Emotional Distress Among LGBT Youth: The Influence of Perceived Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation

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作者：
Joanna Almeida
Renee M. Johnson
Heather L. Corliss
Beth E. Molnar
Deborah Azrael
机构：
[1] Institute on Urban Health Research,Northeastern University, School of Health Professions
[2] Harvard Youth Violence Prevention Center,Harvard School of Public Health
[3] Children’s Hospital Boston,Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine
[4] Harvard School of Public Health,Department of Society, Human Development, and Health
[5] Harvard Youth Violence Prevention Center,Harvard School of Public Health
来源：
Journal of Youth and Adolescence | 2009年 / 38卷
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Emotional distress; LGBT; Self-harm; Suicide; Depression;
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摘要：
The authors evaluated emotional distress among 9th–12th grade students, and examined whether the association between being lesbian, gay, bisexual, and/or transgendered (i.e., “LGBT”) and emotional distress was mediated by perceptions of having been treated badly or discriminated against because others thought they were gay or lesbian. Data come from a school-based survey in Boston, Massachusetts (n = 1,032); 10% were LGBT, 58% were female, and ages ranged from 13 to 19 years. About 45% were Black, 31% were Hispanic, and 14% were White. LGBT youth scored significantly higher on the scale of depressive symptomatology. They were also more likely than heterosexual, non-transgendered youth to report suicidal ideation (30% vs. 6%, p < 0.0001) and self-harm (21% vs. 6%, p < 0.0001). Mediation analyses showed that perceived discrimination accounted for increased depressive symptomatology among LGBT males and females, and accounted for an elevated risk of self-harm and suicidal ideation among LGBT males. Perceived discrimination is a likely contributor to emotional distress among LGBT youth.
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