与减少物质使用和性别少数群体青少年抑郁症相关的保护因素
Dina Burstein1, Eliza Loren Purdue2, Jennifer A Jones3
1Center for Community-Engaged Medicine, Institute for Clinical Research and Health Policy Studies, Tufts Medical Center, 800 Washington Street, Boston, MA 02111 USA.
概括
性别少数群体 (GM) 的学生面临更高的抑郁和物质使用风险. 像社区归属和支持性成年人这样的保护因素在转基因年轻人中不太常见,增加了他们的脆弱性.
科学领域:
- 青少年健康 青少年健康
- 心理健康 心理健康
- 社会学 社会学 社会学
背景情况:
- 性别少数群体 (GM) 的学生经历了物质使用和抑郁症的风险增加.
- 保护因素可能会减轻这些不良结果,但它们在转基因年轻人中的患病率尚未得到充分研究.
研究的目的:
- 调查保护因素与性别少数群体 (GM) 高中学生中物质使用和抑郁症的减少率之间的关联.
- 为了比较GM学生和他们的 cisgender 同龄人之间对保护因素和风险因素的暴露.
主要方法:
- 对2018年 (n=16,288) 和2021年 (n=10,792) 高中调查数据的分析.
- 使用单变量和多变量统计分析来评估暴露和结果之间的关联.
- 关键的保护因素包括财务状况,学校/社区成员资格,以及获得关爱的成年人.
主要成果:
- 与 cisgender 同龄人相比,GM 学生报告说,与保护因素 (例如,良好的财务状况,学校归属,关心成年人) 的接触较低.
- 转基因年轻人经历了更高的风险因素,包括基于偏见的欺凌,同行受害和无家可归/寄养.
- 发现保护因素可以减轻转基因学生的抑郁和物质使用,尽管他们的暴露频率较低.
结论:
- 少数性别学生在保护因素方面面临重大差异,这有助于他们患抑郁症和吸毒的风险增加.
- 旨在增加保护因素的干预措施对于支持转基因年轻人的福祉至关重要.
- 解决系统性不平等问题和促进包容性学校环境对于减轻转基因青少年的心理健康和物质使用风险至关重要.
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