Minority stress, depression, and cigarette smoking among Chinese gay versus bisexual men: a two-group structural equation model analyses.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Literature in the West suggested that bisexual men have a higher smoking rate compared to gay men. Data on patterns of smoking among gay and bisexual men are limited in Eastern Asian countries like China. This study examined the cigarette smoking prevalence for gay versus bisexual men in China and their unique minority stress - smoking pathways.

Methods

Between September 2017 and November 2018, we surveyed a convenience sample of 538 gay men and 138 bisexual men recruited from local sexual minority organizations in four metropolitan cities in China (i.e., Beijing, Wuhan, Nanchang, and Changsha). Measures included sexual orientation, sociodemographics, theory-based minority stressors, depressive symptoms, and past 30-day cigarette smoking. Two-group (gay men vs. bi

SUBMITTER: Li J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8268265 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature