Shilo Guy, Antebi Nadav, Mor Zohar
Bob Shapell School of Social Work, Tel Aviv University, Ramat Aviv, 69978, Tel Aviv, Israel,
Am J Community Psychol. 2015 Mar;55(1-2):215-27. doi: 10.1007/s10464-014-9693-8.
Drawing on resilience theories, this study examined the individual and community factors of Israeli lesbians, gays, bisexuals, queers, and questioning (LGBQs) that contribute to positive mental health and the degree to which individual and community protective factors mitigate the adverse effect of risk factors for poor mental health. Differences in resilience factors between LGBQ youth and adults were explored. Data were collected on 890 LGBQ youth and adults. Findings emphasize the role of community-level resilience factors in the lives of LGBQs, and that these support systems differ slightly between the two age groups. Among youth, family support was both a strong predictor for well-being and a protective factor for mental distress. Although family support was found as a resilience factor among adults as well, other community-level factors (friends' support, LGBT connectedness and having steady partner) were found as protective factors for poorer mental health. These findings suggest for efforts on fostering familial support for LGBQ youth and a multi-level system that offers support at the familial, peer, relationship and community levels for both LGBQ youth and adults.
本研究借鉴复原力理论，考察了以色列女同性恋、男同性恋、双性恋、酷儿及性取向存疑者（LGBQ）群体中有助于积极心理健康的个体和社区因素，以及个体和社区保护因素在多大程度上减轻心理健康风险因素的不利影响。同时探讨了LGBQ青年与成年人在复原力因素方面的差异。研究收集了890名LGBQ青年与成年人的数据。研究结果强调了社区层面复原力因素在LGBQ群体生活中的作用，且这两个年龄组的支持系统略有不同。在青年群体中，家庭支持既是幸福感的有力预测因素，也是心理困扰的保护因素。虽然家庭支持在成年人群体中也是一种复原力因素，但其他社区层面的因素（朋友的支持、与LGBT群体的联系以及有稳定伴侣）被发现是心理健康较差的保护因素。这些研究结果表明，应努力促进对LGBQ青年的家庭支持，并建立一个多层次系统，为LGBQ青年和成年人在家庭、同伴、人际关系和社区层面提供支持。
