Evil-related threats and mental health concomitants among offspring of Holocaust survivors gay men

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作者
Shenkman, Geva [1 ]
Ifrah, Kfir [2 ]
Shmotkin, Dov [3 ]
机构
[1] Reichman Univ IDC Herzliya, Baruch Ivcher Sch Psychol, Herzliyya, Israel
[2] Ruppin Acad Ctr, Fac Social & Community Sci, Emek Hefer, Israel
[3] Tel Aviv Univ, Herczeg Inst Aging, Sch Psychol Sci, Tel Aviv, Israel
关键词
Evil-related threats; offspring of Holocaust survivors; older gay men; mental health; sexual minority; CHILDREN; TRAUMA; LIFE; TRANSMISSION; DISORDERS; SALIENCE; PARENTS;
D O I
10.1080/13607863.2024.2363342
中图分类号
R592 [老年病学]; C [社会科学总论];
学科分类号
03 ; 0303 ; 100203 ;
摘要
ObjectivesIn view of the accumulated stress associated with the combination of intergenerational trauma and minority stress, we aimed to examine whether offspring of Holocaust survivors (OHS) reported stronger evil-related threats compared to non-OHS individuals and whether OHS gay men experienced stronger threats. We also examined whether sexual orientation moderated the hypothesized indirect effect of Holocaust background on mental health through evil-related threats.MethodParticipants were 346 middle-aged and older Israeli men (mean age = 60.56, SD = 8.42, range 50-86). Among them, 173 identified as gay men, and 81 identified as OHS. Participants completed measures of evil-related threats, depression, and life satisfaction.ResultsAnalysis of covariance revealed that OHS men reported stronger evil-related threats compared to non-OHS men. Yet, an interaction between Holocaust background and sexual orientation indicated that OHS gay men reported stronger evil-related threats compared to non-OHS gay men, while no such difference existed among heterosexual counterparts. Conditional indirect effect analysis showed a significant indirect effect, in which Holocaust background related to higher depressive symptoms and lower life satisfaction through evil-related threats among gay men, but not among heterosexual men.ConclusionThis study sheds light on the particular experience of evil-related threats, focusing on older OHS gay men and the mental health vulnerability associated with it. In applied contexts, this might help identify a sexual minority group that is particularly sensitive to adverse mental health and offer it supporting interventions.
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