Greater lifetime stressor exposure is associated with poorer mental health among sexual minority people of color.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Research has shown that sexual minority people of color experience pervasive and sometimes severe life stressors that increase their risk of experiencing mental health problems, and that can contribute to lifelong health disparities. However, no studies in this population have investigated stressor exposure occurring over the entire lifespan. Moreover, it remains unknown whether these stressor-health effects differ based on the timing or types of stressors experienced.

Purpose

The purpose of this study is to examine how cumulative lifetime stressor exposure is associated with mental health among Black, Latinx, and biracial Black-Latinx sexual minority persons.

Method

Participants were 285 ethnic/racial minority young adults (M_age  = 25.18 years o

SUBMITTER: Parra LA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10010942 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature