School of Social Work, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
Department of Research on Children, Youth, and Families, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
J Interpers Violence. 2023 Feb;38(3-4):4443-4458. doi: 10.1177/08862605221116317. Epub 2022 Aug 9.
This paper aimed to examine the association between digital sexual violence (threat to post or nonconsensual posting of sexually explicit media) and suicidal (ideation, planning, and attempt) and non-suicidal self-harm behavior. The data for the current analysis come from an online sample of sexual minority adolescents (aged 14-17) recruited from across the United States ( = 970). Multivariate logistic regressions were used to examine the association between digital sexual violence with suicide (ideation, planning, and attempt) and self-harm. In the sample, 9.1% of participants reported being threatened to have their sexually explicit media posted without their consent, while 6.5% reported their sexually explicit media had been posted without their consent. Threat to post sexually explicit media without consent was associated with higher odds of reporting suicidal ideation (odds ratio [OR] = 1.88), suicide plan (OR = 2.12), suicide attempt (OR = 3.56), and self-harm (OR = 1.96). While nonconsensual posting of sexually explicit media was associated with higher odds of reporting suicidal ideation (OR = 1.82) and suicide attempt (OR = 2.20). All models controlled for age, assigned sex at birth, sexual identity, and race and ethnicity. These findings underscore important considerations and future research directions. Given the associations between digital sexual violence and suicide risk among sexual minority adolescents, suicide prevention efforts with adolescents must be responsive to the needs of sexual minority adolescents and the changing landscape of sexual violence in digital spaces. Future research should examine the trajectories of digital sexual violence among adolescents and comparative analyses by demographic subgroups to better understand changes in these processes over time.
本文旨在探讨数字性暴力（威胁发布或未经同意发布露骨性媒体）与自杀（意念、计划和尝试）和非自杀性自伤行为之间的关联。本分析的数据来自美国各地招募的性少数青少年（14-17 岁）的在线样本（ = 970）。多元逻辑回归用于检验数字性暴力与自杀（意念、计划和尝试）和自伤之间的关联。在样本中，9.1%的参与者报告说他们受到威胁，其露骨性媒体未经同意被发布，而 6.5%的参与者报告说他们的露骨性媒体未经同意被发布。未经同意发布露骨性媒体的威胁与报告自杀意念（优势比 [OR] = 1.88）、自杀计划（OR = 2.12）、自杀尝试（OR = 3.56）和自伤（OR = 1.96）的几率更高相关。而露骨性媒体未经同意被发布与报告自杀意念（OR = 1.82）和自杀尝试（OR = 2.20）的几率更高相关。所有模型均控制了年龄、出生时的性别分配、性身份以及种族和民族。这些发现强调了重要的考虑因素和未来的研究方向。鉴于数字性暴力与性少数青少年自杀风险之间的关联，针对青少年的自杀预防工作必须针对性少数青少年的需求以及数字空间中性暴力的变化格局做出回应。未来的研究应检查青少年中数字性暴力的轨迹，并进行按人口统计学亚组的比较分析，以更好地了解这些过程随时间的变化。
