Family Acceptance Project, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, California, USA.
Family Studies and Human Development, The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA.
J Homosex. 2020;67(2):159-173. doi: 10.1080/00918369.2018.1538407. Epub 2018 Nov 7.
Studies of adults who experienced sexual orientation change efforts (SOCE) have documented a range of health risks. To date, there is little research on SOCE among adolescents and no known studies of parents' role related to SOCE with adolescents. In a cross-sectional study of 245 LGBT White and Latino young adults (ages 21-25), we measured parent-initiated SOCE during adolescence and its relationship to mental health and adjustment in young adulthood. Measures include being sent to therapists and religious leaders for conversion interventions as well as parental/caregiver efforts to change their child's sexual orientation during adolescence. Attempts by parents/caregivers and being sent to therapists and religious leaders for conversion interventions were associated with depression, suicidal thoughts, suicidal attempts, less educational attainment, and less weekly income. Associations between SOCE, health, and adjustment were much stronger and more frequent for those reporting both attempts by parents and being sent to therapists and religious leaders, underscoring the need for parental education and guidance.
对经历过性取向改变努力（SOCE）的成年人的研究记录了一系列健康风险。迄今为止，针对青少年的 SOCE 研究甚少，也没有已知的关于父母在青少年 SOCE 方面的作用的研究。在一项针对 245 名 LGBT 白人和拉丁裔年轻人（年龄在 21-25 岁之间）的横断面研究中，我们测量了青少年时期父母发起的 SOCE 及其与心理健康和成年早期适应的关系。测量包括被送到治疗师和宗教领袖那里进行转化干预，以及父母/照顾者在青少年时期努力改变孩子的性取向。父母/照顾者的尝试以及被送到治疗师和宗教领袖那里进行转化干预与抑郁、自杀念头、自杀企图、受教育程度较低和每周收入较低有关。对于那些同时报告父母尝试和被送到治疗师和宗教领袖那里的人，SOCE、健康和适应之间的关联更强、更频繁，这突显了对父母教育和指导的需求。
