Ashley K Randall, Esther Liekmeier, Casey J Totenhagen, Pamela J Lannutti, Gabriel A Leon, Magdalena Siegel, Beate Ditzen, Roberto Baiocco, Claudia Chiarolanza, Nathalie Meuwly, Martina Zemp, Melanie S Fischer, Katharina R van Stein, Michela Baldi, Stefano Isolani, Alessio Masturzi, Jessica Pistella, Yuvamathi Gandhi, Orsolya Rosta-Filep, Tamás Martos, Guy Bodenmann
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals ( hereafter people with minoritized sexual orientation and/or gender identities) have limited legal rights and access to resources because of their marginalized status in society. These limitations are associated with notable health disparities and increase experiences of minority stress. For those in a romantic relationship, being able to communicate and cope with one's partner-dyadic coping-can help buffer stress' deleterious effects on well-being. Given the promise of understanding how dyadic coping can mitigate experiences of sexual minority stress, the Dyadic Coping Inventory-Sexual Minority Stress (DCI-SMS) was recently created and validated with those living in the United States to assess how partners cope with sexual minority stress...
April 18, 2024: Journal of Family Psychology: JFP