Department of Psychology, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio, USA.
Department of Psychology, Idaho State University, Pocatello, Idaho, USA.
J Homosex. 2022 Jun 7;69(7):1141-1159. doi: 10.1080/00918369.2021.1909396. Epub 2021 Apr 16.
Current research suggests that sexual minorities living in Utah may be at higher risk for experiencing suicidal/self-harming thoughts and suicide attempts than heterosexuals in Utah. However, to date no research has been conducted examining potential reasons sexual minorities living in Utah may be at higher risk. Using two representative samples of Utahns, we examine (a) disparities in adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) between sexual minorities and heterosexual Utahn, (b) how ACEs and sexual orientation may predict recent suicidal/self-harming thoughts and lifetime prevalence of suicide attempts, and (c) how sexual orientation and ACEs might interact to predict suicidal outcomes. Results with each sample showed that sexual minority Utahns reported higher levels of ACEs and suicidal/self-harming thoughts than heterosexual Utahns. Both sexual orientation and ACEs uniquely predicted suicidality when both were entered into regression models, but no interaction effects were found between these predictors.
目前的研究表明，犹他州的性少数群体可能比犹他州的异性恋者更有可能经历自杀/自残的想法和自杀企图。然而，迄今为止，尚无研究探讨性少数群体生活在犹他州可能面临更高风险的潜在原因。本研究使用两个具有代表性的犹他州样本，考察了（a）性少数群体和异性恋犹他州人之间的不良童年经历（ACEs）的差异，（b）ACEs 和性取向如何预测最近的自杀/自残想法和自杀企图的终生发生率，以及（c）性取向和 ACEs 如何相互作用以预测自杀结果。每个样本的结果均表明，性少数群体犹他州人报告的 ACEs 和自杀/自残想法比异性恋犹他州人更高。当将这两个预测因子都纳入回归模型时，性取向和 ACEs 都可以独特地预测自杀倾向，但没有发现这些预测因子之间存在交互作用。
