Minority stress in relation to biological outcomes among sexual and gender minority people: a systematic review and update.

ABSTRACT: Here we present an updated systematic review identifying studies published 2019-2024, since our prior systematic review in 2020, that examine the association between minority stress and a biological outcome among sexual and gender minority (SGM) people. Pubmed, Web of Science, and Embase were queried to identify studies that examined an association between minority stress (including prejudice events and conditions, anticipation of rejection and discrimination, concealment or disclosure of SGM identity(ies), internalized stigma, or structural stigma) and a biological health outcome among SGM people. Included studies were coded for methodological approaches, study population, minority stress measure, biological outcomes, count of overall analyses, and count of analyses where an association w

SUBMITTER: Flentje A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12163722 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature