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

Autor/inn/en	Almeida, Joanna; Johnson, Renee M.; Corliss, Heather L.; Molnar, Beth E.; Azrael, Deborah
Titel	Emotional Distress among LGBT Youth: The Influence of Perceived Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation
Quelle	In: Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 38 (2009) 7, S.1001-1014 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0047-2891
DOI	10.1007/s10964-009-9397-9
Schlagwörter	Suicide; Sexual Orientation; Homosexuality; Grade 12; Males; Emotional Response; Stress Variables; Social Bias; Social Discrimination; High School Students; Grade 9; Grade 10; Grade 11; Correlation; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Depression (Psychology); Attitude Measures; At Risk Persons; Massachusetts + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Selbstmord; Sexuelle Orientierung; Homosexualität; School year 12; 12. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 12; Male; Männliches Geschlecht; Emotionales Verhalten; Soziale Benachteiligung; Soziale Schließung; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; School year 09; 9. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 09; School year 11; 11. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 11; Korrelation; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Risikogruppe; Master-Studiengang
Abstract	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 less than 0.0001) and self-harm (21% vs. 6%, p less than 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. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10