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Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Public Health
  • Sociology

Background:

  • Sexual violence is a widespread public health issue.
  • Limited research exists on the factors connecting sexual violence to suicidal thoughts and behaviors (STBs).
  • Understanding these links is crucial for developing effective prevention and intervention strategies.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To test a psychological mediation framework (coping-mental health model) for preventing STBs in sexual violence survivors.
  • To explore if sexual orientation moderates the relationship between sexual violence victimization and STBs.
  • To identify specific pathways and differences across sexual orientations.

Main Methods:

  • Online survey data from 2175 participants on victimization and health.
  • Bootstrap mediation analysis to examine emotion regulation and psychopathology as mediators.
  • Multiple-groups analysis to assess moderation by sexual orientation.

Main Results:

  • Sexual violence victimization was serially mediated by emotion regulation and psychopathology, leading to STBs.
  • The association between psychopathology and STBs was stronger in sexual minority individuals compared to heterosexual individuals.
  • Sexual minority individuals reported higher rates of sexual violence victimization.

Conclusions:

  • Findings support an emotion regulation-mental health framework for suicide prevention among sexual violence survivors.
  • Sexual orientation is a significant factor influencing the pathways from victimization to STBs.
  • Implications for research and training are discussed to improve support for diverse survivor populations.