Gay men show altered psychoblogil strs rpons and exhib a higher prevalence of mental disorrs than their heterosexual unterparts. Both of th
Contents:
- UNRSTANDG THE OF STRS ON HEALTH OF GAY OR LBIAN ADOLCENTS
- GAY MEN’S STRS RPONSE TO A GENERAL AND A SPECIFIC SOCIAL STRSOR
- GAY MEN’S STRS RPONSE TO A GENERAL AND A SPECIFIC SOCIAL STRSOR
- GAY COMMUNY STRS SEXUAL MORY MEN AND WOMEN: A VALIDATN STUDY THE NETHERLANDS
- THE ROLE OF SOCIAL SUPPORT AND GAY INTY THE STRS PROCS OF A SAMPLE OF CSIAN GAY MEN
UNRSTANDG THE OF STRS ON HEALTH OF GAY OR LBIAN ADOLCENTS
Highlights of the specific mental health needs among gay and bisexual men. * gay stress *
If you’re lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, or queer(LGBTQ) or are explorg your sexual orientatn or genr inty, and you stggle wh anxiety or prsn, let’s start by puttg thgs to ntext. The majory of gay and bisexual men have and mata good mental health, even though rearch has shown that they are at greater risk for mental health problems.
However, ongog homophobia, stigma (negative and ually unfair beliefs), and discrimatn (unfairly treatg a person or group of people) n have negative effects on your health. Keepg your sexual orientatn hidn om others (beg “ the closet”) and fear of havg your sexual orientatn disclosed (beg “outed”) n add to the strs of beg gay or bisexual.
GAY MEN’S STRS RPONSE TO A GENERAL AND A SPECIFIC SOCIAL STRSOR
* gay stress *
In general, rearch has shown that gay and bisexual men who are open about their sexual orientatn wh others have better health out than gay and bisexual men who do not.
GAY MEN’S STRS RPONSE TO A GENERAL AND A SPECIFIC SOCIAL STRSOR
However, beg “out” some settgs and to people who react negatively n add to the strs experienced by gay and bisexual men, and n lead to poorer mental health and discrimatn. Mental health unselg and support groups that are sensive to the needs of gay and bisexual men n be pecially eful if you are g to terms wh your sexual orientatn or are experiencg prsn, anxiety, or other mental health problems.
While many gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex wh men may not seek re om a mental health provir bee of a fear of discrimatn or homophobia, is important to keep this as an optn and to fd a provir that is tstworthy and patible. Sce has not yet been termed whether gay-specific strs is more nox than general strs, we tted whether gay men react more strongly to gay-specific socially strsful stimuli than to general socially strsful stimuli.
GAY COMMUNY STRS SEXUAL MORY MEN AND WOMEN: A VALIDATN STUDY THE NETHERLANDS
6% of whom were a relatnship wh a man, participated an experimental wh-group study, which they were exposed to the Trier Social Strs Tt (TSST) as well as a gay-specific TSST a randomized orr. Given that the rponse to a gay-specific social strsor was equally pronounced as the one to a general social strsor, programs aimg to crease mory strs but overlookg general strs are likely to yield only partial improvements gay men’s mental health.
THE ROLE OF SOCIAL SUPPORT AND GAY INTY THE STRS PROCS OF A SAMPLE OF CSIAN GAY MEN
Instead, we suggt helpg gay men pe wh both forms of strs through buildg social support, assertivens, and mdfulns skills, as well as creasg emotnal dysregulatn.
2016) (2003) suggted that gay men experience gay-specific strsors, also lled mory strsors, which expla mental and physil health differenc pared to heterosexual men. In the current study, we be the psychoblogil and psychosocial perspectiv on strs, takg to acunt both physlogil as well as perceived strs an experimental study, lbians, gay men, and bisexual (LGB) dividuals were exposed to an LGB-related versn of the Trier Social Strs Tt (TSST) (Kirschbm et al.