title: Sources of Discrimination and Their Associations With Health in Sexual Minority Adults.
abstract: Health disparities exist between sexual minorities and heterosexuals. These health disparities may be due to stressful social situations and environments that are created by discrimination. The current study recruited 277 sexual minorities to complete an online survey to examine the effects of discrimination on health. Discrimination from family and friends, compared to non-family and friends, was found to be more strongly associated with poorer health. This effect was partially statistically mediated by perceived stress reactivity. Findings from this study highlight the importance of distinguishing between different sources of discrimination when examining the effect of discrimination on health in sexual minority adults.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Psychology , Ohio University , Athens , Ohio , USA.
authors.forename: Wilson S
authors.initials: WS
authors.lastname: Figueroa
authors.affiliation: a Department of Psychology , Ohio University , Athens , Ohio , USA.
authors.forename: Peggy M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Zoccola
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D054624:Health Status Disparities; D054625:Healthcare Disparities; D020010:Heterosexuality; D063509:Homophobia; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D000072339:Sexual and Gender Minorities; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: Discrimination; health disparities; health outcomes; perceived stress reactivity; sexual minorities; sources of discrimination