Minority Stress and Mental Health in Gay Men
1995/03/01 by Ilan H. Meyer · 60 citations
Psychology · Social Sciences · #LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy #Racial and Ethnic Identity Research #Social and Intergroup Psychology
paper · doi:10.2307/2137286
Abstract
This study describes stress as derived from minority status and explores its effect on psychological distress in gay men. The concept of minority stress is based on the premise that gay people in a heterosexist society are subjected to chronic stress related to their stigmatization. Minority stressors were conceptualized as: internalized homophobia, which relates to gay men's direction of societal negative attitudes toward the self; stigma, which relates to expectations of rejection and discrimination; and actual experiences of discrimination and violence. The mental health effects of the three minority stressors were tested in a community sample of 741 New York City gay men. The results supported minority stress hypotheses: each of the stressors had a significant independent association with a variety of mental health measures. Odds ratios suggested that men who had high levels of minority stress were twice to three times as likely to suffer also from high levels of distress.
Cited by
- Risk and protective factors for suicidality among lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) young people, from countries with a high global acceptance index (GAI), within the context of the socio‐ecological model: A scoping review
- Economic Hardship and Mental Health for Sexual and Gender Identity Minorities
- A review of the effects of legal access to same‐sex marriage
- Culturally Adapted Interventions for Anxiety and Trauma-Related Disorders in Marginalized Youth: A Systematic Review
- Prejudice, social stress, and mental health in lesbian, gay, and bisexual populations: Conceptual issues and research evidence.
- Stigma as a Fundamental Cause of Population Health Inequalities
- Perceived Workplace Discrimination and Disclosure at Work Among Lesbian and Gay Employees: The Role of Prior Coming Out Experiences in Different Life Domains
- Development of a Suicide Prevention Intervention for Sexual and Gender Minority Youth and Young Adults: Rationale, Design, and Evidence of Feasibility and Acceptability
- Mental health disparities among sexual and gender minority students in higher education
- LGBTQ Microaggressions and Microaffirmations in Families: Scale Development and Validation Study
- Cigarette taxes and smoking among sexual minority adults
- Discrimination, levels of internalized heterosexism, and use of cigarettes and e-cigarettes in young sexual minority men
- Harming children: the effects of the UK puberty blocker ban
- From Battleground to Playground: The Video Game Avatar as Transitional Phenomenon for a Transgender Patient
- Singlehood–mental health associations in sexual and gender minority youth assigned female at birth: A longitudinal study
- “Sonrisas y lágrimas”: limitaciones, apoyos y estilos de apego en la visibilización de personas gais y lesbianas
- Psychological Interventions Promoting Resilience Among Transgender Individuals: Transgender Resilience Intervention Model (TRIM)
- Transgender Emotional and Coping Processes
- From sodomites towards a gay sensibility: Embedding minority stress in psychodynamic practice
- Minority Stress and Mental Health: A Review of the Literature
- Internalized Homonegativity: A Systematic Mapping Review of Empirical Research
- Elements of Minority Stress and Resilience in LGBTQ+ Students’ Experience of Education
- Transgender Adults’ Access to College Bathrooms and Housing and the Relationship to Suicidality
- The Prevalence of Anabolic‐Androgenic Steroid Use Among Same‐Sex Attracted Men: A Systematic Literature Review and Meta‐Analysis
- Constructing the Personal Narratives of Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Asylum Claimants
- Nonverbal expressions of shame predict suicidal ideation among rurally-situated, but not urban situated, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) adults
- Gender-concordant identity documents and mental health among transgender adults in the USA: a cross-sectional study
- Barriers and Facilitators of Help-Seeking for LGBTQ+ Survivors of Sexual Violence: A Systematic Review
- Attempted Suicide Among Transgender Persons
- Building an Inclusive AAS - The Critical Role of Diversity and Inclusion Training for AAS Council and Astronomy Leadership
- RAZIONALISMO E VOLONTARISMO NELLA CONCEZIONE DEL DIRITTO NATURALE NEL "DECRETUM" DI GRAZIANO
- Is separate the new equal? A meta-analytic review of correlates of intimate partner violence victimization for Black and White women in the United States.
- The social determinants of mental health and disorder: evidence, prevention and recommendations
- The queer immigrant effect: Labour market integration of LGB immigrants in Canada
- AWARENESS: Development of a cognitive–behavioral intervention to address intersectional minority stress for sexual minority men living with HIV who use substances.
- The impact of minority stress on mental health and substance use among sexual minority women. [europepmc]
- Application of syndemic theory to black men who have sex with men in the Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study. [europepmc]
- Suicide protective factors among trans adults. [europepmc]
- Reducing risk for illicit drug use and prescription drug misuse: High school gay-straight alliances and lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth. [europepmc]
- Intervenable factors associated with suicide risk in transgender persons: a respondent driven sampling study in Ontario, Canada. [europepmc]
- Social Stigma and Sexual Minorities' Romantic Relationship Functioning: A Meta-Analytic Review. [europepmc]
- Internalized Homonegativity: A Systematic Mapping Review of Empirical Research. [europepmc]
- Tobacco Product Use Among Sexual Minority Adults: Findings From the 2012-2013 National Adult Tobacco Survey. [europepmc]
- Sexual orientation identity disparities in health behaviors, outcomes, and services use among men and women in the United States: a cross-sectional study. [europepmc]
- Mental health in 2020 for men who have sex with men in the United States. [europepmc]
- Internalized homophobia, mental health, sexual behaviors, and outness of gay/bisexual men from Southwest China. [europepmc]
- Awareness of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) among women who inject drugs in NYC: the importance of networks and syringe exchange programs for HIV prevention. [europepmc]
- Assessment of Internal Medicine Resident Preparedness to Care for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer/Questioning Patients. [europepmc]
- Social isolation and connectedness as determinants of well-being: Global evidence mapping focused on LGBTQ youth. [europepmc]
- The relationship between minority stress and biological outcomes: A systematic review. [europepmc]
- Intersectionality-based quantitative health research and sex/gender sensitivity: a scoping review. [europepmc]
- Mental health among sexual and gender minority adolescents: Examining interactions with race and ethnicity. [europepmc]
- Suicidal Ideation and Behaviors Among High School Students - Youth Risk Behavior Survey, United States, 2019. [europepmc]
- Health disparities between binary and non binary trans people: A community-driven survey. [europepmc]
- Stigma and substance use disorders: A clinical, research, and advocacy agenda. [europepmc]
- Association Between Sexual Orientation, Mistreatment, and Burnout Among US Medical Students. [europepmc]
- Stigma and Discrimination During COVID-19 Pandemic. [europepmc]
- Factors that drive mental health disparities and promote well-being in transgender and nonbinary people. [europepmc]
- Sex Differences in Mental Health Problems and Psychiatric Hospitalization in Autistic Young Adults. [europepmc]
- LGBTQ + cultural competency training for health professionals: a systematic review. [europepmc]
Related