Department of Medical Social Sciences, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.
Department of Psychology, University of Cincinnati.
Cultur Divers Ethnic Minor Psychol. 2024 Jul;30(3):566-576. doi: 10.1037/cdp0000580. Epub 2023 Mar 2.
Sexual and gender minoritized people (SGM) of color experience stigma unique to their intersection of identities, such as racism from SGM and heterosexism from people of color (POC) in their same racial/ethnic group. SGM POC who experience enacted stigma, like microaggressions, have been found to have poorer mental health outcomes. SGM identity authenticity and connections to the SGM community have been associated with better mental health. We sought to test if intersectional enacted stigma, identity authenticity, community connectedness, and the interactions between enacted stigma and authenticity and community were associated with mental health in assigned female at birth (AFAB) SGM young adults of color.
Data come from 341 racial/ethnic minoritized SGM-AFAB ( = 21.23, = 3.80). Multivariate linear regressions tested main effects of intersectional enacted stigma (heterosexism from POC and racism from SGM) and authenticity and community on mental health, as well as interaction effects on mental health.
SGM-AFAB POC who experienced more heterosexism from POC reported more anxiety and depression symptoms. Greater connection to the SGM community was associated with fewer anxiety and depression symptoms. Heterosexism from POC and community connection interacted such that SGM-AFAB who experienced less heterosexism from POC reported fewer mental health symptoms if they were more connected to the SGM community, but SGM-AFAB who experienced more heterosexism did not benefit from stronger community connection.
Heterosexism from other POC may put SGM POC at higher exposure for negative mental health outcomes and reduce the mental health benefits of a stronger connection to the SGM community. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).
性少数群体和跨性别有色人种（SGM）经历着独特的身份歧视，例如 SGM 中的种族主义和同一族裔中的 POC 中的异性恋歧视。经历过实际歧视（如微侵犯）的 SGM 有色人种，其心理健康状况较差。SGM 身份的真实性和与 SGM 社区的联系与更好的心理健康相关。我们试图测试 SGM 跨性别有色人种青年的交叉实际歧视、身份真实性、社区联系，以及实际歧视与真实性和社区之间的相互作用与心理健康之间的关系。
数据来自 341 名种族/民族少数 SGM-AFAB（ = 21.23， = 3.80）。多元线性回归检验了交叉实际歧视（来自 POC 的异性恋歧视和 SGM 的种族主义）和真实性与社区对心理健康的主要影响，以及对心理健康的交互影响。
经历过更多来自 POC 的异性恋歧视的 SGM-AFAB 有色人种报告了更多的焦虑和抑郁症状。与 SGM 社区的联系越紧密，焦虑和抑郁症状越少。来自 POC 的异性恋歧视和社区联系之间存在相互作用，即经历较少来自 POC 的异性恋歧视的 SGM-AFAB 报告的心理健康症状越少，如果他们与 SGM 社区的联系越紧密，但经历更多异性恋歧视的 SGM-AFAB 则不会受益于更紧密的社区联系。
来自其他 POC 的异性恋歧视可能会使 SGM 有色人种面临更高的负面心理健康后果风险，并减少与 SGM 社区更紧密联系的心理健康益处。
