性取向和日常压力以及幸福感
Michael A Trujillo1, David B Newman2, Wendy Berry Mendes3
1Department of Psychology, Carnegie Mellon University.
概括
性少数群体的成年人,特别是双性人,经历了更多的日常压力和更糟糕的幸福感. 耻辱影响压力感知和生理反应,突出其在女同性恋,同性恋和双性恋 (LGB) 人群的健康差异中的作用.
科学领域:
- 心理学 心理学 心理学
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 社会学 社会学 社会学
背景情况:
- 污名化是导致女同性恋,男同性恋和双性恋 (LGB) 成年人健康差异的已知因素.
- 了解污名化如何影响日常压力感知和应对对于解决健康不平等至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 检查性取向如何影响对日常压力和幸福感的反应.
- 调查耻辱在塑造这些反应中的作用.
主要方法:
- 一项为期21天的生态瞬间评估研究,涉及女同性恋/同性恋 (N=943),双性恋/泛性恋 (N=919) 和异性恋 (N=27,751) 的成年人.
- 利用智能手机传感器的数字平台,每天三次收集有关感知压力,幸福感,血压,心率和健康行为的数据.
主要成果:
- 双性恋/泛性恋成年人报告比女同性恋/同性恋和异性恋成年人更高的压力,更差的应对能力和更少的积极情绪.
- 与异性恋成年人相比,双性恋/泛性恋和女同性恋/同性恋成年人观察到心率升高.
- 不公平的待遇调解了双性恋/泛性恋成年人的压力导向联系,但不是女同性恋/同性恋成年人.
结论:
- 耻辱感显著影响LGB成年人的压力感知,心理健康和生理健康标志物.
- 成年LGB人表现出性,尽管面临健康挑战,但这可能会带来长期的健康益处.
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