| Title |
Emotional Distress Among LGBT Youth: The Influence of Perceived Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Journal of Youth and Adolescence, February 2009
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| DOI | 10.1007/s10964-009-9397-9 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Joanna Almeida, Renee M. Johnson, Heather L. Corliss, Beth E. Molnar, Deborah Azrael |
| Abstract |
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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| India | 2 | 5% |
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| Canada | 2 | 5% |
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| Chile | 1 | 2% |
| France | 1 | 2% |
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| Scientists | 6 | 15% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 2 | 5% |
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| United Kingdom | 2 | <1% |
| Germany | 1 | <1% |
| Chile | 1 | <1% |
| Japan | 1 | <1% |
| Australia | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 991 | 97% |
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| Student > Master | 176 | 17% |
| Student > Bachelor | 176 | 17% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 139 | 14% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 89 | 9% |
| Researcher | 69 | 7% |
| Other | 149 | 15% |
| Unknown | 225 | 22% |
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| Psychology | 305 | 30% |
| Social Sciences | 225 | 22% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 90 | 9% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 37 | 4% |
| Arts and Humanities | 31 | 3% |
| Other | 82 | 8% |
| Unknown | 253 | 25% |
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