Development and Initial Validation of Scales for Coming Out Vigilance and Positive Coming Out Responses

SJ Skidmore, GT Lefevor, KD Huynh, CO Berg - Sexuality & Culture, 2024 - Springer
Coming out involves sexual and gender minorities (SGMs) disclosing their identity to others,
and is often related to improved health, well-being, and social support. However, coming out …

Empathy as a resilience factor in lesbian, gay, and bisexual individuals: A scoping review

FJ Mandracchia, A Raghavan… - Journal of Gay & Lesbian …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Much research has developed around higher prevalence rates of mental illness
in the LGBTQ+ community with little work done on resilience factors, further stigmatizing this …

The role of internalized transphobia and negative expectations in the relationship between identity-specific intimate partner violence and mental health outcomes in …

JL Taber, CB Stults, H Song… - Psychology of sexual …, 2023 - psycnet.apa.org
Transgender and gender nonconforming (TGNC) individuals are at increased risk for mental
health problems, including depression, anxiety, and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) …

Chronic illness and disability among sexual minority persons: Exploring the roles of proximal minority stress, adaptation, and quality of life.

F Dispenza - Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender …, 2023 - psycnet.apa.org
This cross-sectional, correlational study examined the associations between proximal
minority stress, psychosocial adaptation to chronic illnesses and disabilities (CIDs), and …

Exploring Hypervigilance Among Trans+ People Navigating Cisgendered Healthcare

EM Tukdarian - 2024 - stars.library.ucf.edu
This thesis uses the limited research on LGBTQ+ specific hypervigilance and queer battle
fatigue to explore the prevalence of hypervigilance and fatigue in trans+ medical …