Minority stressors and suicidal ideation in sexual minority individuals across adulthood.

IF 2.7 3区医学 Q2 PSYCHIATRY

Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior Pub Date : 2024-08-01 Epub Date: 2024-04-05 DOI:10.1111/sltb.13080

Jenessa M Canen, Amy M Brausch

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Abstract

Background: Suicidal ideation occurs at relatively high rates among adults identifying as sexual minorities compared to those identifying as heterosexual, and minority stress is one explanation for this disparity. Minority stress is known to associate with increased suicidal ideation, but research on how minority stress associates with suicidal ideation in sexual minority adults across the adult lifespan is lacking.

Methods: Data were collected online from 284 sexual minority adults ranging in age from 18 to 85. Participants were recruited from Prolific and completed self-report measures assessing past-month suicidal ideation and multiple sexual minority stressors.

Results: The minority stressors of acceptance concerns, concealment motivation, and difficulty processing one's identity were positively correlated with likelihood of past-month suicidal deation. Age moderated the relationship between two minority stressors and suicidal ideation: identity uncertainty and internalized homonegativity. These relationships were only significant among older adults, compared to middle-age and younger adults.

Conclusion: Specific internalized minority stressors about one's sexual identity were significantly associated with past-month suicidal ideation for older adults. More research is needed on how minority stress impacts recent suicidal ideation for sexual minority adults across the lifespan.

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性少数群体成年后的少数群体压力和自杀意念。

背景：与异性恋者相比，性少数群体成年人的自杀倾向发生率相对较高，而少数群体压力是造成这种差异的原因之一。众所周知，少数群体的压力与自杀意念的增加有关，但在性少数群体成年人的整个生命周期中，少数群体的压力如何与自杀意念相关的研究还很缺乏：从网上收集了 284 名年龄在 18 岁至 85 岁之间的性少数群体成年人的数据。参与者是从 Prolific 网站上招募的，他们完成了自我报告测量，评估了过去一个月的自杀意念和性少数群体的多重压力：结果：性少数群体的接受顾虑、隐瞒动机和身份处理困难等压力因素与过去一个月的自杀倾向呈正相关。年龄调节了两种少数群体压力因素与自杀意念之间的关系：身份不确定性和内化的同性厌恶。与中年人和年轻人相比，这些关系只在老年人中显著：结论：对于老年人来说，有关性身份的特定内化少数群体压力与过去一个月的自杀意念有显著关联。关于少数群体压力如何影响性少数群体成年人近期的自杀意念，还需要进行更多的研究。

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Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior Medicine-Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

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5.40

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3.10%

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期刊介绍： An excellent resource for researchers as well as students, Social Cognition features reports on empirical research, self-perception, self-concept, social neuroscience, person-memory integration, social schemata, the development of social cognition, and the role of affect in memory and perception. Three broad concerns define the scope of the journal: - The processes underlying the perception, memory, and judgment of social stimuli - The effects of social, cultural, and affective factors on the processing of information - The behavioral and interpersonal consequences of cognitive processes.