Internalizing symptoms and affective vulnerability among heterosexual and sexual minority young adults.

IF 2.6 3区医学 Q2 PSYCHIATRY

Psychology and Psychotherapy-Theory Research and Practice Pub Date : 2024-11-18 DOI:10.1111/papt.12560

Alison C McLeish, Kimberly R Hartson, Joy L Hart, Kandi L Walker

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Abstract

Objectives: Sexual minority young adults report higher rates of anxiety and depression, and affective vulnerability factors (i.e. anxiety sensitivity, distress tolerance, emotion dysregulation) may help explain these mental health disparities.

Design: The current cross-sectional study examined differences between sexual minority and heterosexual college students (n = 465; M_age = 19.84, SD = 3.51; 76.3% female) in anxiety, depression and affective vulnerability and whether affective vulnerability served as an explanatory mechanism in these associations.

Methods: Participants completed self-report measures for course credit.

Results: Sexual minority young adults reported greater anxiety, depression, anxiety sensitivity, emotion regulation difficulties and lower distress tolerance. There were also significant indirect effects for all three affective vulnerability variables for anxiety symptoms and for emotion regulation difficulties for depression symptoms.

Conclusions: Affective vulnerability, particularly emotion regulation difficulties, appears to serve as a mechanism through which sexual minority status is associated with anxiety and depression. Improving emotion regulation skills may help to reduce mental health disparities in this population.

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异性恋和性少数群体青少年的内化症状和情感脆弱性。

目标：性少数群体的年轻人焦虑和抑郁的比例较高：性少数群体的年轻人焦虑和抑郁的发生率较高，而情感脆弱因素（即焦虑敏感性、痛苦容忍度、情绪失调）可能有助于解释这些心理健康差异：本横断面研究考察了性少数群体大学生和异性恋大学生（n = 465；年龄 = 19.84，SD = 3.51；76.3% 为女性）在焦虑、抑郁和情感脆弱性方面的差异，以及情感脆弱性是否是这些关联的解释机制：方法：参与者完成自我报告测量，以获得课程学分：结果：性少数群体的年轻人报告了更大的焦虑、抑郁、焦虑敏感性、情绪调节困难和更低的痛苦容忍度。所有三个情感脆弱性变量对焦虑症状和情绪调节困难对抑郁症状都有明显的间接影响：结论：情感脆弱性，尤其是情绪调节困难，似乎是性少数群体身份与焦虑和抑郁相关联的一种机制。提高情绪调节能力可能有助于减少这一人群的心理健康差异。

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Psychology and Psychotherapy-Theory Research and Practice 医学-精神病学

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6.10

自引率

5.90%

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审稿时长

6 months

期刊介绍： Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory Research and Practice (formerly The British Journal of Medical Psychology) is an international scientific journal with a focus on the psychological and social processes that underlie the development and improvement of psychological problems and mental wellbeing, including: theoretical and research development in the understanding of cognitive and emotional factors in psychological problems; behaviour and relationships; vulnerability to, adjustment to, assessment of, and recovery (assisted or otherwise) from psychological distresses; psychological therapies with a focus on understanding the processes which affect outcomes where mental health is concerned.