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Minority Stress and Mechanisms of Risk for Depression and Suicidal Ideation Among Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Youth

Baams, Laura ; Grossman, Arnold H. ; Russell, Stephen T. Eccles, Jacquelynne S

Developmental psychology, 2015-05, Vol.51 (5), p.688-696 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

United States: American Psychological Association

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Title:
Minority Stress and Mechanisms of Risk for Depression and Suicidal Ideation Among Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Youth
Author: Baams, Laura ; Grossman, Arnold H. ; Russell, Stephen T.
Eccles, Jacquelynne S
Subjects: Adjustment ; Adolescent ; Age Differences ; At Risk Persons ; Beck Depression Inventory ; Bisexuality ; Bisexuality - psychology ; Children & youth ; College Students ; Correlation ; Crime Victims - psychology ; Depression ; Depression (Psychology) ; Female ; Gays & lesbians ; Gender Differences ; Health Disparities ; Homosexuality ; Homosexuality, Female - psychology ; Homosexuality, Male - psychology ; Human ; Humans ; Interpersonal Relations ; Lesbianism ; Longitudinal Studies ; Major Depression ; Male ; Male Homosexuality ; Mental depression ; Mental health ; Minority Groups ; Minority Groups - psychology ; Minority Stress ; Multivariate Analysis ; Pillais Trace ; Psychological Patterns ; Psychological Theory ; Questionnaires ; Risk Factors ; Secondary School Students ; Self Disclosure (Individuals) ; Sexual Identity ; Sexual Orientation ; Social Bias ; Social Influences ; Social isolation ; Social Support Groups ; Statistical Analysis ; Stress ; Stress Variables ; Stress, Psychological ; Suicidal Ideation ; Suicide ; Suicides & suicide attempts ; Theories ; United States (Northeast) ; United States (Southwest) ; United States (West Coast) ; Victimization ; Victims ; Young Adult ; Youth
Is Part Of: Developmental psychology, 2015-05, Vol.51 (5), p.688-696
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Description: The experience of minority stress is often named as a cause for mental health disparities among lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) youth, including higher levels of depression and suicidal ideation. The processes or mechanisms through which these disparities occur are understudied. The interpersonal-psychological theory of suicide posits 2 key mechanisms for suicidal ideation: perceived burdensomeness and thwarted belongingness (Joiner et al., 2009). The aim of the current study is to assess the mental health and adjustment among LGB youth emphasizing the minority stress model (Meyer, 2003) and the interpersonal-psychological theory of suicide (Joiner et al., 2009). With a survey of 876 LGB self-identified youth, levels of coming-out stress, sexual orientation victimization, perceived burdensomeness, thwarted belongingness, depression, and suicidal ideation were examined. The results of a multigroup mediation model show that for all gender and sexual identity groups, the association of sexual orientation victimization with depression and suicidal ideation was mediated by perceived burdensomeness. For gay, lesbian, and bisexual girls coming-out stress was also found to be related to depression and suicidal ideation, mediated by perceived burdensomeness. The results suggest that feeling like a burden to "people in their lives" is a critical mechanism in explaining higher levels of depression and suicidal ideation among LGB youth. These results have implications for community and social support groups, many of which base their interventions on decreasing social isolation rather than addressing youths' beliefs of burdensomeness. Implications for future research, clinical and community settings are discussed.
Publisher: United States: American Psychological Association
Language: English

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Baams, Laura ; Grossman, Arnold H. ; Russell, Stephen T. Eccles, Jacquelynne S

United States: American Psychological Association

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