Sexual orientation and daily stress and well-being.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Stigmatization is believed to contribute to health disparities experienced by lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) adults. However, few studies have examined how stigma shapes the perception and response to daily stress by sexual orientation grouping, an important potential mechanism by which stigma impacts health. This study examined responses of daily stress and well-being by sexual orientation.

Method

Lesbian/gay (N = 943), bisexual/pansexual (N = 919), and heterosexual (N = 27,751) adults self-selected to participate in a 21-day ecological momentary assessment study using a digital platform on eligible smartphones that had an embedded optic sensor to measure physiological responses. Participants were prompted three times daily to provide perceptions of stress, psyc

SUBMITTER: Trujillo MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12263077 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature