scholarly journals Gender minority stress, mental health, and relationship quality: A dyadic investigation of transgender women and their cisgender male partners.

2014 ◽  
Vol 28 (4) ◽  
pp. 437-447 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristi E. Gamarel ◽  
Sari L. Reisner ◽  
Jean-Philippe Laurenceau ◽  
Tooru Nemoto ◽  
Don Operario
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Relationship Quality ◽  
Minority Stress ◽  
Transgender Women ◽  
Male Partners ◽  
Gender Minority

scholarly journals Gender Minority Stress and Depressive Symptoms in Transitioned Swiss Transpersons

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tiziana Jäggi ◽  
Lena Jellestad ◽  
Salvatore Corbisiero ◽  
Dirk J. Schaefer ◽  
Josef Jenewein ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Minority Stress ◽  
Regression Models ◽  
Multivariate Analyses ◽  
Gender Minority ◽  
Prevalence Of Depression ◽  
Multiple Regression Models ◽  
Resilience Factors ◽  
Minority Stress Model

Compared to the general population, transpersons are exposed to higher levels of discrimination and violence. The stigmatization of transpersons can lead to physical and psychological problems. In particular, transindividuals exhibit a higher prevalence of depression compared to the cispopulation. The gender minority stress model (GMSM) provides a comprehensive theoretical basis to interpret these biopsychosocial interactions. Using the GMSM, this study aimed to identify associations between experience of stigmatization and the mental health of transitioned transpersons using correlational analyses and multiple regression models. In total, 143 transpersons were recruited. Multivariate analyses identified three variables (i.e., unemployment, nonaffirmation of gender identity, and internalized transphobia) to explain variance of depressive symptoms. Furthermore, a mediation of the proximal factors between distal factors and depressive symptoms was found. However, the moderating effect of resilience factors was not demonstrated. The results confirmed the importance of distal and proximal minority stressors for the mental health of transpersons. At the same time, the protective influence of resilience factors seemed to be surprisingly minor. In the treatment of transpersons, practitioners should not only focus on somatic aspects, but also consider the person’s previous experiences of stigmatization.

scholarly journals Transdiagnostic Approaches to Sexual and Gender Minority Mental Health

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Craig Anthony Rodriguez-Seijas ◽  
Nicholas R Eaton ◽  
John E. Pachankis
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Minority Stress ◽  
Poor Mental Health ◽  
Great Promise ◽  
Gender Minority ◽  
Psychological Mechanisms ◽  
Minority Mental Health ◽  
Diagnostic Approaches ◽  
Sexual And Gender Minority ◽  
And Gender

Sexual and gender minority individuals experience minority stress, which is hypothesized to underlie the mental health disparities affecting these populations. Drawing on advances in mental disorder classification, we argue that transdiagnostic approaches hold great promise for understanding and reducing these disparities. In contrast to traditional diagnostic approaches, which have limited construct validity and produced a piecemeal literature, transdiagnostic approaches: (1) are evidence based, (2) account for diffuse patterns of disparities and comorbidity, (3) pinpoint psychological mechanisms linking minority stress to poor mental health, (4) reduce scientific stigma, and (5) serve as efficacious and efficient targets for transdiagnostic minority stress interventions.

scholarly journals Sexual and Gender Minority Stress Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic: Implications for LGBTQ Young Persons’ Mental Health and Well-Being

2020 ◽  
Vol 135 (6) ◽  
pp. 721-727
Author(s):  
John P. Salerno ◽  
Jackson Devadas ◽  
M Pease ◽  
Bryanna Nketia ◽  
Jessica N. Fish
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Minority Stress ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Gender Minority ◽  
Sexual And Gender Minority ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Health And Well Being

Experiences of Violence and Mental Health Outcomes among Colombian Men who have Sex with Men (MSM) and Transgender Women

2021 ◽  
pp. 088626052199744
Author(s):  
Maria Cecilia Zea ◽  
Andrew P. Barnett ◽  
Ana María del Río-González ◽  
Benjamin Parchem ◽  
Veronica Pinho ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Drug Use ◽  
Binge Drinking ◽  
Transgender Women ◽  
Respondent Driven Sampling ◽  
Gender Minority ◽  
Sexual And Gender Minority ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Sex With Men

Colombia endured 70 years of internal conflict, but despite a peace agreement, violence continues to be significant in the post-conflict era. Violence degrades the health and well-being of affected populations and it engenders psychological distress. Little is known about the impact of violence on the mental health of sexual and gender minority populations in Colombia. This study aimed to examine the frequency and sources of violence among cisgender men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender women and their association with depressive symptoms and substance use. We administered a survey to 942 MSM and 58 transgender women recruited using respondent-driven sampling. We estimated the relationship between mental health indicators and experiences of violence using stepwise logistic and linear regressions, controlling for income, education, age, race, and mistreatment for being effeminate when younger. Respondent-driven sampling adjusted prevalence of any type of violence was 60.9% for the total sample, 59.8% for MSM, and 75.1% for transgender women. Experiences of violence were significantly related to depressive symptoms, binge drinking and drug use for the MSM sample. Violence perpetrated by family members or acquaintances was associated with greater depressive symptoms, and violence perpetrated by partners and strangers was associated with increased binge drinking and drug use. These results provide significant evidence of the negative association of experiences of violence and the mental health of sexual and gender minority people, a vulnerable population in Colombia. This study addresses issues of diversity regarding sexual orientation and gender identity in a Latin American middle-income country.

The Current Status of Sociopolitical and Legal Issues Facing Sexual and Gender Minority Youth

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Natalia Ramos ◽  
Alexis Burgess ◽  
Elizabeth Ollen
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Minority Stress ◽  
Public Discourse ◽  
Cultural Beliefs ◽  
Legal Issues ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Legal Rights ◽  
Gender Minority ◽  
Sexual And Gender Minority ◽  
And Gender

Background: Adolescents today have unprecedented and uninterrupted access to news and current events through broadcast and social media. Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning (LGBTQ) adolescents may be especially cognizant of media and public discourse pertaining to law and policy changes affecting the legal rights of their communities. The minority stress framework explains how sociopolitical discourse impacts mental health among sexual and gender minority youths. Objectives: This paper identifies and describes contemporary sociopolitical and legal issues that may impact LGBTQ adolescents’ mental health. Methods: Authors describe the minority stress framework as applied to gender and sexual identity and explore key sociopolitical and legal topics relevant to LGBTQ adolescents, including employment; medical care bans; health insurance coverage; conversion therapy; religious exemptions in health care; housing rights; and rights in schools and school districts, including participation in sports. Results: LGBTQ youth experience rejection, prejudice, and discrimination directly through adverse legislative or administrative action and more pervasively through the dominant cultural beliefs and sociopolitical messaging that such developments manifest. Conclusion: Mental health clinicians who are aware of legal issues and sociopolitical debate pertinent to LGBTQ rights are better prepared to address their significant impact on LGBTQ adolescents’ mental health.

scholarly journals Commitment, interpersonal stigma, and mental health in romantic relationships between transgender women and cisgender male partners

2018 ◽  
Vol 36 (7) ◽  
pp. 2180-2201 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristi E. Gamarel ◽  
Jae M. Sevelius ◽  
Sari L. Reisner ◽  
Cassandra Sutten Coats ◽  
Tooru Nemoto ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Romantic Relationships ◽  
Transgender Women ◽  
Male Partners

scholarly journals Differences in Rape Acknowledgement and Mental Health Outcomes across Transgender, Non-binary, and Cisgender Bisexual Youth

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
RaeAnn Anderson ◽  
Lesley A. Tarasoff ◽  
Nicole VanKim ◽  
Corey Flanders
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Sexual Violence ◽  
Minority Stress ◽  
Mental Health Outcomes ◽  
Stress Theory ◽  
Gender Minority ◽  
Sexual And Gender Minority ◽  
Rape Acknowledgment ◽  
And Gender

Objective: The purpose of this study was to document the rates of rape acknowledgment (labeling rape as rape rather than using a minimizing label), and the corresponding mental health correlates using the minority stress framework in a unique and vulnerable sample: racially diverse sexual and gender minority young adults.Method: Participants were 245 young adults who identified their sexual orientation as under the bisexual umbrella. A total of 159 of these participants (65.2%) identified their gender identity as non-binary. All participants completed a series of online questionnaires regarding their sexual victimization history, mental health outcomes (depression, anxiety, and posttraumatic stress disorder: PTSD), and constructs relevant to minority stress theory (level of outness, internalized bisexual negativity, connection to LGBTQ community).Results: Rape acknowledgment was significantly greater among gender non-binary participants (79.9%) than among trans and cisgender male participants (17.9%). Lack of rape acknowledgment was associated with increased anxiety, depression, and PTSD. Outness was significantly associated with greater rape acknowledgment. Conclusions: In spite of the highly increased vulnerability for sexual violence among sexual and gender minorities, very little is understood about the mechanisms of this increased vulnerability nor their unique needs for recovery. The results of this study strongly suggest the importance of a minority stress framework for understanding this increased vulnerability and for designing sexual violence prevention and recovery interventions for sexual and gender minority populations.

The Intersections of Physical and Mental Health among Sexual and Gender Minority Populations

2020 ◽  
pp. 379-393
Author(s):  
Michele J. Eliason
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Minority Stress ◽  
Minority Populations ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
Gender Minority ◽  
Adverse Childhood Events ◽  
Adverse Childhood ◽  
Sexual And Gender Minority ◽  
And Gender

There is considerable evidence of health disparities among sexual and gender minority (SGM) populations in the areas of physical health and disability, mental health and suicidality, substance use and abuse, and access to care. However, little research has considered the possibility that disorders might concentrate in subgroups of SGMs with the greatest levels of minority stress over time or those who have experienced the greatest number of adverse childhood events. This chapter examines the scant evidence that physical and mental health disorders coexist in some SGM individuals and offers some critique of the existing research. Future directions for research are proposed.

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