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[Suicidal behavior among Chilean young people self-identified as cisgender, lesbian, gay, and bisexual]
Vasily Bühring1, Carolina Inostroza1
1Facultad de Ciencias Sociales, Departamento de Psicología, Universidad de Concepción, Concepción, Chile.
Background:
Suicidal behavior is more common among young people and those who identify as lesbian, gay, or bisexual.
Aim:
To assess suicidal behavior among young people self-identified as cisgender lesbian, gay, and bisexual.
Material And Methods:
The Okasha Suicide Scale was answered online by1,683 Chilean people aged 18 to 30 years, self-identified as cisgender lesbian, gay, or bisexual.
Results:
Thirty four percent of respondents reported suicidal ideation in some moment of their lives and 16% reported repeated suicidal thoughts. Thirty five percent reported at least one suicide attempt. Women had a higher risk of suicide attempts than men. Bisexuals had a higher risk of suicide attempts than lesbians and homosexuals. Those with a non-conforming or non-binary gender identity had a higher risk of suicide attempts than those with a female and male gender identity.
Conclusions:
These results confirm the higher suicide risk among young sexual minority groups.
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