Minority Stress and Mechanisms of Risk for Depression and Suicidal Ideation among Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Youth

Autor/inn/en	Baams, Laura; Grossman, Arnold H.; Russell, Stephen T.
Titel	Minority Stress and Mechanisms of Risk for Depression and Suicidal Ideation among Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Youth
Quelle	In: Developmental Psychology, 51 (2015) 5, S.688-696 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0012-1649
DOI	10.1037/a0038994
Schlagwörter	Stress Variables; At Risk Persons; Minority Groups; Depression (Psychology); Suicide; Psychological Patterns; Homosexuality; Sexual Identity; Sexual Orientation; Youth; Victims; Social Bias; Correlation; Gender Differences; Social Influences; Longitudinal Studies; Secondary School Students; College Students; Questionnaires; Statistical Analysis; Age Differences; Self Disclosure (Individuals); Multivariate Analysis; Beck Depression Inventory + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Risikogruppe; Ethnische Minderheit; Selbstmord; Homosexualität; Geschlechtsidentität; Sexuelle Identität; Sexuelle Orientierung; Jugend; Jugendlicher; Jugendalter; Victim; Opfer; Korrelation; Geschlechterkonflikt; Sozialer Einfluss; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Sekundarschüler; Collegestudent; Fragebogen; Statistische Analyse; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Multivariate Analyse
Abstract	The experience of minority stress is often named as a cause for mental health disparities among lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) youth, including higher levels of depression and suicidal ideation. The processes or mechanisms through which these disparities occur are understudied. The interpersonal-psychological theory of suicide posits 2 key mechanisms for suicidal ideation: perceived burdensomeness and thwarted belongingness (Joiner et al., 2009). The aim of the current study is to assess the mental health and adjustment among LGB youth emphasizing the minority stress model (Meyer, 2003) and the interpersonal-psychological theory of suicide (Joiner et al., 2009). With a survey of 876 LGB self-identified youth, levels of coming-out stress, sexual orientation victimization, perceived burdensomeness, thwarted belongingness, depression, and suicidal ideation were examined. The results of a multigroup mediation model show that for all gender and sexual identity groups, the association of sexual orientation victimization with depression and suicidal ideation was mediated by perceived burdensomeness. For gay, lesbian, and bisexual girls coming-out stress was also found to be related to depression and suicidal ideation, mediated by perceived burdensomeness. The results suggest that feeling like a burden to "people in their lives" is a critical mechanism in explaining higher levels of depression and suicidal ideation among LGB youth. These results have implications for community and social support groups, many of which base their interventions on decreasing social isolation rather than addressing youths' beliefs of burdensomeness. Implications for future research, clinical and community settings are discussed. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01