Self-Injurious Thoughts and Behaviors May Be More Common and Severe Among People Identifying as a Sexual Minority
Self-Injurious Thoughts and Behaviors May Be More Common and Severe Among People Identifying as a Sexual Minority
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DOI：
10.1016/j.beth.2017.11.009
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发表时间：
2018-09-01
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3.7
通讯作者：
Franklin, Joseph C.
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作者：
Fox, Kathryn R.;Hooley, Jill M.;Franklin, Joseph C.
研究表明，自认为是性少数的人有更高的风险出现许多负面结果，包括自我伤害的想法和行为（SITBs）。少数民族压力模型提出，由于性取向特定的压力源，被认为是性少数的人发生这些行为的风险更高，但是，它没有澄清SITB是否会在这些人中更严重。本研究测试了SITB是否更常见，更严重的人确定为性少数使用几个指标，包括频率的SITB参与，发病年龄的SITB，希望停止SITB参与，和未来的SITB的可能性。四个独立的研究样本被用来测试这个模型。然后将结果合并并在内部荟萃分析中进行测试。调查结果表明，在被认定为性少数的人中，SITB的参与时间更长，程度更严重。未来的研究需要复制这些发现，并进一步了解为什么这种风险和严重程度的不平衡可能存在，以及如何预防。
Research indicates that people who identify as a sexual minority are at higher risk of numerous negative outcomes, including self-injurious thoughts and behaviors (SITBs). The minority stress model proposes that people identifying as a sexual minority are at higher risk of these behaviors due to sexual orientation-specific stressors-however, it does not clarify whether SITBs will be more severe among these individuals. The present study tested whether SITBs are more common and more severe among people identifying as a sexual minority using several metrics, including frequency of SITB engagement, age of onset of SITB, desire to discontinue SITB engagement, and likelihood of future SITBs. Four independent research samples were used to test this model. Results were then combined and tested in an internal meta-analysis. Findings converge to indicate a longer and more severe course of SITB engagement among people identifying as a sexual minority. Future research is needed to replicate these findings and to advance the understanding of why this imbalance in risk and severity might exist, and how it can be prevented.