It's Complicated: Minority Stress, Social Support, In-group Social Contact, and Sexual Minority Older Adults' Well-Being.
Bethany P DetwilerGrace I L CaskieNicole L JohnsonPublished in: The Gerontologist (2022)
Ageism was a distinct source of distress for sexual minority older adults. Although social support emerged as crucial to well-being, the mixed findings related to in-group contact as a stress-ameliorating factor may indicate a need for tailored social engagement to optimize community connection as protective for sexual minority older adults.