People who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, and/or transgender (LGBT) experience disparate levels of psychological distress due to marginalization, yet there are also opportunities for community connectedness and sociopolitical involvement in identify-specific issues and organizations, which may improve psychological well-being. This study contributes to intersectional research on LGBT psychological well-being by locating LGBT community connectedness as a mediator of the associations between well-being and (a) LGBT sociopolitical involvement and (b) being out as LGBT among a sample of predominately LGBT-identified adults in the United States and Puerto Rico (n = 4940) across four racial/ethnic identity groups: non-Hispanic Black, Latinx/Hispanic, non-Hispanic White, and other races/ethnicities. Analyses revealed that separate models were operating across racial/ethnic identity groups. Path analysis further showed that LGBT community connectedness mediated (either partially or fully) the effects of both LGBT sociopolitical involvement and outness on well-being. Direct effects on well-being were also found for family support across all groups and for outness only among the non-Hispanic White and other races/ethnicities groups. Community leaders and practitioners should seek to create opportunities for LGBT sociopolitical involvement and other activities that may facilitate feeling connected to LGBT community as part of efforts to promote LGBT well-being.

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LGBT 成年人的幸福之路：作为主持人的社会政治参与、家庭支持、外在和社区联系

被认定为女同性恋、男同性恋、双性恋和/或跨性别 (LGBT) 的人会因边缘化而经历不同程度的心理困扰，但也有机会在特定问题和组织中建立社区联系和社会政治参与，这可能会改善心理福利。本研究通过将 LGBT 社区连通性定位为幸福与 (a) LGBT 社会政治参与和 (b) 作为 LGBT 被排除在以 LGBT 为主的样本中美国和波多黎各的成年人 ( n = 4940）跨越四个种族/族裔身份群体：非西班牙裔黑人、拉丁裔/西班牙裔、非西班牙裔白人和其他种族/族裔。分析显示，不同的模型在种族/族裔身份群体中运作。路径分析进一步表明，LGBT 社区连通性（部分或全部）调节了 LGBT 社会政治参与和外在对幸福感的影响。还发现所有群体的家庭支持和仅在非西班牙裔白人和其他种族/族裔群体中的幸福感对幸福感有直接影响。社区领袖和从业者应寻求为 LGBT 社会政治参与和其他活动创造机会，以促进与 LGBT 社区的联系，作为促进 LGBT 福祉努力的一部分。