青少年福祉中的基于性别和性身份的不平等:来自#BeeWell研究的发现
Jose Marquez1, Neil Humphrey2, Louise Black2
1Manchester Institute of Education, University of Manchester, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK. jose.marquez@manchester.ac.uk.
BMC public health
|November 10, 2023
概括
性别和性少数群体的青少年比同龄人报告的幸福感较低,痛苦程度更高. 在多个福祉领域的不平等是显著的,需要针对LGBTQIA+青年提供有针对性的支持和干预.
科学领域:
- 青少年健康 青少年健康
- 心理学 心理学 心理学
- 社会学 社会学 社会学
背景情况:
- 性别和性少数群体的青少年面临着更大的心理痛苦.
- 在这一群体中,福利的更广泛方面仍未得到充分研究.
- 这项研究调查了英国大曼彻斯特的青少年之间的幸福不平等.
研究的目的:
- 检查与青少年的性别和性认同有关的福祉不平等.
- 将这些不平等与社会经济地位等其他特征进行比较.
- 识别各种福利领域的具体差异.
主要方法:
- 在165所学校调查了37978名青少年 (年龄12-15岁) 的调查数据.
- 对享乐 (生活满意度,情感) 和eudaimonic (自主,自尊,人际关系) 幸福感的评估.
- 分析使用结构性相关因子模型来评估基于身份的福祉不平等.
主要成果:
- 对性别和性认同的幸福不平等比对社会经济劣势的不平等更大.
- 性别多样化的青少年和性少数群体的青少年 (同性恋/女同性恋,双性恋/泛性恋) 与 cisgender 男孩和异性恋同龄人相比,分别显示出最大的差异.
- 对焦虑症状的差异比对整体心理健康的差异更为明显.
结论:
- 在多个领域中,LGBTQIA+青少年的幸福感较低.
- 迫切需要改进针对性别多样性和性少数群体青年的预防和干预策略.
- 需要进一步的研究,以了解这些福利不平等的潜在机制.
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