南アフリカの高等教育機関でレズビアン,バイセクシュアル,クィアと自認する女性における精神的健康とその要因:定性研究
Carrie Brooke-Sumner1,2, Pinky Mahlangu3,4, K L Dunkle5,6
1Mental Health, Alcohol, Substance Use and Tobacco Research Unit, South African Medical Research Council, Francie Van Zijl Drive, Parow Valley, Cape Town, 7501, South Africa. carrie.brooke-sumner@mrc.ac.za.
BMC global and public health
|September 2, 2025
まとめ
南アフリカのレズビアンとバイセクシュアルな学生は,家族の拒絶,社会的圧力,そしてキャンパスのホモフォビアのために,精神的な健康状態が悪いことを経験しています. LGBTQI+コミュニティとのつながりは 回復力の重要な要素です
科学分野:
- 心理学
- 社会学
- 公衆衛生
背景:
- 大学生はしばしば精神的健康に問題がある.
- 性的少数派の生徒は 精神的健康問題に対するリスクが高くなります
- この研究は,南アフリカの大学で レズビアンとバイセクシュアルな学生の経験に焦点を当てています.
研究 の 目的:
- レズビアンとバイセクシャルな学生の 精神的健康に関する体験を 探求すること
- 学生の精神的健康を害する要因を特定する
- この集団のレジリエンス要因を理解するために
主な方法:
- 3つの大学のキャンパスから56人の参加者 (18〜30歳) とともに,三つのフォーカスグループで isiZulu で議論が行われました.
- 参加者はキャンパスのLGBTQI+フォーラムを通じて募集されました.
- 誘導的なテーマ分析が採用され,参加者のサブサンプルのメンバーのチェックによって結果が検証されました.
主要な成果:
- 3つの大きなテーマが出現しました メンタルヘルスの経験と回復力 メンタルヘルスの悪いライフコースの原動力 現在の学生生活の原動力です
- 参加者は学業や個人的な生活に影響を及ぼす重大な苦痛を報告し,薬物使用は一般的でした.
- 主なレジリエンス要因には,友人やLGBTQI+コミュニティからの社会的サポートが含まれています.
- 早期のストレス要因には 家族からの拒絶,社会的期待,性的なアイデンティティに関する 宗教的な葛藤が含まれていた.
- 同性愛者嫌悪や差別 自己嫌悪が 感情的疲労を助長しました
結論:
- この研究は,南アフリカの性的少数派女子生徒の 精神的健康の悪さを強調しています.
- キャンパスの環境は 自己受容と社会的支援に焦点を当てた メンタルヘルス促進の介入を必要とします
- 多要素の精神教育プログラムはジェンダーとセクシュアリティを肯定し,メンタルヘルスの識字度を高め,回復力を高めるために推奨されています.
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