Minority Stress and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Among Sexual Minorities: Mediating Effects of Sense of Mastery.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Sexual minority adults are at greater risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors than heterosexual adults. There is a dearth of research identifying factors that are associated with CVD risk among sexual minorities. This study examined the associations between distal and proximal minority stressors and CVD risk. We also tested a sense of mastery as one mechanism that might explain the link between minority stressors and CVD risk.

Methods

Participants were 670 sexual minority adults (53.6% male; 76% White), ages 18 to 76 years (M = 41.19, SD = 14.73), obtained from a non-probability sample. Using an online survey, participants self-reported family history of CVD risk, physiological conditions (diabetes mellitus, high cholesterol, hypertension), and health b

SUBMITTER: Mereish EH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7676398 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature