Affect regulation in the context of sexual and gender minority stress: A scoping review protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To provide a broad, comprehensive picture of affect regulation in the context of sexual and gender minority stress, this scoping review aims to identify and synthesize methods, methodologies, and available evidence pertinent to emotion regulation and coping in the context of minority stress among sexual and gender minority (SGM) people.

Introduction

SGM people face disproportionately high rates of mental health problems due to experiences of minority stress and lack of social safety. Theories and growing evidence suggest that affect regulation plays a critical role in SGM people's well-being in the face of minority stress. Researchers have largely studied emotion regulation, coping, and minority stress in distinct literatures; as such, there is a critical need to s

SUBMITTER: Liu DY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12768351 | biostudies-literature | 2026

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature