Health Behavior and Health Education, Department of Kinesiology and Health Education, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, United States of America.
Edith Neumann School of Health and Human Services, Department of Health Science, Touro University Worldwide, Los Alamitos, CA, United States of America.
PLoS One. 2020 Aug 7;15(8):e0236880. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0236880. eCollection 2020.
Sexual minority (SM) youth are at high risk for intimate partner violence (IPV) and suicidal ideation/attempts compared to their heterosexual peers. We examined whether SM identity enhanced the relationship between experiences of IPV and suicidal ideation/attempts. Weighted logistic regression models were run using the 2017 Youth Risk Behavior Survey. All main effects were significant; each SM identity and both physical and sexual IPV were significantly associated with suicidal ideation and suicide attempts. The interaction between bisexual identity and physical IPV was significant for suicidal ideation; as physical IPV experiences increased, the difference between bisexual identity and heterosexual youth was non-significant. Findings suggest exploring trauma and suicidal ideation by aggregate groups and increasing support for SM youth in schools and communities.
性少数（SM）青年比异性恋同龄人更容易遭受亲密伴侣暴力（IPV）和自杀意念/自杀企图的困扰。我们研究了 SM 身份是否会增强经历 IPV 与自杀意念/自杀企图之间的关系。使用 2017 年青少年风险行为调查，进行了加权逻辑回归模型分析。所有主效应均具有统计学意义；每种 SM 身份以及身体和性 IPV 均与自杀意念和自杀企图显著相关。双性恋身份和身体 IPV 之间的交互作用对自杀意念有显著影响；随着身体 IPV 经历的增加，双性恋身份与异性恋青年之间的差异变得无统计学意义。研究结果表明，通过综合群体来探索创伤和自杀意念，并在学校和社区中为 SM 青年提供更多支持。
