Authors
Nguyen K Tran, David H Rehkopf, Charleigh Flohr, Juno Obedin-Maliver, Annesa Flentje, Mitchell R Lunn
Published in
AJE advances : research in epidemiology. Volume 2. Issue 3. Epub Aug 12, 2026.
Abstract
Place-based disorder and social cohesion may influence LGBTQIA+ adults' physical and mental health in meaningful ways given their heightened exposure to minority stress and discrimination. However, few studies have examined these associations. Using a sample of 3790 LGBTQIA+ adults in 786 counties from The Population Research in Identity and Disparities for Equality Study, we assessed associations of place-based disorder and social cohesion with depressive symptoms, perceived stress, and physical health using linear mixed models. We tested effect modification by gender modality and ethnoracial group. Residing in counties with higher social cohesion by 1-unit was associated with 1.06 lower points (95% CI -1.56, -0.56) for depressive symptoms, 1.60 lower points (95% CI -2.26, -0.94) for perceived stress, and 1.17 higher points (95% CI 0.43, 1.90) for physical health. Residence in counties with higher place-based disorder by 1-unit was only associated with 1.17 higher points (95% CI 0.32, 2.01) for perceived stress; no association was observed for depressive symptoms or physical health. We did not detect evidence of effect modification by ethnoracial groups, though association between place-based disorder and depressive symptoms appeared to differ by gender modality. Findings indicate that physical and social environments are important to the health of LGBTQIA+ individuals.
PMID:
42781473
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