Emotional Distress Among LGBT Youth: The Influence of Perceived Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation

被引：598

作者：

Almeida, Joanna ^{[2
]}

Johnson, Renee M. ^{[1
]}

Corliss, Heather L. ^{[3
]}

Molnar, Beth E. ^{[4
]}

Azrael, Deborah ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Harvard Univ, Sch Publ Hlth, Harvard Youth Violence Prevent Ctr, Boston, MA 02115 USA

[2] Northeastern Univ, Sch Hlth Profess, Inst Urban Hlth Res, Boston, MA 02115 USA

[3] Childrens Hosp, Div Adolescent & Young Adult Med, Boston, MA 02115 USA

[4] Harvard Univ, Sch Publ Hlth, Dept Soc Human Dev & Hlth, Boston, MA 02115 USA

来源：

JOURNAL OF YOUTH AND ADOLESCENCE | 2009年 / 38卷 / 07期

关键词：

Emotional distress; LGBT; Self-harm; Suicide; Depression; MIDDLE-SCHOOL STUDENTS; DELIBERATE SELF-HARM; BISEXUAL YOUTHS; SAME-SEX; SUICIDE ATTEMPTS; YOUNG-ADULTS; HETEROSEXUAL ADOLESCENTS; DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS; TRANSGENDER YOUTH; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

D O I：

10.1007/s10964-009-9397-9

中图分类号：

B844 [发展心理学（人类心理学）];

学科分类号：

040202 ;

摘要：

The authors evaluated emotional distress among 9th-12th grade students, and examined whether the association between being lesbian, gay, bisexual, and/or transgendered (i.e., "LGBT") and emotional distress was mediated by perceptions of having been treated badly or discriminated against because others thought they were gay or lesbian. Data come from a school-based survey in Boston, Massachusetts (n = 1,032); 10% were LGBT, 58% were female, and ages ranged from 13 to 19 years. About 45% were Black, 31% were Hispanic, and 14% were White. LGBT youth scored significantly higher on the scale of depressive symptomatology. They were also more likely than heterosexual, non-transgendered youth to report suicidal ideation (30% vs. 6%, p < 0.0001) and self-harm (21% vs. 6%, p < 0.0001). Mediation analyses showed that perceived discrimination accounted for increased depressive symptomatology among LGBT males and females, and accounted for an elevated risk of self-harm and suicidal ideation among LGBT males. Perceived discrimination is a likely contributor to emotional distress among LGBT youth.

引用

页码：1001 / 1014

页数：14

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