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Protective and stress factors for psychological distress: A comparative analysis of LGB and non-LGB older adults

datacite.subject.fosCiências Sociais::Psicologia
datacite.subject.sdg03:Saúde de Qualidade
dc.contributor.authorRibeiro-Gonçalves, José Alberto
dc.contributor.authorPereira, Dora
dc.contributor.editorDora
dc.date.accessioned2025-04-04T14:55:45Z
dc.date.available2025-04-04T14:55:45Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.description.abstractObjectives: Population ageing raises major public health and psychosocial challenges. Particularly, lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) older people may face increased vulnerabilities and marginalization when compared to their non-LGB (heterosexual) counterparts, which may entail more risks for their mental health. The aim of this study was to comparatively evaluate the levels of protective – social support, spirituality, and resilience and stress factors – loneliness and ageism – among LGB and nonLGB older adults, and their impact on psychological distress (PD). Method: A sample of 647 people aged 60years or older (M=66.01; SD = 4.93) was collected, 368 non-LGB and 279 LGB. Participation was carried out through an online survey in Portugal. Results: LGB older adults had lower scores on all protective factors, except on social support from friends, and higher levels on all stress factors, except on hostile ageism, compared to non-LGB older adults. Further, resilience and loneliness were the main predictors of PD regardless of the sexual orientation. Stress factors explained the levels of PD over and above the effects of protective factors, both among LGB and non-LGB older adults. Conclusion: Psychological distress in aging presents different protective and stressful factors according to the sexual orientation of older adults. More comparative studies are suggested in the intersection between ageing and sexual orientation.eng
dc.description.sponsorshipFundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia - FCT
dc.identifier.citationRibeiro-Gonçalves, J. A., Pereira, D., Costa, P. A., & Leal, I. (2025). Protective and stress factors for psychological distress: a comparative analysis of LGB and non-LGB older adults. Aging & Mental Health, 29(3), 408–417. https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2024.2394847
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/13607863.2024.2394847
dc.identifier.issn13607863
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.12/13513
dc.language.isoeng
dc.peerreviewedyes
dc.publisherTaylor and Francis Ltd.
dc.relationSFRH/BD/143214/2019
dc.relation.hasversionhttps://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13607863.2024.2394847
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectPsychological distress
dc.subjectSexual orientation
dc.subjectRisk factors
dc.subjectElderly
dc.subjectAgeing
dc.titleProtective and stress factors for psychological distress: A comparative analysis of LGB and non-LGB older adultspor
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oaire.citation.endPage10
oaire.citation.issue3
oaire.citation.startPage1
oaire.citation.titleAging and Mental Health
oaire.citation.volume29
oaire.versionhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85

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