s Major Contribution to this issue: the intersection of racial/ethnic lesbian, gay, bisexual (LGB) identities question stress resilience. expands on Moradi et al.’s work, hoping encourage further research. On identities, notes that LGB among people color have been construed as different from White persons, purportedly because an inherent conflict between gay identities.The suggests contrary this, can positive identities....
Most religious environments in the United States do not affirm homosexuality. The authors investigated relationship between exposure to nonaffirming and internalized homophobia mental health a sample of lesbians, gay men, bisexuals (LGBs) New York City. Guided by minority stress theory, hypothesized that settings would lead higher homophobia, more depressive symptoms, less psychological well-being. Black Latino LGBs be likely than White participate therefore have LGBs. Participants were 355...
This study estimates the prevalence of eating disorders in lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) men women, examines association between participation gay community disorder men.
Objectives. To describe the health status of transgender population in United States. Methods. We used 2014 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System data that comprised a probability sample from 19 US states and Guam (n = 151 456). Results. Bivariate analyses showed that, comparison with cisgender individuals, individuals had higher prevalence poor general (odds ratio [OR] 1.7; 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.2, 2.4), more days per month physical (b 2.43; CI 0.61, 4.24; P < .01) mental...
We examined whether sexual minority students living in states and cities with more protective school climates were at lower risk of suicidal thoughts, plans, attempts.Data on orientation past-year attempts from the pooled 2005 2007 Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance Surveys 8 cities. derived data that protected (e.g., percentage schools safe spaces Gay-Straight Alliances) 2010 School Health Profile Survey, compiled by Centers for Disease Control Prevention.Lesbian, gay, bisexual reported fewer...
We examined the relationships among sexual minority status, sex, and mental health suicidality, in a racially/ethnically diverse sample of adolescents.Using pooled data from 2005 2007 Youth Risk Behavior Surveys within 14 jurisdictions, we used hierarchical linear modeling to examine 6 outcomes across racial/ethnic groups, intersecting with status sex. Based on an omnibus measure there were 6245 adolescents current study. The total was n = 72,691.Compared heterosexual peers, minorities...