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February 29, 2024Stigma and HealthOpen Access

Sexual and gender minority status predicts additional variance in posttraumatic stress disorder after accounting for conventional trauma exposure.

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SMScott McKernanWDWendy D’AndreaACAmanda Collier

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Overview

Post-hoc analysis reveals that sexual and gender minority status independently predicts posttraumatic stress disorder, suggesting minority stress adds to conventional trauma exposure.

Key Points

  • Sexual and gender minority status predicts additional variance in posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms, supporting an additive model over an interactive vulnerability model.
  • Post-hoc analysis of trauma adaptations evaluated sexual and gender minority status as a proxy for minority stress after controlling for conventional trauma and childhood maltreatment.
  • Highlights the need to incorporate minority stress and distinct trauma symptomatology into posttraumatic stress disorder clinical evaluations, though direct stress measures are required.

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McKernan et al. (2024) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68e76e60b6db6435876e3cbehttps://doi.org/10.1037/sah0000498
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