Author : Jordan Yerger
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (144 download)
Book Synopsis Sexual and Gender Minority College Student Disparities in Biobehavioral Health Outcomes by : Jordan Yerger
Download or read book Sexual and Gender Minority College Student Disparities in Biobehavioral Health Outcomes written by Jordan Yerger and published by . This book was released on 2024 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sexual and gender minority (SGM) individuals are burdened by disparities for numerous mental and physical health outcomes. More college students than ever identify as sexual and/or gender minorities, yet health disparity research is greatly lacking for this young adult, college-specific population. The present study analyzed a current secondary data set that surveyed (N=3312; mean age = 20.45 + 0.03 years) students at a large northeastern university in the United States. Biobehavioral health outcomes--including self-reported measures of perceived stress, depressive symptoms, happiness, sleep quality, nicotine use, alcohol intake, physical activity, physical activity enjoyment, self-efficacy for exercise, grade point average (GPA), connectedness to nature, and body mass index (BMI)--were examined among SGM college students (N=445) and their cisgender heterosexual (non-SGM) peers (N=2867). I hypothesized that 1) depressive symptoms and perceived stress would be positively associated with negative health outcomes for all college students; 2) SGM college students would report higher levels of depressive symptoms and perceived stress and have poorer health outcomes than their non-SGM peers; and 3) stress would be a stronger predictor of negative health outcomes for SGM college students compared to their non-SGM peers. Only the first two hypotheses were partially supported. Analyses revealed that SGM students were younger, reported more perceived stress and depressive symptoms, less happiness, poorer sleep quality, and drank less alcohol than their peers (p's