Department of Population Health, Dell Medical School, The University of Texas at Austin.
Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Trinity University.
Behav Med. 2020 Jul-Sep;46(3-4):366-374. doi: 10.1080/08964289.2020.1727406.
Sexual and gender minority (SGM) individuals experience a greater burden of poor mental health compared to heterosexual individuals. One factor that helps to explain this disparity is trauma experienced during childhood. SGM are more likely to report traumatic experiences during childhood contributing to this disparity. Previous research has shown that resilience moderates the relationship between childhood trauma and adults mental health outcomes. As part of the Strengthening Colors of Pride project, data on 463 SGM adults living in San Antonio were collected using surveys. A diverse recruitment strategy was used in conjunction with a community advisory board. The brief resilience scale (BRS) was used to assess intrapersonal level resilience to determine if there was an effect on the relationship between ACEs and quality of mental and physical health. Differences were noted for some items across low, normal, and high levels of resilience. Both ACEs and BRS significantly predicted quality of mental and physical health. We also noted a significant interaction between ACEs and BRS with regard to quality of mental health. Findings suggest there is a relationship between intrapersonal level resilience, ACEs, and quality of mental health.
性少数群体(SGM)个体比异性恋个体经历更大的心理健康负担。有助于解释这种差异的一个因素是童年时期经历的创伤。SGM 更有可能报告童年时期的创伤经历,从而导致这种差异。先前的研究表明,韧性调节了童年创伤与成年人心理健康结果之间的关系。作为加强骄傲色彩项目的一部分,使用调查收集了生活在圣安东尼奥的 463 名 SGM 成年人的数据。采用了多样化的招募策略,并结合了社区咨询委员会。使用简短的韧性量表(BRS)来评估个体层面的韧性,以确定 ACE 与心理健康和身体健康质量之间的关系是否存在影响。在低、正常和高韧性水平下,一些项目存在差异。ACE 和 BRS 都显著预测了心理健康和身体健康的质量。我们还注意到 ACE 和 BRS 之间在心理健康质量方面存在显著的相互作用。研究结果表明,个体层面的韧性、ACE 和心理健康质量之间存在关系。