Determinants of Physical and Mental Well-Being among LGBTQIAPN+ Communities: Risk, Protection, and Intervention

Research into the health and well-being of LGBTQIAPN+ populations has increasingly focused on the complex interplay between psychosocial, cognitive, and behavioral factors that shape both risk and resilience. While historical and ongoing marginalization continues to impact these communities, scholars are now examining how intersecting forces like minority stress, structural stigma, and adverse life experiences contribute to disparities in both physical and mental health outcomes. Despite advances offered by frameworks such as the Minority Stress Model, Minority Strengths Model, Syndemic Theory, and Intersectionality, there remain critical gaps in understanding the mechanisms through which adversity and strengths operate, particularly at the intersections of individual, relational, community, and systemic levels. Recent studies have highlighted elevated risks associated with substance misuse, compulsive behaviors including chemsex, and increased rates of psychological distress. Nonetheless, the protective role of psychosocial resources, such as social identity, belonging, and supportive community and policy contexts, is less explicitly charted, demanding deeper analysis and more nuanced investigation.This Research Topic aims to clarify the multifaceted pathways by which risk and protective factors influence the physical and mental health, well-being, and quality of life of LGBTQIAPN+ individuals. It seeks to integrate diverse theoretical perspectives and empirical evidence to disentangle how variables such as prejudice, discrimination, trauma, and community resources mediate and moderate health outcomes. A core objective is to both advance theoretical models and inform practical prevention, intervention, and policy strategies that can reduce health disparities and foster resilience within these populations. Central questions include the identification of specific risk and resilience mechanisms and the elaboration of conditions under which protective processes are most effective.This Research Topic welcomes contributions that explore determinants at the individual, relational, community, and structural levels, but is limited to those which enhance our knowledge of vulnerability, resilience, and actionable interventions for LGBTQIAPN+ populations. Submissions may include but are not limited to the following themes:● Minority stress, minority strengths, syndemic, and intersectionality frameworks● Mechanisms of risk and protection for health and quality of life● Socioemotional skills, social identity, and community belonging● Sexual stigma, internalized homonegativity, and their impact on well-being● Compulsive sexual behavior, chemsex, substance misuse, and related psychopathology● HIV/AIDS, Monkeypox, and other health concerns specific to LGBTQIAPN+ populations● Social support, sense of belonging, loneliness, and the social cure● Institutional, clinical, and policy-level interventions aiming to reduce health disparities● Opportunities for prevention, intervention, and public health or policy innovationAppendix: Welcoming original qualitative and quantitative research, narrative, scoping, and systematic reviews with or without meta-analysis; clinical case reports and case series; and theoretical or commentary articles that identify targets for action or inform effective health, clinical, and policy responses for LGBTQIAPN+ communities. Topic editors: Guilherme Welter Wendt, Felipe Alckmin-Carvalho Source: https://www.frontiersin.org/research-topics/79329/determinants-of-physical-and-mental-well-being-among-lgbtqiapn-communities-risk-protection-and-intervention