Associations Between Sexual Orientation and Self-Perceptions of Aging: The Withering Role of Stress

Serena Sabatini, Anyah Prasad, Faculty of Clinical Psychology and Psychobiology, University of Barcelona, School of Psychology, University of Surrey, Department of Medicine, Health and Society, Vanderbilt University

Research on Aging: An International Bimonthly Journal

Published online on February 24, 2026

Abstract

Research on Aging, Ahead of Print.
The study objective was to investigate the differences between sexual minority and heterosexual individuals on multiple dimensions of self-perceptions of aging (SPA) and examine the mediating role of stress. In the nationally representative German Ageing ...