University of Kentucky, College of Social Work, Lexington, KY 40506, USA.
Louisiana State University, Department of Psychology. Baton Rouge, LA, USA.
J Affect Disord. 2021 Jan 1;278:165-171. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2020.09.045. Epub 2020 Sep 13.
The purpose of this study is to examine the psychological effects of suicide exposure for Transgender and Gender Diverse (TGD) adults.
Using data from a national online survey of 2784 self-identified TGD adults, the current study investigated the prevalence of suicide death and suicide attempt exposure and demographic and mental health correlates.
Nearly sixty percent of the sample (57.9%) reported they were close to at least one person who attempted suicide, and more than a quarter of the sample reported they were close to at least one person who died by suicide. Exposure to either the suicide attempt or death of another individual was related to multiple indicators of psychological distress.
Exposure to the suicidal behavior of close others is prevalent in TGD individuals: over half of participants were close to someone who attempted suicide, more than in population-based studies of suicide exposure. Exposure appears to have a potential effect on recent indicators of psychological distress and suicide risk, which is important to consider when working in TGD communities.
本研究旨在探讨跨性别和性别多样化（TGD）成年人接触自杀事件的心理影响。
本研究使用了一项针对 2784 名自我认同的 TGD 成年人的全国性在线调查数据，调查了自杀死亡和自杀未遂暴露的流行率以及人口统计学和心理健康的相关性。
近 60%的样本（57.9%）报告说他们与至少一个试图自杀的人关系密切，超过四分之一的样本报告说他们与至少一个自杀身亡的人关系密切。接触另一个人的自杀企图或死亡与多种心理困扰的指标有关。
TGD 个体中，接触亲密他人的自杀行为很普遍：超过一半的参与者与试图自杀的人关系密切，比基于人群的自杀暴露研究更为普遍。这种接触似乎对近期心理困扰和自杀风险的指标有潜在影响，这在 TGD 社区工作时需要加以考虑。
