Moderated Mediation Model Research Articles

Empathetic concern and social entrepreneurial intention: a moderated mediation model of social entrepreneurial self-efficacy and perceived cultural support

Purpose This study aims to explore whether social entrepreneurial self-efficacy (SESE) mediates the empathetic concern (EC)–social entrepreneurial intentions (SEIs) relationship. In addition, drawing on institutional theory, the authors propose that the EC–SESE–SEI relationship is contingent upon perceptions of cultural support (PCS) towards social entrepreneurship in a society. Design/methodology/approach Data from 232 Taiwanese business and management undergraduates were used to test the proposed relationships. Findings SESE was found to mediate the relationship between EC and SEI. However, cultural support towards social entrepreneurship in society had a negative moderating effect on the EC–SESE–SEI relationship, suggesting that the EC–SESE–SEI relationship was stronger under conditions of low, rather than high PCS. Originality/value This paper provides further insights into not only the link between EC and SEI but also the conditions under which EC is translated into SEI. It also enhances the recent limited knowledge about how context and cultural attitudes and values towards social entrepreneurship shapes SEI.

Green Knowledge Sharing and the Green Performance Nexus: A Moderated Mediation Model

Green knowledge sharing plays a pivotal role in enhancing businesses’ environmental performance by promoting sustainable practices, innovation, and operational efficiency. Using a knowledge-based view [KBV], the current investigation aims to explore a moderated mediation model to investigate the relationship between green knowledge sharing and green performance. Green creativity is proposed as an explanatory variable that explains the relationship between green knowledge sharing and green performance, while green human capital is proposed as a boundary condition for green knowledge sharing and green creativity relationships. Data from 266 respondents working at managerial levels in different firms with offices in Riyadh were collected using the snowball sampling technique and were used to analyze the proposed moderated mediation model. The findings indicate that green creativity significantly mediates the relationship between green knowledge sharing and green performance, and green human capital moderates the relationship between green knowledge sharing and green creativity. This study highlights the importance of knowledge sharing and creativity in enhancing green performance. It also suggests that organizations investing in green human capital can strengthen these relationships. The results also offer practical insights for policymakers and managers on how green knowledge sharing can foster sustainable environmental performance.

Perceived Coach Social Support and Coach-Athlete Relationship: A Moderated Mediation Model of Coach-Athlete Attachment and Proactive Personality

Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate how perceived social support from coaches leads to favorable coach-athlete relationships via the mediation of coach-athlete attachment and the moderation of proactive personality. Method: The study consisted of a cross-sectional self-report survey with a sample of 302 professional athletes recruited and measured by psychological questionnaires of perceived coach social support, coach-athlete attachment, coach-athlete relationship, and proactive personality. The structural equation model examined the moderated mediation model. Results: The results indicated that coach-athlete attachment partially mediated the prediction of perceived coach-social support in the coach-athlete relationship. Proactive personality played a moderated role between perceived coach social support and coach-athlete attachment. Conclusions: This study suggests that coaches should pay more attention to athletes to build up the coach-athlete relationship, while they also need the athletes’ positive feedback.

The Effect of Corporate Social Responsibility Characteristics on Employee Green Behavior: A Moral Emotions Perspective

Shaping green employees is a source of sustainable competitive advantage for enterprises. However, previous studies have lacked consideration of the moral aspects of employee green behavior (EGB), thus ignoring the mechanism of employee moral psychology, especially the important impact of moral emotions on EGB. Based on the affective events theory, we built a moderated mediation model to test how corporate social responsibility characteristics (CSRCs) affect EGB and to explore the role of organizational pride (OP) and the environmental passion climate (EPC) in this process. SPSS25.0 and Mplus8.0 were used to analyze data from 267 valid questionnaires. The results show that CSRCs' positive effect required EGB and OP to play a mediating role in the relationship between them. In addition, EPC had a negative moderating effect on the effect of OP on required EGB. These results expand the theoretical territory of EGB from the perspective of moral emotions. In practice, the results provide a moral motivation for cultivating employees’ ecological literacy and stimulating EGB as well as management strategies for organizational environmental protection practice and green sustainable development.

Relationship between mindfulness and meaning in life among university students: roles of social support and the experience of being left behind

University students, particularly those with experiences of being left behind, face difficulties dealing with the many changes that cause psychological problems, and meaning in life plays a protective role in this process. Mindfulness and social support have emerged as potential factors influencing meaning in life. Although previous studies have revealed a link between mindfulness and meaning in life, few studies have examined this relationship from the perspective of the experience of being left behind. A sample comprising 1205 university students was used for the study. Self-report questionnaires were administered to assess the degrees of mindfulness, social support, meaning in life, and the experience of being left behind. We established four moderated mediation models to test the moderation and mediation effects. The results of a moderated mediation analysis revealed that social support and its dimensions mediated the effect of mindfulness on meaning in life. The impact of family support on meaning in life was moderated by the experience of being left behind, and friend support and other types of support had no significant moderating effects. Specifically, the moderating effect of the experience of being left behind significantly attenuated the impact of family support on meaning in life, whereas no significant weakening effect was observed for friend support or other types of support. Therefore, psychological education should emphasize the compensation role of friend support and other social connections in the psychological problems caused by the experience of being left behind, and appropriate mindfulness intervention is suggested.

Glycosylated Haemoglobin and Quality of Life: A Moderated-Mediation Model for Emotional Intelligence and Affect

Previous research has shown that higher glycosylated haemoglobin (HbA1c) levels are related to poorer quality of life. The objective was to analyse the moderating role of emotional intelligence (EI) in the relationship between HbA1c levels and quality of life through both positive (PA) and negative affect (NA) in individuals with Type 1 diabetes (T1D). A total of 72 participants with T1D (mean age = 41.10, SD = 10.73) were assessed on HbA1c. Psychological constructs were measured through the following questionnaires: MSCEIT (EI), PANAS (affect), and EsDQOL (quality of life). Higher levels of HbA1c and NA were related to a worse quality of life. In contrast, higher PA was related to a better quality of life. In addition, higher EI was associated with lower NA and worries about diabetes. In individuals with low EI scores, EI had a positive moderating effect on the relationship between HbA1c and NA. The moderated mediation analysis revealed a significant positive indirect effect of HbA1c on quality of life through NA moderated by EI for these individuals with low EI scores. This study shows how higher HbA1c levels have a negative impact on the quality of life of individuals with T1D and low EI levels by increasing their NA.

Made with Artificial Intelligence: The Effect of Artificial Intelligence Disclosures in Instagram Advertisements on Consumer Attitudes

Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to disrupt the advertising industry as marketers and brands can leverage its power to create highly engaging personalized content. However, the usage of AI is prone to bias and misinformation and can be used to manipulate. Therefore, various lawmakers such as the European Union aim to enforce AI disclosure messages to protect consumers. But the implications of such disclosures have not yet been studied. This paper draws on existing theories in persuasion knowledge, disclosure theory, inferences of manipulative intent, and AI aversion to develop a model to understand consumer attitudes toward AI disclosures in Instagram advertisements. A three-condition between-subjects online experiment ( Nfinal = 161) was conducted to test the model. The data were analyzed using a moderated mediation model. AI disclosures lead to a direct decrease in advertising attitude. In addition, AI disclosures lead to a decrease in brand attitude only when consumers have high AI aversion. There were no effects of AI disclosures on source credibility. These effects were mediated by inferences of manipulative intent. However, participants who viewed the AI disclosure had lower inferences of manipulative intent and then participants who did not view the AI disclosure. Furthermore, no differences were found between AI disclosures pertaining to the use of AI in the creation of the image or the text. Implications are discussed from both theoretical and managerial viewpoints and highlight why the use of AI on social media for advertising purposes should be limited as it will become more transparent in the future.

CANCER. Is this Forever? Examining the Relationship Between Event Centrality and Fear of Cancer Recurrence from a Cognitive-Behavioral Standpoint

The purpose of this study was to test a moderated mediation model. We first looked into whether fear of a cancer recurrence mediated the effect of time since diagnosis on trauma centrality, a concept rendering the impact of cancer on one’s self-identity. Secondly, we looked into whether the indirect effect would depend on the stage of diagnosis. We expected a more pronounced indirect effect for early stages as opposed to late stages. We acquired data from 234 cancer survivors (78.02% female; Mage= 35.58), who received a cancer diagnosis, were undergoing cancer treatment or had finished their treatment. Together with demographics and basic medical information, participants completed the Fear of Cancer Recurrence Inventory Short Form (FCRI-SF) and the Centrality of Event Scale – the Short - Form (CED-SF). In line with our expectations, the results confirmed an indirect effect of fear of cancer recurrence which was stronger for survivors in the early stage of diagnosis (i.e., I, II) as compared to those in the late stage (i.e., III, IV). Conclusions and Future Directions. The study emphasizes the significance of taking into account both the disease stage at diagnosis and the length of time since diagnosis when creating interventions to help cancer survivors address their fear of cancer recurrence. Theoretical ramifications and interpretive limitations are presented.

Entrepreneurial alertness and new firm performance: a moderated mediation model

Purpose Supported by the literature on dynamic capabilities, this study aims to propose a moderated mediation model to examine how entrepreneurial alertness advances new firm performance by identifying strategic flexibility as a pivotal mediator and absorptive capacity as a crucial contingency. Design/methodology/approach This paper collects data from 137 new firms regarding activities that were considered essential during the COVID-19 contingency in Mexico. The hypotheses are tested using hierarchical multiple regression analysis, complemented with the bootstrapping approach to confirm the indirect and conditional effects of entrepreneurial alertness on firm performance through strategic flexibility. Findings The results yielded general support for the study hypotheses, suggesting that entrepreneurs’ alertness facilitates the firms’ ability to respond to changes in their context, namely, strategic flexibility; strategic flexibility enables firms make useful changes, leading to better performance; entrepreneurial alertness indirectly affects new firm performance through strategic flexibility; absorptive capacity has a positive moderating impact on the entrepreneurial alertness-strategic flexibility relationship; and the positive influence of entrepreneurial alertness on strategic flexibility and ultimately new firm performance was increased in high rather than in low absorptive capacity. Practical implications This study highlights that entrepreneurs’ cognitive mechanisms shape the behaviour of their firms through strategic decisions. This paper studies the influence of entrepreneurs’ alertness on strategic flexibility, examines the interplay between entrepreneurial alertness and environmental conditions via absorptive capacity and proposes a moderated mediation model to understand the effect of entrepreneurs’ alertness on strategic flexibility and new firm performance. Originality/value The study investigates the influence of assertive message framing and individual value orientations on the reactance process in the context of environmentally friendly mobility. It finds individual value orientations to be a significant factor in the reactance process, further extending the psychological reactance theory. Moreover, it revalidates reactance as a construct consisting of anger and negative cognition.

The compensatory protective effects of organizational and supervisor support for nurses’ morale in sickness presenteeism: a three-way moderated mediation model

PurposeThe present study explored sickness presenteeism as a linchpin connecting prolonged working hours to elevated turnover intention among hospital nurses (mediation). In addition, we examined the joint moderating effects of organizational health care support and supervisor support on the second stage of the “long working hours-presenteeism-turnover” process (three-way moderated mediation).Design/methodology/approachWe conducted a two-wave survey to collect data over a four-month period from hospital nurses in Taiwan. The final sample for analysis had 294 nurses.FindingsWe found that presenteeism partially mediated the elevated turnover intention after working long hours four months later. We also found a significant three-way moderation effect of organizational health care support and supervisor support on the positive relationship between presenteeism and turnover intention. Specifically, nurses reported the lowest turnover intention with high levels of both organizational healthcare and supervisor support, the highest turnover intention with both support being low, and the intermediate level of turnover intention when any one of the support was high.Practical implicationsOrganizations should build a positive work environment through organizational health care support and supervisor support to retain talents.Originality/valueOur findings suggested that support resources of different origins (organization-level vs line supervisor) can compensate for one another to protect the employees in demanding work conditions. Our moderated mediation model exploring the psychosocial context of presenteeism has theoretical contributions pivoting on the interplay of resources at different levels in the organization as well as practical implications for presenteeism management.

Food insecurity and adolescent impulsivity: The mediating role of functional connectivity in the context of family flexibility.

Adolescent food insecurity is a salient adversity hypothesized to affect neural systems associated with increased impulsive behavior. Family environments shape how adverse experiences influence development. In this study, hypotheses were tested regarding the conjoint effects of food insecurity and family flexibility on impulsivity via alterations in connectivity between regions within the salience and central executive networks. Such alterations are reflected in resting-state functional connectivity (rsFC) metrics between the anterior insula (AI) and the middle frontal gyrus (MFG). Hypotheses were tested in a longitudinal moderated mediation model with two waves of data from 142 adolescents (Time 1 [T1] Mage = 12.89, SD=0.85; Time 2 [T2] Mage = 15.01, SD=1.07). Data on past-year household food insecurity, family flexibility, and rsFC were obtained at T1. Impulsivity was self-reported by the adolescent at T1 and T2. Findings revealed that high T1 left-to-left rsFC between the AI and MFG was associated with increased impulsivity at T2. The interaction of family flexibility and food insecurity was associated with AI and MFG rsFC. In the context of low family flexibility, food insecurity was linked to high levels of AI and MFG rsFC. Conversely, in the context of optimal family flexibility, food insecurity was associated with low levels of AI and MFG rsFC. Conditional indirect analysis suggests that the links among food insecurity, rsFC, and impulsive behavior depend on family flexibility. RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS: Adolescent food insecurity was associated with anterior insula and middle frontal gyrus connectivity only at certain levels of family flexibility. High family flexibility attenuated the link between food insecurity and neural connectivity, while low levels of family flexibility increased this risk. High left anterior insula and left middle frontal gyrus connectivity was associated with increased impulsivity 1 year later.

Using benevolent leadership to improve safety behaviour in the construction industry: a moderated mediation model of safety knowledge and safety training and education

Objectives. Despite extensive regulatory reform, safety research and safety programmes over the past several decades, the construction sector remains notoriously dangerous in different regions across the world. Despite the fact that effective leadership is crucial for improving workplace safety behaviour (SB), there have been insufficient studies on how benevolent leadership (BL) affects such behaviour. Methods. Using a cross-sectional design, this research examines the influence of BL on employees’ SB. The mediating role of safety knowledge and the moderating role of safety training and education were also observed. Data obtained from 413 employees of construction firms in Turkey were used to verify the links. Results. BL has positive influences on employees’ SB and safety knowledge. Safety knowledge has a positive influence on SB and partially mediates the BL–SB link. At a low level of safety training and education, the BL–safety knowledge link is weaker for firms whose employees receive low safety training and education. At high levels of safety training and education, both the direct and indirect links between BL and SB are stronger for firms with high levels of safety training and education. Conclusion. The findings significantly extend safety literature through the lens of implicit followership theory.

Third parties’ reactions to the illegitimate tasks of coworkers

PurposePrevious studies have mainly focused on the negative impact of illegitimate tasks on recipients but ignored its impact on observers. Drawing on deservingness theory, this research developed a moderated serial mediation model to examine the underlying mechanism in the relationship between observed illegitimate tasks and observers’ helping behaviour.Design/methodology/approachThis research tested the model using a sample of 218 employees in China through a two-wave field study. A path analysis was conducted with the bootstrapping procedure to test the hypothesized model.FindingsThe results showed that the effect of observing illegitimate tasks was contingent upon the degree of the observer’s interpersonal liking towards the recipient. Specifically, when the observer had a high level of interpersonal liking for a coworker, the observer may perceive that the coworker was undeserving of being assigned illegitimate tasks, which increased sympathetic emotion and the sequent helping behaviour.Originality/valueThis study shifted the perspective of the illegitimate task literature from the recipient to the third parties. Additionally, it provided a finer-grained understanding of the mechanism between observed workplace disrespectful treatment and the observer’s helping behaviour.

Relationship between authentic leadership, service quality, organizational commitment and work engagement: testing a moderated mediation model

PurposeThe purpose of this research is to determine how and why authentic leadership affects service quality. For this aim, a conceptual model comprising authentic leadership, service quality, organizational commitment and work engagement has been proposed.Design/methodology/approachPrivate sector employees from various sectors in North Cyprus were targeted for this research. Through convenience sampling, we collected 298 responses at Time 1 and 265 responses at Time 2. After data cleaning, the total responses available for analysis were 258 (the response rate is 72%). The five-step strategy was applied for translation, and the data were analyzed using IBM AMOS 21.0.FindingsFindings show authentic leadership influences service quality directly and indirectly through organizational commitment. Moreover, work engagement has a moderated mediation position in this relationship.Originality/valueThe research model is a new attempt in the literature and contributes to leadership research by testing the effects of authentic leadership on service quality through the moderated mediation effect of work engagement.

Frailty and suicidal ideation among older adults living alone in the community: a moderated mediation model of perceived burdensomeness and positive emotions

BackgroundSuicide rates among older adults individuals living alone in the community are comparatively high. The prevalence of suicidal ideation among older adults living alone in the community was assessed using the interpersonal-psychological theory of suicide and the broaden-and-build theory of positive affect.ObjectivesThe research objectives of this study was examine to the prevalence of suicidal ideation among older adults living alone in the community. It was examined whether perceived burdensomeness mediated the relation between frailty and suicidal ideation, and whether positive emotions moderated either the indirect or direct effect of a mediation model.MethodsThe model was tested on 893 older adults people living alone in the community in Xintai City, China. An assessment of participants’ frailty, suicidal ideation, perceived burdensomeness, and positive emotions was conducted.ResultsThe results demonstrated that perceived burdensomeness acted as a partly mediating factor in the relationship between frailty and suicidal ideation. In addition, the direct and indirect effects of the mediation model were moderated by positive emotions. When levels of positive emotion were high, fragility had a weaker effect on suicidal ideation, and perceived burdensomeness had a weaker effect on suicidal ideation.ConclusionResults emphasize that interventions aimed at improving positive emotions could have a protective effect on frail older people living alone in the community who are at risk of suicide.

Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Mediate the Relationship Between Poor Sleep Quality and Suicidal Ideation Among Young Chinese Men

Objective Poor sleep quality exacerbates suicidal ideation. Depression, anxiety, and stress may play important roles in this relationship. However, the underlying mechanisms remain unknown. Method A total of 2,598 young men were recruited for a cross-sectional study focusing on a range of sociodemographic factors, emotions, sleep quality, and suicidal ideation. Parallel, serial, and moderated mediation models were used to determine whether depression, anxiety, and stress mediated the relationship between poor sleep quality and suicidal ideation. Results Direct and indirect effects of poor sleep quality on suicidal ideation were observed. Depression, anxiety, and stress mediated the relationship between poor sleep quality and suicidal ideation (β Depression = 0.166, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.144, 0191; β Anxiety = 0.153, 95% CI: 0.130, 0.177; β Stress = 0.176, 95% CI: 0.154, 0.200). The serial mediation model indicated that depressive and stress symptoms co-play a serial mediating role in the relationship between poor sleep quality and suicidal ideation (β a = 0.049, 95% CI: 0.036, 0.062; βb = 0.099, 95% CI: 0.080, 0.120). The moderated mediation model revealed that the mediating role of stress on the relationship between poor sleep quality and suicidal ideation was moderated by depression (β = 0.173, 95% CI: 0.150, 0.197). Self-reported measures and the study’s cross-sectional design preclude the causal inferences reported. Conclusions The findings of this study prompt clinical and scientific researchers to consider the interplay among affective disorders when investigating etiological and psychological factors that may contribute to suicidal ideation.

How Does Perceived Social Support Impact Mental Health and Creative Tendencies Among Chinese Senior High School Students?

The senior high school period is a critical phase for the proliferation of mental health problems, as well as a key period for cognitive development among adolescents. Due to the importance of support from the external environment for students, this study aims to explore and verify the protective role of social support in the mental health and creative tendencies of senior high school students, as well as its mechanisms and boundary conditions. Based on a survey of 1463 Chinese senior high school students, a moderated mediation model was constructed. The results showed that (1) perceived social support significantly negatively predicts mental health problems and significantly positively predicts creative tendencies; (2) self-esteem mediates the impact of perceived social support on both mental health problems and creative tendencies; (3) perceived stress not only moderates the impact of self-esteem on mental health problems and creative tendencies, but also moderates the mediating effect of self-esteem. The findings of this study shed light on the positive impact of social support and the self-esteem it nurtures during the senior high school years. These insights offer valuable recommendations for practitioners aiming to prevent mental health issues and foster creative tendencies among senior high school students.

Sarcopenia, dysphagia, and frailty in community-dwelling older adults: An analysis of mediation and moderated mediation models.

Sarcopenia, dysphagia, and frailty are geriatric syndromes that commonly occur with age and are associated with various adverse health consequences. Nevertheless, the complex associations among them require further study to be clarified. The objectives of this study were to investigate (1) the potential role of dysphagia as a mediator in the association between sarcopenia and frailty and (2) the potential role of taste and smell dysfunction as a moderator of this mediator effect in community-dwelling older adults. A total of 352 older adults (mean age = 70.48 ± 5.31 years; 57.67% female) enrolled in this cross-sectional study. The SARC-F, Eating Assessment Tool-10 (EAT-10), and Edmonton Frailty Scale (EFS) were used to assess sarcopenia, dysphagia, and frailty, respectively. The Taste and Smell Dysfunction Questionnaire (TSDQ) was employed to assess taste and smell dysfunction. Frailty was present in 21.86%, sarcopenia risk in 39.77%, and dysphagia in 26.99% of the participants. The mediation analysis showed that the SARC-F had a significant effect on the EAT-10 (B = 1.001; p < 0.001), which in turn had a significant effect on the EFS (B = 0.129; p < 0.001). The direct (B = 0.659; p < 0.001), indirect (B = 0.129), and total (B = 0.778; p < 0.001) effects of SARC-F on EFS were significant. Of the association between sarcopenia and frailty, 16.6% was explained by dysphagia. The moderated mediation analysis showed that the TSDQ (B = 0.127; p < 0.001) moderated the association between SARC-F and EAT-10 and that the EAT-10 mediated the association between SARC-F and EFS only in older adults who scored moderate and high on the TSDQ (B = 0.049 and B = 0.114, respectively). The EAT-10 partially mediates the association between the SARC-F and the EFS, implying that sarcopenia affects frailty indirectly via dysphagia. Furthermore, taste and smell dysfunction moderates this mediator effect, with sarcopenia functioning as a mediator in older adults who scored moderate and high on the TSDQ. Therefore, it is plausible to anticipate that if someone has taste and smell dysfunction in addition to sarcopenia, they are more likely to have dysphagia and, ultimately, frailty. These findings emphasize the importance of addressing sarcopenia, taste and smell dysfunction, and dysphagia concurrently in frailty management in older adults.

Cyberbullying Victimization and Perpetration in Adolescents: A Longitudinal Moderated Mediation Model.

Although cyberbullying victimization significantly impacts cyberbullying behaviors, research on its longitudinal mechanisms and protective factors remains scarce. A total of 1465 Chinese adolescents (52.2% female) with an average age of 16.14 (SD = 0.40) participated in a three-wave longitudinal study with 3-month intervals. Cyberbullying victimization positively predicted cyberbullying perpetration 6 months later, and this effect was mediated by impairment in personality functioning. Mindfulness buffered the predictive effect of cyberbullying victimization on impairment in personality functioning and mitigated the negative impact of impairment in personality functioning on cyberbullying perpetration. Further findings revealed that the indirect effect of impairment in personality functioning was more pronounced when levels of mindfulness were low, and higher levels of mindfulness could disrupt the mediating pathway of impairment in personality functioning between cyberbullying victimization and perpetration. The findings highlighted the importance of promoting the positive development of adolescents' personality functioning and fostering mindfulness skills to reduce cyberbullying among adolescents.

Multilevel Sexual Minority Stigma-Based Experiences and Mental Health Among U.S. Sexual Minority Adults: A Socio-Ecological Longitudinal Moderated Mediation Analysis

Abstract Background The current study aimed to longitudinally examine whether intrapersonal stigma (i.e., internalized stigma; identity concealment) mediates the associations between interpersonal stigma (i.e., adulthood and childhood victimization; everyday discrimination; perceived external stigma) and mental health outcomes among sexual minority adults, and as a function of two moderators: structural climate and generation. Methods Data from 600 sexual minorities across three generations (i.e., ages 18-25, 34-42, 48-55) who completed all three waves of the 2016-2019 Generations Study were merged with census division data on legal climate (2016 Human Rights Campaign State Equality Index). A series of three-wave time-lagged simplex moderated mediation models were estimated for each independent and dependent variable combination through two parallel mediators, with both moderators included on each independent-mediator variable pathway. Results Greater identity concealment partially explained the effects of perceived external stigma on greater psychological distress and suicidal ideation, but most strongly among older generations. Other mediation was not supported. Reversed sensitivity analyses revealed how identity concealment’s positive effect on suicidal ideation may be suppressed through lower adulthood victimization and, only among younger generations in higher stigma climates, how it’s positive effects on psychological distress and suicidal ideation may be suppressed through lower everyday discrimination. Conclusions Identity concealment may represent a salient mechanism through which sexual minorities navigate structural climates and the harmful effects of interpersonal stigma on distress and suicidal ideation. While the longitudinal findings provide some support for the cross-level effects of sexual minority stigma on mental health outcomes, further advanced time-lagged examinations are warranted.