將壓力經歷與性少數群體和性別少數群體的健康差異聯繫起來：睡眠不足途徑

Linking stressful experiences to health disparities among sexual and gender minority individuals: The sleep deficiency pathway

——《健康心理學》2025年第44卷第3期 ——

Volume 44, Issue 3, 2025

【摘要】有充分證據表明，性少數群體和性別少數群體比異性戀者更容易遭遇家庭關係問題甚至身體暴力等壓力體驗。這些壓力體驗與睡眠不足以及睡眠不足對身心健康的因果關係也得到了充分證實。性少數群體和性別少數群體遭受多種健康差異也已得到證實。目前尚不清楚這些變量之間如何聯繫在一起。本文探討了所謂的“睡眠不足途徑”，即由少數群體壓力引起和/或加劇的睡眠不足，可能反過來導致性少數群體和性別少數群體遭受重大健康差異。如果睡眠不足是從不良體驗到健康差異的重要途徑，那麼使用有效的睡眠不足治療方法可以改善睡眠數量和/或質量，從而改善性少數群體和性別少數群體的健康狀況。

【關鍵詞】睡眠；性別多樣性；心理健康；身體健康；性取向

[Abstract] It is well documented that sexual and gender minority people encounter stressful experiences such as family relationship problems and even physical violence more often than do heterosexual people. The causal roles of such stressful experiences in sleep deficiency and of sleep deficiency in mental and physical health are also well documented. That sexual and gender minority individuals suffer multiple health disparities has also been established. What is not yet well understood is how these variables might be linked. This article explores what is called the “sleep deficiency pathway”—that is, that sleep deficiencies which can be caused by and/or exacerbated by minority stress may in turn contribute to significant health disparities experienced by sexual and gender minority people. If sleep deficiency is an important pathway from adverse experiences to health disparities, the use of effective treatments for sleep deficiencies could improve sleep quantity and/or quality, and in this way, enable better health among sexual and gender minority individuals.

[Key words] sleep; gender diversity; mental health; physical health; sexual orientation

論文原文：Patterson, C. J. (2025). Linking stressful experiences to health disparities among sexual and gender minority individuals: The sleep deficiency pathway. Health Psychology, Volume 44, Issue 3, Pages 207–210.

https://doi.org/10.1037/hea0001484 

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