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Minority Stress, Activism, and Health in the Context of Economic Precarity: Results from a National Participatory Action Survey of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Gender Non-Conforming Youth

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Frost, David M., Fine, Michelle, Torre, María Elena, Cabana, Allison·2019·American Journal of Community Psychology

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Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and gender non-conforming (LGBTQ & GNC) youth experience more economic hardship and social stress than their heterosexual and cisgender peers. However, the ways that LGBTQ & GNC youth resist these damaging social factors and the corresponding implications for their health have not been addressed. Data were analyzed from a national participatory survey of LGBTQ & GNC youth ages 14-24 (N = 5,860) living in the United States. Structural equation models indicated that economic precarity was associated with experiences of health problems. This association was mediated by the negative influence of minority stress on health as well as by activism, which had a positive association with health. Findings suggest that minority stress explanations of health inequalities among LGBTQ & GNC youth can benefit from including a focus on economic precarity; both in terms of its deleterious impact on health and its potential to provoke resistance to structural oppression in the form of activism.

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Authors
Frost, D. M., Fine, M., Torre, M. E., & Cabana, A.
Affiliations
  • University College London (GB)
  • The Graduate Center, CUNY (US)
Corresponding author
Frost, David M.
Venue
American Journal of Community Psychology
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2019-04-15
Volume
63
Issue
3-4
Pages
511-526
ISSN
  • 0091-0562 (ISSN-L)
  • 1573-2770
OpenAlex
W2939611280
Cited by
129
References
77
Citations by year
2026: 16 · 2025: 14 · 2024: 22 · 2023: 19 · 2022: 21 · 2021: 20 · 2020: 15 · 2019: 2
FWCI
18.21
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • American Journal of Community Psychology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • UCL Discovery (University College London) (submittedVersion)
Funders
The Tides Foundation (#TFR14-02237)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
  • Social Sciences › Health › Health disparities and outcomes
Keywords
minority stress, activism, economic precarity, LGBTQ youth, sexual and gender minority youth, health disparities, health problems, systemic oppression, youth activism, economic hardship
MeSH terms
Sexual and Gender Minorities, Economic Status, Adolescent, Consumer Advocacy, Female, Health Status, Humans, Male, Poverty, Surveys and Questionnaires, Social Environment, Stress, Psychological, United States, Health Status Disparities, Community-Based Participatory Research, Young Adult, Homophobia

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