Université de Sherbrooke.
University of Texas at Austin.
Child Dev. 2019 Jan;90(1):71-81. doi: 10.1111/cdev.13107. Epub 2018 Jun 25.
Mental health disparities between heterosexual and sexual minority youth are partly explained by the higher rates of victimization experienced by sexual minority youth. The onset and progression of these victimization disparities, however, are poorly understood. Using multirater longitudinal data, trajectories of victimization starting at age 9 were compared among youth who did and did not report same-sex attraction at age 15 (N = 310). Self and teacher, but not primary caregivers, reported victimization was significantly higher among sexual minority youth starting at age 9, but did not vary across time. The findings underscore the importance of understanding homophobic experiences of sexual minority youth during late childhood and early adolescence in order to inform prevention programs.
心理健康方面，异性恋和同性恋青少年之间存在差异，部分原因是同性恋青少年遭受侵害的比例更高。然而，这些侵害差异的出现和发展过程还不太清楚。本研究使用多评估者纵向数据，比较了在 15 岁时报告和未报告同性吸引的青少年（n=310）从 9 岁开始的受害轨迹。从 9 岁开始，自我报告和教师报告的，但不是主要照顾者报告的受害情况，在同性恋青少年中明显更高，但随时间变化不大。研究结果强调了了解同性恋青少年在童年后期和青春期早期的恐同经历的重要性，以便为预防计划提供信息。
