Open AccessReal-time associations between discrimination and anxious and depressed mood among sexual and gender minorities: The moderating effects of lifetime victimization and identity concealment.
Author(s) -
Nicholas A. Livingston,
Annesa Flentje,
James Brennan,
Ethan H. Mereish,
Oakleigh M. Reed,
Bryan N. Cochran
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
psychology of sexual orientation and gender diversity
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.98
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 2329-0390
pISSN - 2329-0382
DOI - 10.1037/sgd0000371
Subject(s) - psychology , mood , anxiety , clinical psychology , depression (economics) , psychological intervention , identity (music) , psychiatry , physics , acoustics , economics , macroeconomics
Sexual and gender minorities (SGM) experience higher rates of depression and anxiety, which are linked to higher rates of discrimination and victimization. SGM individuals may conceal their SGM identities to decrease discrimination and victimization exposure; however, these experiences still occur, and concealment itself is often associated with greater anxiety and depression. However, it remains unclear whether lifetime victimization and identity concealment moderate the effect of day-to-day discrimination, which we evaluated in the current study using ecological momentary assessment (EMA).