Negative Social Experiences Mediate the Relationship between Sexual Orientation and Mental Health

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ID3665693
AutoresChristian Barry (0000-0001-7503-8191, Department of Psychology, University of New Brunswick Saint John, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada, autor de correspondencia), D Speed (0000-0001-7033-2068, Department of Psychology, University of New Brunswick Saint John, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada), Lisa A Best (0000-0002-4596-9814, Department of Psychology, University of New Brunswick Saint John, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada)
Año2022
Volumen69
Número2
Páginas277-299
Fecha de publicación2022-01-28
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Homosexuality (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0091-8369 • E-ISSN: 1540-3602
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/00918369.2020.1819710
PMID32960743
OpenAlexW3088726152
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas2
Referencias citadas71

The lesbian-gay-bisexual (LGB) population experiences a higher rate of psychopathology than the non-LGB population. Minority stress theory (MST) suggests that this pattern of findings is due to the increased negativity that LGB individuals face; however, MST is often employed as a post-hoc explanation for health inequalities as opposed to an a priori approach that explicitly tests this idea and has not been examined in the context of Canadian sexual minorities. Using the 2012 Canadian Community Health Survey-Mental Health (CCHS-MH), we tested the MST on a sample 22,495 Canadians (n = 21,995 non-LGB; n = 500 LGB). Results indicated that respondents' scores on the Negative Social Interactions scale (NSI) partially mediated the relationship between LGB status and both depression and satisfaction with life. The findings suggest that a substantial component of the relationship between sexual orientation and mental health is influenced by deleterious social exchanges

Context (archaeology · Homosexuality · Lesbian · Mental health · Population · Psychiatry · Psychopathology · Sexual minority · Sexual orientation · Social support · Sociology · Clinical Psychology · Demography · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy · Psychology · Social Psychology