性取向和与年龄相关的自杀想法在美国的模式. 大人的成年人
Caleb C Cooley1, Zhe Meredith Zhang2, Justin T Denney1
1Department of Sociology, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, USA.
LGBT health
|July 24, 2023
概括
性少数群体成年人面临更高的自杀想法风险. 双性恋者,特别是年轻的双性恋男性和中年双性恋女性,与异性恋者相比,风险较高.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 心理健康研究 心理健康研究
- 社会学 社会学 社会学
背景情况:
- 自杀念头是一个重大的公共卫生问题.
- 了解跨性取向和年龄组自杀念头的差异对于有针对性的干预至关重要.
- 之前的研究表明,性少数群体的心理健康负担较高,但详细的特定年龄分析有限.
研究的目的:
- 研究基于性取向 (异性恋,同性恋/女同性恋,双性恋) 和年龄组的自杀念头的差异.
- 进行性别分层分析来探索这些差异.
- 确定性少数群体自杀思想中的特定与年龄相关的模式.
主要方法:
- 利用了2011-2018年9个美国州的行为风险因素监测系统 (BRFSS) 的数据.
- 包括18岁及以上的成年人 (n=113,337) 与有关性取向和自杀念头的数据.
- 使用后勤回归和平均边际效应 (AME) 进行统计分析,控制社会人口统计和社会经济因素.
主要成果:
- 性少数群体的男性和女性报告自杀念头的几率明显高于异性恋者,即使在调整后.
- 双性恋女性的几率是异性恋女性的近四倍,女同性恋女性的几率是异性恋女性的三倍以上.
- 同性恋男性的几率翻了一番,双性恋男性的几率是异性恋男性的3.67倍.
- 年龄特定的分析显示,与异性恋或同性恋/女同性恋同龄人相比,年轻的双性恋男性 (18-24岁) 和中年双性恋女性 (35-44岁) 的自杀想法可能性更高.
结论:
- 性少数群体的个人在成年期经历自杀念头的风险较高.
- 这些发现凸显了双性人群中关键的特定年龄的脆弱性.
- 结果强调了针对性政策和支持服务的需要,以解决性少数群体的心理健康需求.
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