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DESCRIPTION:Program: Mental Health Session: Identity and Geography as Soci
 al Determinants of Mental Health Authors: Sally Kirklewski\, Erin Nichols
 on\, Trace S. Kershaw See all authors and presenters → Abstract Backgroun
 d Gay and Bisexual Men and Non-binary Individuals (GBM&N) experience sign
 ificantly worse sleep outcomes compared to their heterosexual peers. Emer
 ging research indicates that minority stress (e.g.\, discrimination) may 
 be contributing to these disparities by increasing mental health issues\,
  which then impacts sleep. The aims of this study are to (1) characterize
  minority stress and sleep quality for GBM&N and (2) to test the pathway 
 of minority stress to sleep through depression symptoms. Methods From Jun
 e 2019 to December 2022 adult GBM&N (N=401) were recruited\, as part of t
 he #MVMNT study\, through social media\, geosocial networking apps\, and 
 in-person flyers in the Deep South and Northeast to participate in a long
 itudinal study focused on understanding health behaviors. Participants an
 swered items about demographics\, minority stress (internalized homophobi
 a\, discrimination\, gay community stress)\, depression\, and sleep quali
 ty (i.e.\, higher values indicating better sleep quality). Three multivar
 iate linear regressions were run to test the pathway of minority stress t
 o sleep quality and indirect effect through depression. Results Participa
 nts were on average 25 years old (s.d.=4.132)\, 68% reported a gay and 16
 % reported a bisexual sexual orientation and participants reported a rang
 e of racial ethnic identifications (61% white\, 10% Black/African America
 n\, 10% Latino/Hispanic\, 12% multiracial 4% Asian\, and 3% other). The f
 inal model was significant (F=27.339\, p<.001) and accounted for 23.6% of
  the variance in sleep quality. Depression symptoms were significantly as
 sociated with sleep quality (b=-.087\, p<.001). Both internalized homopho
 bia and everyday discrimination were associated with sleep quality initia
 lly\, but after the addition of depression were no longer significant. Tw
 o Sobel tests indicated that depression symptomology fully mediates the r
 elationship between minority stress and sleep quality. Conclusions Findin
 gs indicate that minority stress has a detrimental impact on their mental
  health and then on their sleep quality. Interventions to improve sleep q
 uality should focus on attenuating the impact of minority stress on depre
 ssion or mental health interventions to reduce the impact of depression o
 n sleep. Future research should study the utility of these interventions 
 (e.g.\, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia\, or mindfulness-based 
 interventions) at reducing the impact of minority stress on sleep for GBM
 &N.\n\nSpeakers:\nSally Kirklewski\; Erin Nicholson\; Trace Kershaw\n\nAd
 mission:\nRegistrationFees: APHA Event Registration is Required\n\nDetail
 s URL:\nhttps://medicine.yale.edu/event/minority-stress-and-sleep/\n
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LOCATION:801 Allen Y Lew Pl NW\, Washington\, DC\, United States
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STATUS:Confirmed
SUMMARY:3281.0 - Minority stress and sleep: How does depression mediate th
 e relationship between stigma and sleep for gay and bisexual men?
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