Confirming the Reliability and Validity of the Sexual Minority Adolescent Stress Inventory in a National Sample of Sexual Minority Adolescents.

ABSTRACT: Objective: Sexual minority adolescents (SMA) experience numerous behavioral health disparities, including depression, anxiety, substance use, non-suicidal self-injury, and suicidality. The primary framework to understand these disparities is minority stress theory, which frames this disproportionate burden as the result of discrimination, violence, and victimization in a homophobic culture. Empirical examinations of minority stress among SMA have been limited by lack of diverse samples or validated measures. This study engaged a national community sample of SMA to confirm reliability and validity of the Sexual Minority Adolescent Stress Inventory (SMASI). Method: A national sample of 2,310 SMA aged 14-17 was recruited in the United States through a hybrid social media and res

SUBMITTER: Goldbach JT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8438190 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature