Abstract Due to minority stress, sexual minority men experience mental health disparities. Sexual minority men who engaged in cognitive-behavioral therapy to address the minority stress underlying their distress completed an exercise eliciting their own resilience. This exercise involved writing an advice letter to a hypothetical peer about coping with minority stress. Qualitative analysis of these letters yielded 18 codes grouped into three categories reflecting resilience to minority stress. Categories included (1) cultivating internal affirmation strategies, (2) building supportive relationships and community, and (3) using cognitive and behavioral skills to cope with minority stress. Findings highlight this population’s resilience and suggest building resilience through treatment.

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“情况确实变得更好了：”年轻的性少数男性对性少数压力的弹性反应


摘要 由于少数压力，性少数男性经历心理健康差异。性少数男性接受认知行为疗法来解决其痛苦背后的少数压力，完成了一项锻炼，激发了他们自己的复原力。这项练习涉及向假设的同伴写一封关于应对少数群体压力的建议信。对这些字母的定性分析产生了 18 个代码，分为三类，反映了对少数群体压力的恢复能力。类别包括（1）培养内部肯定策略，（2）建立支持性关系和社区，以及（3）利用认知和行为技能应对少数群体的压力。研究结果强调了该人群的复原力，并建议通过治疗来增强复原力。