Self-Compassion, Minority Stress, and Mental Health in Sexual and Gender Minority Populations: A Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT: Sexual and gender minority (SGM) populations report numerous mental health disparities relative to heterosexual and cisgender populations, due in part to the effects of minority stress. This article evaluated self-compassion as a coping resource among SGM populations by (a) meta-analyzing the associations between self-compassion, minority stress, and mental health; and (b) synthesizing evidence for the mediating effects of self-compassion between minority stress and mental health. Systematic searches of databases identified 21 papers for the systematic review and 19 for the meta-analysis. Significant meta-analytic associations were found between self-compassion and minority stress (n = 4,296, r = -.29), psychological distress (n = 3,931, r = -.59), and well-bein

SUBMITTER: Helminen EC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10187610 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature