Research on the disparity in common mental health problems borne by sexual minority individuals has entered a stage of increasing theoretical complexity. Indeed, such a substantial disparity is likely not determined by a singular cause and therefore warrants diverse etiological perspectives tested with increasingly rigorous methodologies. The research landscape is made even more complex by the constant and rapid shift in the ways in which sexual minority people understand and characterize their own identities and experiences. This review introduces readers to this complexity by summarizing the historical legacy of research on the sexual orientation disparity in mental health, describing five contemporary theoretical explanations for this disparity and their supporting evidence, and suggesting theoretically informed interventions for reducing this disparity. Last, we offer an agenda for future research to accurately model the complexity of the pathways and solutions to the disproportionately poorer mental health of sexual minority populations.

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性少数群体的心理健康：五种解释性理论及其对干预和未来研究的影响


关于性少数群体所承担的常见心理健康问题差异的研究已经进入了一个理论复杂性日益增加的阶段。事实上，如此巨大的差异可能不是由单一原因决定的，因此需要用越来越严格的方法测试不同的病因学观点。由于性少数群体理解和描述自身身份和经历的方式不断快速变化，研究环境变得更加复杂。这篇综述通过总结心理健康性取向差异研究的历史遗产，描述对这种差异的五种当代理论解释及其支持证据，并提出减少这种差异的理论依据干预措施，向读者介绍了这种复杂性。最后，我们为未来的研究提供了一个议程，以准确模拟导致性少数群体心理健康状况不佳的途径和解决方案的复杂性。