Effects of Social Networks and Policy Context on Health among Older Sexual and Gender Minorities in the US South
Description: PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE This project is important for public health because sexual and gender minority (SGM) populations experience substantial disparities in morbidity, mental health, and physical disability as they age. In this longitudinal panel study of minority stress, social networks, and health among older SGM adults in the United States, it will be possible to see how a person's social networks--and the attendant support they provide--shape individuals' responses to negative life experiences, including discrimination, harassment, and violence, and the effects of these life experiences on physical and mental health, morbidity, and disability. Understanding how networks and social support may mediate the effects of negative life events on health will have important policy and prevention implications for reducing health disparities by sexual orientation and gender identity, especially as the SGM population in the United States ages.
Funder: National Institute on Aging
Funding type: research
Funder scheme: R01
Start date: 2019-09-15
End date: 2025-02-28
Investigator: TARA MCKAY
Institution: VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY
Subfield: Social Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Funded outputs count: 27
Funder award ID: R01AG063771
OpenAlex ID: G8097105180