Sexual minority stressors and disordered eating behaviors in daily life: a daily diary study of sexual minority cisgender female couples.

ABSTRACT: Young cisgender sexual minority women (e.g. lesbian, queer) in the U.S. are at risk for disordered eating behaviors (DEB). Minority stress theory proposes sexual minority stressors (SMS; e.g. discrimination) related to marginalized statuses are culturally specific stressors that may explain engagement in these behaviors. However, little is known about daily SMS-DEB associations. We conducted a 14-day daily diary study of 321 U.S.-based sexual minority cisgender women ages 19-35 who were in a relationship with a woman. SMS were assessed using an 8-item daily measure of distal SMS (e.g. heard anti-LGBT talk, verbal harassment), and DEB with single items capturing dietary restraint, overeating, loss of control eating, and emotional eating. Multi-level models revealed on days when women experi

SUBMITTER: Heron KE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11737879 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan-Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature