比较女同性恋,同性恋,双性恋,质疑和异性恋中学生的行为健康状况
Alena Kuhlemeier1, Daniel G Shattuck2, Cathleen E Willging2
1College of Population Health, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA.
LGBT health
|November 6, 2024
概括
中学女同性恋,同性恋,双性恋和质疑 (LGBQ) 学生面临着重大的行为健康挑战,包括增加物质使用和较差的心理健康. 这些差异比以前理解的更早出现,突出了性和性别少数群体年轻人的持续问题.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 青少年健康 青少年健康
- 社会学 社会学 社会学
背景情况:
- 女同性恋,同性恋,双性恋和质疑 (LGBQ) 高中学生表现出高率的不良行为健康.
- 有限的研究存在于LGBQ中学生的行为健康.
- 了解早期出现的差异对于及时干预至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 量化LGBQ中学学生之间的行为健康差异.
- 估计中学人口中LGBQ认同的流行程度.
- 为了比较LGBQ和异性恋青年之间的心理健康,物质使用和自杀行为.
主要方法:
- 分析2021年新墨西哥州中学青年风险和弹性调查数据 (N = 12,400).
- 估计LGBQ中学人口规模的估计.
- 调整风险比率的计算,以评估行为健康差异.
主要成果:
- 大约25%的受访中学生认为自己是LGBQ.
- 与异性恋青年相比,LGBQ青年报告的自杀行为和心理健康状况较差的比例显著更高.
- 在大多数类别中,LGBQ学生更有可能从事物质使用.
结论:
- 在LGBQ中学学生中,行为健康状况不佳的患病率很高.
- 鉴定的差异表明,显著的行为健康挑战始于中学,比以前假设的更早.
- 这些发现强调了性和性别少数群体青年在他们的社会文化环境中面临的持续挑战.
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