title: Daily minority stress and affect among gay and bisexual men: A 30-day diary study.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  This study examined the time-variant association between daily minority stress and daily affect among gay and bisexual men. Tests of time-lagged associations allow for a stronger causal examination of minority stress-affect associations compared with static assessments. Multilevel modeling allows for comparison of associations between minority stress and daily affect when minority stress is modeled as a between-person factor and a within-person time-fluctuating state.
  
  
  METHODS
  371 gay and bisexual men in New York City completed a 30-day daily diary, recording daily experiences of minority stress and positive affect (PA), negative affect (NA), and anxious affect (AA). Multilevel analyses examined associations between minority stress and affect in both same-day and time-lagged analyses, with minority stress assessed as both a between-person factor and a within-person state.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Daily minority stress, modeled as both a between-person and within-person construct, significantly predicted lower PA and higher NA and AA. Daily minority stress also predicted lower subsequent-day PA and higher subsequent-day NA and AA.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Self-report assessments and the unique sample may limit generalizability of this study.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The time-variant association between sexual minority stress and affect found here substantiates the basic tenet of minority stress theory with a fine-grained analysis of gay and bisexual men's daily experience. Time-lagged effects suggest a potentially causal pathway between minority stress as a social determinant of mood and anxiety disorder symptoms among gay and bisexual men. When modeled as both a between-person factor and within-person state, minority stress demonstrated expected patterns with affect.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chronic Disease Epidemiology, Social and Behavioral Sciences Division, Yale School of Public Health, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA.
authors.forename: Adam I
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Eldahan
authors.affiliation: Department of Chronic Disease Epidemiology, Social and Behavioral Sciences Division, Yale School of Public Health, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA.
authors.forename: John E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Pachankis
authors.affiliation: The Center for HIV/AIDS Educational Studies & Training (CHEST), New York, NY, USA.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Jonathon Rendina
authors.affiliation: The Center for HIV/AIDS Educational Studies & Training (CHEST), New York, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Ana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ventuneac
authors.affiliation: The Center for HIV/AIDS Educational Studies & Training (CHEST), New York, NY, USA; Department of Health and Nutrition Sciences, Brooklyn College, City University of New York, USA.
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Grov
authors.affiliation: The Center for HIV/AIDS Educational Studies & Training (CHEST), New York, NY, USA; City University of New York (CUNY) School of Public Health at Hunter College, New York, NY, USA; Department of Psychology, Hunter College of the City University of New York (CUNY), USA; Health Psychology and Clinical Science Doctoral Program, The Graduate Center of the City University of New York (CUNY), New York, NY, USA. Electronic address: jeffrey.parsons@hunter.cuny.edu.
authors.forename: Jeffrey T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Parsons
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000339:Affect; D000368:Aged; D001727:Bisexuality / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D018451:Homosexuality, Male / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008913:Minority Groups / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D055361:Multilevel Analysis; D009519:New York City; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000523:psychology*; D013997:Time Factors; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Anxiety; Daily diary; Depression; Gay/bisexual; LGBT; Minority stress