Discrimination and Mental Health Among Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Adults in the United States

被引:308
作者
Bostwick, Wendy B. [1 ,2 ]
Boyd, Carol J. [3 ]
Hughes, Tonda L. [4 ]
West, Brady T. [5 ]
McCabe, Sean Esteban [6 ]
机构
[1] No Illinois Univ, Publ Hlth Program, De Kalb, IL 60115 USA
[2] No Illinois Univ, Hlth Educ Program, De Kalb, IL 60115 USA
[3] Univ Michigan, Sch Nursing, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 USA
[4] Univ Illinois, Coll Nursing, Chicago, IL USA
[5] Univ Michigan, Inst Social Res, Survey Res Ctr, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 USA
[6] Univ Michigan, Inst Res Women & Gender, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 USA
基金
美国国家卫生研究院;
关键词
bisexual; gay; lesbian; minority stress model; racial or ethnic discrimination; sexual minority groups; sexual orientation discrimination; SEXUAL ORIENTATION; MINORITY STRESS; PERCEIVED DISCRIMINATION; GENDER; PREVALENCE; EXPERIENCES; STIGMA; INTERSECTIONALITY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; DISORDERS;
D O I
10.1037/h0098851
中图分类号
R749 [精神病学];
学科分类号
100205 ;
摘要
Health disparities among sexual minority groups, particularly mental health disparities, are well-documented. Numerous studies have demonstrated heightened prevalence of depressive and anxiety disorders among lesbian, gay, and bisexual groups as compared with heterosexuals. Some authors posit that these disparities are the result of the stress that prejudice and perceived discrimination can cause. The current study extends previous research by examining the associations between multiple types of discrimination, based on race or ethnicity, gender, and sexual orientation, and past-year mental health disorders in a national sample of self-identified lesbian, gay, and bisexual women and men (n = 577). Findings suggest that different types of discrimination may be differentially associated with past-year mental health disorders. Notably, sexual orientation discrimination was associated with higher odds of a past-year disorder only in combination with other types of discrimination. These findings point to the complexity of the relationship between discrimination experiences and mental health, and suggest that further work is needed to better explicate the interplay among multiple marginalized identities, discrimination, and mental health.
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页数:11
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