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Report
Minority Stress Experiences and Psychological Well-Being
The impact of support from and connection to social networks within the Los Angeles House and Ball communities
August 2013
This report illustrates the impact minority stress has on the psychological well-being of African American young men who have sex with men from the House and Ball communities. It appeared in Prevention Science in February 2013.
Highlights
The House and Ball community is a unique community with its own set of social structures, rules, and cultural practices.
Support from and connection to social networks buffer the effects of minority stress on the psychological well-being of community members.
Distress levels of men who did not identify as gay were lower than men who identified as gay regardless of social connection.