Ad
related to: sexual minority stress model
Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
J. Michael Bailey, best known for his research on sexual orientation, argues that the minority stress model deserves reconsideration since it fails to take temperament and genetics into account. Bailey argues that there is a biological component to increased stress among non-heterosexual populations, and says that "it would be a shame—most of ...
His areas of research include stress and illness in minority populations, in particular, the relationship of minority status, minority identity, prejudice and discrimination and mental health outcomes in sexual minorities and the intersection of minority stressors related to sexual orientation, race, ethnicity and gender. [4]
The minority stress model takes into account significant stressors that distinctly affect the mental health of those who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or another non-conforming gender identity. [1]
Winn Kelly Brooks (formerly Virginia Rae Brooks; December 24, 1938 – October 7, 2008) was an American researcher and scholar in the field of minority stress theory. [1] She is recognized as a pioneer of the concept of minority stress in sexual minority populations.
This psychological measure is a 58-item self-report tool that assesses for symptoms consistent with clinically elevated sexual minority stress within sexual minority populations. [8] The SMSS was later adapted and validated by Iniewicz and colleagues in 2017, [ 9 ] then described in further detail and further explored by Reyes and colleagues in ...
Based on the minority stress model, these mental health disparities among LGBTQIA+ people are due to discrimination and stigma. In fact, LGBTQIA+ individuals have expressed difficulty in accessing healthcare due to experienced discrimination and stigma, which as a result, causes them to not seek healthcare at all or rather delay it. [ 24 ]
Military sexual trauma is used by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and defined in federal law [2] as "psychological trauma, which in the judgment of a VA mental health professional, resulted from a physical assault of a sexual nature, battery of a sexual nature, or sexual harassment which occurred while the Veteran was serving on active duty, active duty for training, or ...
A sexual minority is a demographic whose sexual identity, orientation or practices differ from the majority of the surrounding society. Primarily used to refer to lesbian, gay, bisexual , or non-heterosexual individuals, [ 1 ] [ 2 ] it can also refer to transgender , [ 3 ] non-binary (including third gender [ 4 ] ) or intersex individuals.