同性恋、双性恋者遭受欺凌与身体健康的关联性。
The association between bullying and physical health among gay, lesbian, and bisexual individuals.
机构信息
Christopher Zou, MA, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
出版信息
J Am Psychiatr Nurses Assoc. 2013 Nov-Dec;19(6):356-65. doi: 10.1177/1078390313510739. Epub 2013 Nov 11.
BACKGROUND
Research suggests that lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) populations experience higher prevalence of school bullying than heterosexuals.
OBJECTIVES
We examined if (a) verbal versus physical bullying were differentially associated with physical health among sexual minorities and (b) if sexual identity (i.e., homosexual [i.e., lesbian/gay] vs. bisexual) moderated the association of bullying on physical health.
DESIGN
LGB adults aged 18 to 66 years (n = 463) were recruited online. Participants reported high school experiences of verbal and physical bullying and physician-diagnosed health conditions.
RESULTS
Physical and verbal bullying were related to physical health conditions (ps < .01). Physical bullying had a significant negative impact on physical health for bisexual persons (p < .001) but not for gay/lesbian persons.
CONCLUSIONS
Experiencing bullying in high school was associated with physical health problems in adulthood. Bullying had a different relationship with health problems for bisexually identified individuals compared to lesbian/gay individuals. Future research should strive to disentangle potential differences in the relationship between bullying and health within sexual minority groups.
背景
研究表明，同性恋、双性恋和跨性别（LGB）群体比异性恋者更容易遭受校园欺凌。
目的
我们研究了（a）言语欺凌与身体欺凌是否与性少数群体的身体健康存在差异相关，以及（b）性身份（即同性恋[即女同性恋/男同性恋]与双性恋）是否调节了欺凌对身体健康的影响。
设计
招募了 18 至 66 岁的 LGB 成年人（n=463）进行在线调查。参与者报告了在高中时期遭受言语和身体欺凌的经历，以及医生诊断的健康状况。
结果
身体和言语欺凌与身体健康状况有关（p<0.01）。身体欺凌对双性恋者的身体健康有显著的负面影响（p<0.001），但对同性恋者没有影响。
结论
高中时期遭受欺凌与成年后的身体健康问题有关。与女同性恋/男同性恋者相比，双性恋者的欺凌与健康问题之间的关系存在差异。未来的研究应努力厘清性少数群体中欺凌与健康之间关系的潜在差异。
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