Effects of Minority Stress, Group-Level Coping, and Social Support on Mental Health of German Gay Men

According to epidemiological studies, gay men are at a higher risk of mental disorders than heterosexual men. In the current study, the minority stress theory was investigated in German gay men: 1) it was hypothesized that minority stressors would positively predict mental health problems and that 2...

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Published in:	PloS one Vol. 11; no. 3; p. e0150562
Main Authors:	Sattler, Frank A., Wagner, Ulrich, Christiansen, Hanna
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Public Library of Science 04.03.2016 Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Subjects:	Activism Adaptation, Psychological Adolescent Adult Aged Biology and Life Sciences Bisexuality Demographic aspects Demographics Demography Epidemiology Gay men Gays & lesbians Germany Health problems Health promotion Homosexuality, Male - psychology Humans Identification methods LGBTQ rights movements Male Medicine and Health Sciences Men Mens health Mental disorders Mental Health Middle Aged Minority Groups - psychology Models, Psychological People and Places Predictions Psychological aspects Regression Analysis Research and Analysis Methods Risk factors Sexual behavior Sexual orientation discrimination Social aspects Social factors Social interactions Social Sciences Social Support Stress Stress (Psychology) Stress, Psychological - psychology Stresses Victimization Young Adult Germany
ISSN:	1932-6203, 1932-6203
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