This study examines the role of human-animal interaction (HAI) in relations between sexual and gender minority (SGM) stress, personal hardiness, and psychological stress during emerging adulthood. Data for the current sample reflect 136 SGM emerging adults between the ages of 18 to 21 years who reported living with a companion animal in the past year (37.5% racial/ethnic minority, 49.2% transgender or gender -expansive, 98.5% sexual minority). Mediation was tested using structural equation modeling with a bootstrapping approach. We found evidence of an indirect effect of microaggressions on personal hardiness. Specifically, increases in microaggressions were associated with increases in HAI; in turn, increases in HAI were associated with higher levels of personal hardiness. No other statistically significant indirect effects were identified in our model. We discuss the implications of these findings for enhancing community capacity to empower and facilitate successful coping among SGM emerging adults.

这项研究探讨了人类与动物互动（HAI）在成年期的性和性别少数群体（SGM）压力，个人抵抗力以及心理压力之间的关系。当前样本的数据反映了136名18至21岁之间的SGM新兴成年人，他们在过去的一年中报告与伴侣动物一起生活（37.5％的种族/族裔少数，49.2％的变性者或变性性别，98.5％的性少数） 。使用具有自举方法的结构方程模型对中介进行了测试。我们发现了微侵略间接影响个人抵抗力的证据。具体而言，微攻击的增加与HAI的增加有关。反过来，HAI的增加与更高的个人耐心水平相关。在我们的模型中，没有发现其他统计上显着的间接影响。我们讨论了这些发现对于增强社区能力，增强和促进SGM新兴成年人成功应对的影响。