Experienced HIV-Related Stigma and Psychological Distress in Peruvian Sexual and Gender Minorities: A Longitudinal Study to Explore Mediating Roles of Internalized HIV-Related Stigma and Coping Styles

Thedecriminalisation of homosexuality on September 6, 2018 in India has led to focus of Indian researchers towards mental health of Sexual and Gender Minorities (SGMs) who face day-to-day challenges such as social-unacceptance, identity under-expression,discrimination and hate crimes. The present study focuses onanalysing psychological distress among one of the most developed country i.e. United States of America (US) and the fast-developing country i.e. India with the inclusion of the LGBTQ+ and Cishet population. To fulfil the objective, data was collected from 200 young adults falling under 18-40 years of age from both Indians (N=100) and Americans (N= 100) through Purposive Sampling Technique. Furthermore, there were 50 LGBTQ+ and 50 Cishet sample inboth group of each country. The responses were collected through SurveyMonkey. Every respondent was individually assessed using Kessler’s Psychological Distress Scale (K10; Kessler et al.,2002) for evaluating the extent of psychological distress in the individual.The data analysis was done by Independent sample t-test using IBM SPSS software.The results indicate that 1.) Young adults of India have higher psychological distress than that of Americansas well as both the group (LGBTQ+ and Cishet Population) of India have higher psychological distress than that of the US;2) LGBTQ+ population has higher psychological distress in comparison to Cishet population in both India and US as well as for young adults.

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Letter to National Institutes of Health regarding the National Institutes of Health FY 2016-2020 Strategic Plan To Advance Research on the Health and Well-Being of Sexual and Gender Minorities

PsycEXTRA Dataset ◽

10.1037/e514572017-001 ◽

2015 ◽

Author(s):

Gwendolyn P. Keita ◽

Howard S. Kurtzman

Keyword(s):

Strategic Plan ◽

Well Being ◽

National Institutes Of Health ◽

Sexual And Gender Minorities ◽

Gender Minorities ◽

Advance Research ◽

And Gender ◽

Health And Well Being

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Anxiety Disorders among Sexual and Gender Minority Populations

The Oxford Handbook of Sexual and Gender Minority Mental Health ◽

10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190067991.013.6 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 45-57

Author(s):

Brandon J. Weiss ◽

Bethany Owens Raymond

Keyword(s):

Anxiety Disorders ◽

Minority Stress ◽

Minority Status ◽

Sexual And Gender Minorities ◽

Gender Minorities ◽

Assessment And Treatment ◽

Literature Base ◽

Current Assessment ◽

And Gender ◽

Minority Stress Model

Rates of anxiety disorders are significantly elevated among sexual and gender minorities. In this chapter, the minority stress model is discussed as a framework for conceptualizing anxiety among sexual and gender minorities, and the authors review the literature on the relationships between specific minority stressors and symptoms. The authors examine prevalence rates of anxiety disorders among sexual minorities and gender minorities, separately and in comparison to heterosexual and cisgender individuals. Also reviewed is the literature on anxiety disorders among sexual and gender minorities with a racial or ethnic minority status. Current assessment and treatment approaches are identified and reviewed. Finally, limitations to the current literature base are discussed and recommendations are provided for future studies.

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Subjective cognitive decline higher among sexual and gender minorities in the United States, 2015–2018

Alzheimer s & Dementia Translational Research & Clinical Interventions ◽

10.1002/trc2.12197 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 7 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Jason D. Flatt ◽

Ethan C. Cicero ◽

Nickolas H. Lambrou ◽

Whitney Wharton ◽

Joel G. Anderson ◽

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Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Cognitive Decline ◽

The United States ◽

Subjective Cognitive Decline ◽

Sexual And Gender Minorities ◽

Gender Minorities ◽

And Gender

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The CoGenT3 Study: Cognition and Gender Trends in Three American Generations

Innovation in Aging ◽

10.1093/geroni/igaa057.2975 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽

pp. 817-817

Author(s):

Shana Stites

Keyword(s):

Cognitive Impairment ◽

Quantitative Methods ◽

Cognitive Testing ◽

Library Science ◽

Sexual And Gender Minorities ◽

Functional Impairments ◽

Gender Minorities ◽

Wide Range ◽

And Gender ◽

New Research

Abstract Many studies find gender differences in how older adults’ report on their memory, perform on cognitive testing, and manage functional impairments that can accompany cognitive impairment. Thus, understanding gender’s effects in aging and Alzheimer’s research is key for advancing methods to prevent, slow, manage, and diagnosis cognitive impairment. Our study, CoGenT3 – The study of Cognition and Gender in Three Generations – seeks to disambiguate the effects of gender on cognition in order to inform a conceptual model, guide innovations in measurement, and support future study. To accomplish this ambitious goal, we have gathered an interdisciplinary team with expertise in psychology, cognition, sexual and gender minorities, library science, measurement, quantitative methods, qualitative methods, and gender and women’s studies. The team benefits from the intersections of expertise in being able to build new research ideas, gain novel insights, and evaluate a wide-range of actions and re-actions but this novelty can also raise challenges.

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