[HTML][HTML] A systematic review and research agenda of internalized sexual stigma in sexual minority individuals: Evidence from longitudinal and intervention studies

J Nguyen, J Anderson, CA Pepping - Clinical Psychology Review, 2024 - Elsevier
Internalized sexual stigma is a well-established risk factor for poor mental health among
sexual minority individuals. However, there has been no synthesis of the literature pertaining …

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 …

Disparities in social and economic determinants of health by sexual identity, gender, and age: results from the 2015–2018 National Survey on Drug Use and Health

MS Schuler, DM Prince, RL Collins - LGBT health, 2021 - liebertpub.com
Purpose: We characterize disparities between lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) adults and
heterosexual adults across multiple health determinants in a nationally representative …

Enhancing the “broaden-and-build” cycle of attachment security as a means of overcoming prejudice, discrimination, and racism

M Mikulincer, PR Shaver - Attachment & human development, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Attachment theory emphasizes both the importance of supportive relationship partners,
beginning in infancy, for developing a sense of security, and the adaptive benefits of this …

Differential effects of community involvement on eating disorder prevention outcomes in sexual minority men

JC Alvarez, DM Denning, J Castro Lebron, V Ho… - Eating …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Prior research has been conflicted on whether gay community involvement serves as a risk
or protective factor for body image and eating disorders (EDs) in sexual minority men (SMM) …

Discrimination, social media use, and chronic stress in Black Americans

M Zeligman, JL Jones, J Ataga… - Journal of Mental …, 2022 - meridian.allenpress.com
Discrimination experiences may contribute to the chronic stress experienced by Black
Americans, leaving these individuals particularly vulnerable to mental health concerns. In …

Community connection is associated with lower psychological distress for sexual minority women who view community connection positively

G Lim, A Bourne, A Hill, R McNair, A Lyons… - Culture, Health & …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
We examined factors associated with sexual minority women's evaluations of belonging to
the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) community in Australia, and …

“We don't have a template to follow”: Sexual identity development and its facilitative factors among sexual minority men in the context of China.

G Xu, X Wang, SL Budge, S Sun - Journal of counseling …, 2023 - psycnet.apa.org
Extant research on sexual identity development among sexual minority individuals has been
predominantly conducted in Western contexts and focused on factors that hinder identity …

Internalized Heterosexism and Psychological Distress: The Longitudinal Mediating Effect of LGBTQ+ Community Connectedness

KD Huynh, A Colson, E Matsuno… - The Counseling …, 2025 - journals.sagepub.com
This study examined the influences of internalized heterosexism (IH) and LGBTQ+ (lesbian,
gay, bisexual, transgender, queer) community connectedness on distress by testing two …

Measuring Aspects of Multisexuality: Initial Development of the Multisexual Identity Scale

I Kassaras, P Kordoutis - Journal of Bisexuality, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
This article outlines the development of a novel scale for assessing identity aspects of
multisexual individuals. To establish the factor structure and assess the reliability and …