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Mortality cues in a high-resource context: Minority stress, suicide exposure, and pubertal development

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 November 2025

Victoria Papke Open the ORCID record for Victoria Papke [Opens in a new window] ,
Juan Del Toro Open the ORCID record for Juan Del Toro [Opens in a new window]  and
Bonnie Klimes-Dougan Open the ORCID record for Bonnie Klimes-Dougan [Opens in a new window]
Victoria Papke*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, MN, USA papke043@umn.edu jdeltoro@umn.edu klimes@umn.edu
Juan Del Toro
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, MN, USA papke043@umn.edu jdeltoro@umn.edu klimes@umn.edu
Bonnie Klimes-Dougan
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, MN, USA papke043@umn.edu jdeltoro@umn.edu klimes@umn.edu
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*Corresponding author.
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Abstract

Building upon the two-tiered model of life history strategies introduced by Ellis, Reid, and Kramer (2024), we discuss avenues for future research that apply the theory to sexual and gender minority individuals. We propose that minority stress and suicide exposure may serve as extrinsic ambient mortality cues among sexual and gender minority (SGM) populations. We also identify a feature of pubertal development requiring more consideration.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 48 , 2025 , e117
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