Income, mental health, and sleep quality in sexual minorities in the United Kingdom

Jaspal, R, Lopes, B and Groeger, J ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3582-1058, 2025. Income, mental health, and sleep quality in sexual minorities in the United Kingdom. Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity. ISSN 2329-0382

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Abstract

This study examines the relationships between income level, the mental health variables of depression, anxiety and life satisfaction, and sleep quality in a sample of 295 lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) people in the United Kingdom. The study also examines the potential moderating role of minority stressors (i.e., discrimination and acceptance concerns) and protective factors (i.e., identity resilience and social support) in the relationships between low income, poor mental health and poor sleep quality. There was an indirect relationship between low income and poor sleep quality through depression, anxiety and life satisfaction. There were some moderation effects of both the minority stressors and protective factors in the relationships between income, mental health and sleep quality. Overall, the results suggest that reducing exposure to minority stressors, enhancing feelings of identity resilience and facilitating access to social support may collectively contribute to better mental health outcomes and sleep quality in LGB people – especially those with low income.

Item Type:	Journal article
Publication Title:	Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity
Creators:	Jaspal, R., Lopes, B. and Groeger, J.
Publisher:	American Psychological Association (APA)
Date:	6 January 2025
ISSN:	2329-0382
Identifiers:	Number Type 10.1037/sgd0000797 DOI 2427371 Other
Rights:	©American Psychological Association, 2025. This paper is not the copy of record and may not exactly replicate the authoritative document published in the APA journal. The final article is available, upon publication, at: https://doi.org/10.1037/sgd0000797
Divisions:	Schools > School of Social Sciences
Record created by:	Laura Borcherds
Date Added:	13 May 2025 16:10
Last Modified:	13 May 2025 16:10
URI:	https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/53579

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