Does Stress Explain the Effects of Sexual/Gender Minority Status on Children’s Behavioral and Emotional Risk?
Family conflict, discrimination, and trauma did not mediate SGM disparities in mental health and substance use, but each emerged as an independent predictor of risk. These findings highlight the complexity of mechanisms underlying SGM-related disparities and suggest the need for future research to explore additional pathways and contextual influences.
Authors
- Alexandra Donovan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-4655-2615)
- Babak Najand (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8917-2436)
- Arash Alaei (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3302-6245)
- Shervin Assari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5054-6250)
- Kamiar Alaei
- John Ashley Pallera
- Gandom Assari
Institutions
- Center for Health and Gender Equity (US)
- Department of Health (IE)
- Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science (US)
- California State University, Long Beach (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Open Journal of Psychology
- Published
- 2025-09-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.31586/ojp.2025.6188
- Primary Topic
- Psychosocial Factors Impacting Youth
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00