Preliminary Evidence of heightened discomfort tolerance in non-heterosexual individuals

This study delves into the interoceptive and emotional appraisals of non-heterosexual individuals, with the hypothesis that differences may exist when compared to their heterosexual counterparts. Our results revealed a significant difference between heterosexual and non-heterosexual individuals, with the latter group displaying higher scores on the "not-distracting" subscale of the MAIA-2 questionnaire. This finding provides evidence of heightened discomfort tolerance among non-heterosexual individuals, which may be mediated by adaptive mechanisms developed in response to stressors, in line with the minority stress theory.