There are a number of theories addressing ethnic identity that may complement MST and provide important nuance in investigating RSD among sexual minority men of color

Much of our work on RSD has been grounded in Meyer’s Minority Stress Theory (MST), which provides an apt framework for understanding how RSD contributes to adverse health outcomes among sexual minority populations . MST explicates the mechanisms through which distal and proximal identity-related stressors lead to poor mental health outcomes among marginalized populations, drawing special attention to the Mais BГіnus role of identity in the experience of stress-such as race- or sexuality-based discrimination. Meyer posits that characteristics of an individual’s minoritized identity-such as the extent to which an individual identifies with their minority status (salience) and their evaluation of that identity (valence)-modulates the experience of identity-related stress and subsequent health outcomes. Continue reading “1.2. Empirical Findings on the Moderating Role of Ethnic Identity”