Behav. Sci., Volume 11, Issue 1 (January 2021) – 11 articles
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LGBTQ+ emerging adults are frequently exposed to microaggressions, which can have a deleterious impact on mental health. In this paper, we explore whether and to what extent comfort from companion animals and human social support moderate the relationship between LGBTQ-related microaggressions and depressive and anxiety symptoms. Our sample includes 134 LGBTQ+ emerging adults. We found that social support buffers the association between microaggressions and depressive symptoms. Comfort from companion animals also moderates the relationship between interpersonal microaggressions and depressive symptoms. For participants with high or medium levels of comfort, interpersonal microaggressions were positively associated with depressive symptoms. Our results highlight the need to further investigate the role of relationships with companion animals on mental health in this population. View this paper.
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