在2SLGBTQ+年轻人中,心理健康和获得支持
Mila Kingsbury1, Leanne Findlay1
1Health Analysis Division, Statistics Canada.
Health reports
|November 21, 2024
概括
双灵,女同性恋,男同性恋,双性恋,跨性别者和酷尔 (2SLGBTQ+) 年轻人面临的心理健康问题和自杀的风险高于 cisgender 异性恋同龄人. 即使考虑到社会支持和负面互动,这些差异仍然存在,这表明其他因素,如少数民族压力,也参与其中.
科学领域:
- 心理健康研究 心理健康研究
- 社会学 社会学 社会学
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 认为自己是双灵,女同性恋,男同性恋,双性恋,跨性别者和酷儿 (2SLGBTQ+) 的年轻人经历了心理健康挑战和自杀倾向的高风险.
- 少数民族压力,社会支持和负面的社会互动等社会因素是这些差异的潜在贡献者.
研究的目的:
- 与 cisgender异性恋青年相比,调查2SLGBTQ+青年中心理健康障碍和自杀念头的流行情况.
- 检查社会经验的作用,包括社会支持和负面的社会互动,在这些心理健康差异.
主要方法:
- 利用了2022年心理健康和获得护理调查中的2,047名年轻人 (15-24岁) 的数据.
- 使用世界卫生组织修改的综合国际诊断面试 (CIDI) 评估心理健康和物质使用障碍.
- 通过使用社会保障量表和负面社会相互作用量表来评估社会经验.
主要成果:
- 2SLGBTQ+年轻人表现出明显更高的精神健康障碍率 (56%) 和自杀念头,与 cisgender异性恋年轻人 (29%) 相比.
- 这些高风险在调整人口统计因素,社会支持和负面社会互动后仍然显著.
- 患有心理健康障碍的SLGBTQ+年轻人更有可能寻求正式和非正式的支持.
结论:
- 2SLGBTQ+年轻人面临着不成比例地更高的心理健康状况和自杀倾向负担.
- 虽然社会支持和负面互动起着作用,但它们不能完全解释观察到的心理健康差异.
- 少数群体压力的未测量方面可能会对2SLGBTQ+年轻人面临的心理健康风险作出重大贡献.
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