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Special Issue

Resilience in Minority Stress of Lesbians, Gay Men, Bisexuals and Transgender People

Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity
September 2015
(Vol.2, No.3)
ISBN:
978-1-4338-2171-4
Item #
6190205
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American Psychological Association. (2015). Resilience in Minority Stress of Lesbians, Gay Men, Bisexuals and Transgender People. https://www.apa.org/pubs/journals/sgd/6190205

This special issue focuses on minority stress theory, which describes stress processes that stem from stigma and prejudice experienced by lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, and transgender individuals (LGBT) and that place LGBT people at risk for adverse mental and physical health outcomes.

Guest Editor

Table of contents

Resilience in the Study of Minority Stress and Health of Sexual and Gender Minorities
Pages 209–213
Meyer, Ilan H.

Implications of Childhood Experiences for the Health and Adaptation of Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Individuals: Sensitivity to Developmental Process in Future Research
Pages 214–224
Rosario, Margaret

The Potential to Promote Resilience: Piloting a Minority Stress-Informed, GSA-Based, Mental Health Promotion Program for LGBTQ Youth
Pages 225–231
Heck, Nicholas C.

Resilience of Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Individuals in Relation to Social Environment, Personal Characteristics, and Emotion Regulation Strategies
Pages 232–252
Hill, Craig A.; Gunderson, Christopher J.

Resilience and Collective Action: Exploring Buffers Against Minority Stress for Transgender Individuals
Pages 253–265
Breslow, Aaron S.; Brewster, Melanie E.; Velez, Brandon L.; Wong, Stephanie; Geiger, Elizabeth; Soderstrom, Blake

“Without This, I Would for Sure Already Be Dead”: A Qualitative Inquiry Regarding Suicide Protective Factors Among Trans Adults
Pages 266–280
Moody, Chérie; Fuks, Nate; Peláez, Sandra; Smith, Nathan Grant

Social Support, Trans Community Connectedness, and Mental Health Symptoms Among Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Adults
Pages 281–286
Pflum, Samantha R.; Testa, Rylan J.; Balsam, Kimberly F.; Goldblum, Peter B.; Bongar, Bruce

Minority Stress, Positive Identity Development, and Depressive Symptoms: Implications for Resilience Among Sexual Minority Male Youth
Pages 287–296
Bruce, Douglas; Harper, Gary W.; Bauermeister, Jose A.

Strategies Employed by Sexual Minority Adolescents to Cope With Minority Stress
Pages 297–306
Goldbach, Jeremy T.; Gibbs, Jeremy

Same-Sex Attraction, Gender Nonconformity, and Mental Health: The Protective Role of Parental Acceptance
Pages 307–312
van Beusekom, Gabriël; Bos, Henny M. W.; Overbeek, Geertjan; Sandfort, Theo G. M.

External and Internalized Heterosexism Among Sexual Minority Women: The Moderating Roles of Social Constraints and Collective Self-Esteem
Pages 313–320
Mason, Tyler B.; Lewis, Robin J.; Winstead, Barbara A.; Derlega, Valerian J.

Sexual Minority Stress and Suicide Risk: Identifying Resilience Through Personality Profile Analysis
Pages 321–328
Livingston, Nicholas A.; Heck, Nicholas C.; Flentje, Annesa; Gleason, Hillary; Oost, Kathryn M.; Cochran, Bryan N.

Individual Differences of Risk and Resiliency in Sexual Minority Health: The Roles of Stigma Consciousness and Psychological Hardiness
Pages 329–338
Figueroa, Wilson S.; Zoccola, Peggy M.

The Conditions Under Which Growth-Fostering Relationships Promote Resilience and Alleviate Psychological Distress Among Sexual Minorities: Applications of Relational Cultural Theory
Pages 339–344
Mereish, Ethan H.; Poteat, V. Paul

In These Spaces: Perceived Neighborhood Quality as a Protective Factor Against Discrimination for Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual (LGB) Adults
Pages 345–352
Tran, Alisia G. T. T.

Review of Manning Up: Transsexual Men On Finding Brotherhood, Family and Themselves
Pages 353–354
Burnes, Theodore