When connecting with LGBTQ+ communities helps and why it does: A meta-analysis of the relationship between connectedness and health-related outcomes.

GT Lefevor, SA Sorrell, SJ Skidmore… - Psychological …, 2024 - psycnet.apa.org
We conducted a multilevel meta-analysis of 390 effect sizes from 167 studies with 157,923
participants examining the relationship between connectedness with lesbian, gay, bisexual …

Pressure from within: Gay-community stress and body dissatisfaction among sexual-minority men

ZA Soulliard, MR Lattanner… - Clinical Psychological …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Although intraminority gay-community stress has been theorized to affect sexual-minority
men's body dissatisfaction, this association has not been evaluated quantitatively. Using two …

A developmental model of the sexual minority closet: Structural sensitization, psychological adaptations, and post-closet growth

JE Pachankis, SD Jackson - Archives of Sexual Behavior, 2023 - Springer
Across the lifespan, most sexual minority individuals experience the closet—a typically
prolonged period in which no significant others know their sexual identity. This paper …

Status, sexual capital, and intraminority body stigma in a size-diverse sample of gay men

BF Shepherd, DM Denning, CI Elbe, JL Maki… - Body Image, 2023 - Elsevier
Gay men are more likely than heterosexual men to experience social pressure based on
body weight, shape, and muscularity, which may drive disparities in body image concerns …

Food insecurity and body dissatisfaction in a sample of Canadian adults

A Lamont, D Speed - Journal of Health Psychology, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Food insecurity may predict poorer body image, which is associated with increased risk of
mental health problems. However, minimal attention has been given to the food insecurity …

Association between Body Image Flexibility and Intermittent Fasting in Chinese Medical Students: A Cross-Sectional Study

X Shi, Y Wu, J Yuan, X Wang, C Guo, S Zang - Nutrients, 2023 - mdpi.com
Unhealthy dietary behaviors and body dissatisfaction are becoming increasingly common
among college students. Understanding the association between body image flexibility and …

Pride and body image among transgender and nonbinary adults: the mediating role of body appreciation between gender identity pride and intuitive eating

ZA Soulliard, TP Le, V Yamasaki - Eating Disorders, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Studies exploring disordered eating among transgender and nonbinary populations have
primarily focused on minority stressors with a dearth of research examining the role of …

Evaluation of a codesigned group cognitive–behavioural therapy intervention for trans young people (TAG TEAM): protocol for a feasibility trial and a subsequent pilot …

A Chinsen, TJ Cronin, CC Pace, MA Tollit, KC Pang - BMJ open, 2024 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Introduction Trans young people are at a higher risk of mental health difficulties such as
depression, anxiety and suicidality than their cisgender peers, due in part to their …

Development and validation of the Gay-Specific Intraminority Stigma Inventory (G-SISI): Initial evidence underpinned by intraminority stress theory

BF Shepherd, JL Maki, DG Zelaya, Ş Warner… - European Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
There is currently a lack of measures testing intraminority stress within gay men. Therefore,
the current study sought to develop and psychometrically test the Gay-Specific Intraminority …

[HTML][HTML] Protocol: Evaluation of a codesigned group cognitive–behavioural therapy intervention for trans young people (TAG TEAM): protocol for a feasibility trial and a …

A Chinsen, TJ Cronin, CC Pace, MA Tollit, KC Pang - BMJ Open, 2024 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Introduction Trans young people are at a higher risk of mental health difficulties such as
depression, anxiety and suicidality than their cisgender peers, due in part to their …