Relations between Sexual and Gender Minority Stress, Personal Hardiness, and Psychological Stress in Emerging Adulthood: Examining Indirect Effects via Human-Animal Interaction

Autor/inn/en	McDonald, Shelby E.; Murphy, Jennifer L.; Tomlinson, Camie A.; Matijczak, Angela; Applebaum, Jennifer W.; Wike, Traci L.; Kattari, Shanna K.
Titel	Relations between Sexual and Gender Minority Stress, Personal Hardiness, and Psychological Stress in Emerging Adulthood: Examining Indirect Effects via Human-Animal Interaction
Quelle	In: Youth & Society, 54 (2022) 2, S.240-261 (22 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Murphy, Jennifer L.) ORCID (Tomlinson, Camie A.) ORCID (Kattari, Shanna K.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0044-118X
DOI	10.1177/0044118X21990044
Schlagwörter	LGBTQ People; Stress Variables; Animals; Coping; Psychological Patterns; Social Bias; Resilience (Psychology); Late Adolescents; Minority Groups; Victims; Urban Areas; Social Support Groups; Brief Symptom Inventory + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Animal; Tier; Tiere; Bewältigung; Halbstarker; Ethnische Minderheit; Victim; Opfer; Urban area; Stadtregion; Social support; Soziale Unterstützung
Abstract	This study examines the role of human-animal interaction (HAI) in relations between sexual and gender minority (SGM) stress, personal hardiness, and psychological stress during emerging adulthood. Data for the current sample reflect 136 SGM emerging adults between the ages of 18 to 21 years who reported living with a companion animal in the past year (37.5% racial/ethnic minority, 49.2% transgender or gender -expansive, 98.5% sexual minority). Mediation was tested using structural equation modeling with a bootstrapping approach. We found evidence of an indirect effect of microaggressions on personal hardiness. Specifically, increases in microaggressions were associated with increases in HAI; in turn, increases in HAI were associated with higher levels of personal hardiness. No other statistically significant indirect effects were identified in our model. We discuss the implications of these findings for enhancing community capacity to empower and facilitate successful coping among SGM emerging adults. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01