Department of Human Sciences, The Ohio State University, 130C 1787 Neil Avenue, Columbus, OH, 43210, USA.
Department of Human Development and Family Sciences, University of Texas at Austin, SEA 2.444 108 E. Dean Keeton St., Stop A2702, Austin, TX, 78712, USA.
J Youth Adolesc. 2021 Jul;50(7):1353-1368. doi: 10.1007/s10964-021-01443-x. Epub 2021 May 15.
Sexual minority youth (i.e., lesbian, gay, and bisexual youth; LGB) of color have multiple minoritized identities, and few studies examine the implications of intersectional minority stressors for their prospective mental health. The current study tested three intersectional hypotheses: the additive hypothesis-racial discrimination and LGB victimization are independently associated with mental health; the multiplicative hypothesis-racial discrimination and LGB victimization interact in to exacerbate their negative association with mental health, and the inuring hypothesis-only racial discrimination or LGB victimization is associated with mental health. Data come from a sample of lesbian, gay, and bisexual youth of color (36% Black, 30% Latino, 26% Multi-racial, 4% Native American, and 3% Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander) from two U.S. cities, one in the Northeast (77%) and one in the Southwest, who were between ages 15-24 (M = 19) and surveyed four times over three years spaced nine months apart (N = 476; 38% bisexual; 67% free and reduced lunch; and 49% assigned female at birth). The multiplicative hypothesis was supported for depression symptoms, and the additive hypothesis was supported for suicidal ideation. Intersectional minority stressors undermine the mental health of sexual minority youth of color and warrant further investigation.
性少数群体青年（即女同性恋、男同性恋和双性恋青年；LGB）具有多种少数群体身份，很少有研究探讨交叉少数群体应激源对他们未来心理健康的影响。本研究检验了三个交叉假设：加性假设——种族歧视和 LGB 受害与心理健康独立相关；乘法假设——种族歧视和 LGB 受害相互作用，加剧了它们与心理健康的负面关联；以及免疫假设——只有种族歧视或 LGB 受害与心理健康相关。数据来自来自两个美国城市的有色人种（36%黑人、30%拉丁裔、26%多种族、4%美国原住民和 3%亚洲人、夏威夷人和太平洋岛民）的女同性恋、男同性恋和双性恋青年样本，他们年龄在 15-24 岁之间（M=19），在三年间每隔九个月进行四次调查（N=476；38%双性恋；67%免费和减少午餐；49%出生时被指定为女性）。乘法假设得到了抑郁症状的支持，加性假设得到了自杀意念的支持。交叉少数群体应激源破坏了有色人种性少数群体青年的心理健康，值得进一步研究。
