Department of Psychology, University of Tennessee-Knoxville, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA.
Department of Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
Death Stud. 2020;44(4):223-229. doi: 10.1080/07481187.2018.1531088. Epub 2018 Dec 20.
Sexual minority individuals are at higher risk for suicide ideation compared with heterosexual individuals. We tested whether the interpersonal-psychological theory of suicide explains increased suicide ideation among sexual minority college students living in the southeastern region of the United States. The cross-sectional study assessed correlates of suicide ideation in a convenience sample ( = 82) of sexual minority college students. Perceived burdensomeness and thwarted belongingness correlated with suicide ideation. However, only perceived burdensomeness correlated with suicide ideation while controlling for depressive symptoms. Pending replication, perceived burdensomeness may be a target for suicide prevention and intervention among sexual minority college students.
性少数群体的自杀意念发生率高于异性恋群体。本研究旨在测试人际心理理论能否解释生活在美国东南部的性少数群体大学生自杀意念增加的原因。该横断面研究采用便利抽样法对 82 名性少数群体大学生进行了自杀意念相关因素的评估。研究发现，感知负担和归属感受挫与自杀意念相关。然而，只有感知负担与自杀意念相关，而与抑郁症状无关。需要进一步验证，感知负担可能是性少数群体大学生自杀预防和干预的一个靶点。
