性少数群体男性的创伤性生活事件,日常歧视和创伤后症状
Mike C Parent1, Andrew S Arriaga1, Jackie Yang1
1Department of Educational Psychology, University of Texas at Austin.
Psychological trauma : theory, research, practice and policy
|September 5, 2024
概括
每天的歧视与同性恋男性的创伤后症状 (PTS) 有关,即使考虑到创伤事件. 这种歧视与所有症状集群中较高的PTS分数有关.
科学领域:
- 心理学 心理学 心理学
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 社会学 社会学 社会学
背景情况:
- 日常的歧视是众所周知的性少数群体的压力因素.
- 以前的研究表明,歧视和心理健康问题之间存在联系,包括创伤后症状 (PTS).
- 日常歧视与PTS之间的特殊关系,独立于其他创伤性生活事件,需要进一步调查.
研究的目的:
- 检查日常歧视与性少数群体男性的创伤后症状 (PTS) 之间的关联.
- 在控制创伤性生活事件的影响后,确定日常歧视是否预测PTS.
- 增强对与歧视相关的心理健康负担的理解.
主要方法:
- 美国有290名同性恋男性参与了一项在线调查.
- 参与者完成了评估创伤性生活事件,日常歧视经历和创伤后症状 (PTS) 的验证措施.
- 使用后勤回归分析来研究变量之间的关系.
主要成果:
- 每天的歧视与满足创伤后症状 (PTS) 的临床切线有显著的关联,即使创伤性生活事件被统计控制.
- 较高的日常歧视水平与所有评估的PTS症状集群的得分增加有关.
- 这些发现表明,歧视经历和创伤后症状的严重程度之间存在强有力的联系.
结论:
- 这项研究为日常歧视与性少数群体男性的创伤后症状 (PTS) 之间存在显著联系提供了实证支持.
- 这些发现表明,歧视导致PTS超出了其他创伤经历的影响.
- 针对歧视的干预措施可能对减轻这个社区的心理健康挑战至关重要.
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