Disparities in Psychological Distress between Czech General Population and LGB + Community Sample

IF 1.8 Q2 SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY
M. Pitoňák, J. Kožený, M. Čihák
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Abstract

Abstract Sexuality and gender identity measures are rarely included in population-level health studies, even though research shows that sexual minorities are among the groups most vulnerable to psychological distress. In this study, we strive to make the first step towards overcoming this gap in data availability in Czechia. We used data from a recent Czech General population sample (N = 1,841) aged from 15 to 92 with mean = 46,53 and SD = 17,68 years and a Czech sexual minority community sample (N = 1,788) aged from 15 to 71 with mean = 24.2 and SD = 10.1 years that included 642 gay or lesbian men (either cis or trans), 427 gay or lesbian women (either cis or trans), and 450 bisexual individuals (94 men and 356 women, both either cis or trans). We found that all LGB+ subgroups had significantly higher levels of psychological distress compared to general population as measured by Brief Symptom Inventory. This effect was more pronounced in bisexual participants than in gay and lesbian participants. This is the first Czech study focused on comparison of the differences in psychological distress between the general population and sexual minorities. Our study shows that overcoming the lack of inclusion of sexuality and gender identity measures in relevant population health surveys needs to be addressed soon.
捷克普通人群与LGB人群心理困扰的差异 + 社区样本
摘要性和性别认同指标很少被纳入人口层面的健康研究,尽管研究表明性少数群体是最容易受到心理困扰的群体之一。在这项研究中,我们努力迈出克服捷克数据可用性差距的第一步。我们使用了最近捷克普通人群样本的数据(N = 1841),年龄从15岁到92岁,平均值=46,53,标准差=17,68 年和捷克性少数群体样本(N = 1788),年龄从15岁到71岁,平均值为24.2,标准差为10.1 其中包括642名男同性恋或女同性恋(顺式或跨式),427名女同性恋(顺式和跨式)和450名双性恋者(94名男性和356名女性,均为顺式或反式)。我们发现所有的LGB+ 根据简短症状量表的测量,与普通人群相比,亚组的心理困扰水平明显更高。这种影响在双性恋参与者中比男同性恋参与者更明显。这是捷克第一项重点比较普通人群和性少数群体心理困扰差异的研究。我们的研究表明,需要尽快解决在相关人口健康调查中缺乏性和性别认同措施的问题。
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Journal of Bisexuality
Journal of Bisexuality SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY-
CiteScore
2.60
自引率
17.60%
发文量
32
期刊介绍: The Washington Quarterly (TWQ) is a journal of global affairs that analyzes strategic security challenges, changes, and their public policy implications. TWQ is published out of one of the world"s preeminent international policy institutions, the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), and addresses topics such as: •The U.S. role in the world •Emerging great powers: Europe, China, Russia, India, and Japan •Regional issues and flashpoints, particularly in the Middle East and Asia •Weapons of mass destruction proliferation and missile defenses •Global perspectives to reduce terrorism
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