Minority Stress and Mental Health of Indian Non-binary Individuals

Title

Minority Stress and Mental Health of Indian Non-binary Individuals

Creator

Deshpande, Surbhi; Rangaswamy, Rashmi

Description

This study investigated how Indian non-binary individuals experience minority stress and its impact on mental health, with a focus on the role of social support and coping mechanisms. Semi-structured interviews with eight non-binary participants aged 1823 from Bengaluru revealed four main themes: societal treatment, self-identity, minority stress and mental health, and social support. Findings indicate that experiences with discrimination, misgendering, gender dysphoria, and identity concealment contribute to negative mental health outcomes. However, social support and effective coping strategies were found to positively influence mental health by affirming identity. These results suggest potential avenues for developing targeted interventions and support systems to improve mental health among non-binary individuals. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2025.

Source

Global Social Welfare;Volume;12;Issue;3;pp.267-276

Date

01-01-2025

Publisher

Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH

Subject

Experiences; Mental health; Minority; Non-binary; Stress

Coverage

Deshpande S., Dept of Psychology, School of Social Sciences, Yeshwanthpur Campus, CHRIST University, Bangalore, 560073, India; Rangaswamy R., Dept of Psychology, School of Social Sciences, Yeshwanthpur Campus, CHRIST University, Bangalore, 560073, India

Rights

Restricted Access; Hardcopy may be available in the library

Relation

ISSN: 21968799;

Format

online

Language

English

Type

Article

Identifier

https://doi.org/10.1007/s40609-025-00393-7

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