Ibrahim Norhayati, Aen Magtum, Amit Noh, Said Zaini, Siau Ching Sin
Center for Healthy Ageing and Wellness, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Institute of Islam Hadhari, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia.
Malays J Med Sci. 2022 Aug;29(4):120-130. doi: 10.21315/mjms2022.29.4.11. Epub 2022 Aug 29.
Lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) individuals have been found to experience a high prevalence of psychological conditions. The present study aims to examine the relationship between victimisation, depression and suicidal ideation among LGB adults in Malaysia.
This study used a cross-sectional design. We distributed the questionnaire online using snowball sampling and self-identified LGB adults responded to the survey. Scales on sexual minority-specific victimisation, depression and suicidal ideation were employed. The data were analysed using Spearman rank order correlation and Kruskal-Wallis tests.
The study included 220 adults in Malaysia (156 males and 64 females; 58 lesbian, 112 gays and 50 bisexuals). Ninety-two participants (41.8%) reported experiencing sexual minority-specific victimisation; 29 participants (13.2%), 35 participants (15.9%) and 23 participants (10.5%) were mildly, moderately and severely depressed, respectively and 44.0% participants were experiencing current suicidal ideation. The correlations were fair ( = 0.30) between victimisation and depression, poor ( = 0.16) between victimisation and suicidal ideation, and moderate ( = 0.60) between depression and suicidal ideation. There were no differences between homosexual and bisexual participants in victimisation, depression and suicidal ideation.
This study contributes to a better understanding of the relationship between victimisation, depression and suicidal ideation among LGB adults in Malaysia.
研究发现女同性恋、男同性恋和双性恋（LGB）群体中心理问题的患病率较高。本研究旨在探讨马来西亚LGB成年人中受害经历、抑郁和自杀意念之间的关系。
本研究采用横断面设计。我们通过滚雪球抽样在线发放问卷，自我认定为LGB的成年人参与了调查。使用了针对性少数群体的受害经历、抑郁和自杀意念的量表。数据采用Spearman等级相关分析和Kruskal-Wallis检验进行分析。
该研究纳入了220名马来西亚成年人（156名男性和64名女性；58名女同性恋者、112名男同性恋者和50名双性恋者）。92名参与者（41.8%）报告经历过针对性少数群体的受害经历；29名参与者（13.2%）、35名参与者（15.9%）和23名参与者（10.5%）分别为轻度、中度和重度抑郁，44.0%的参与者有当前自杀意念。受害经历与抑郁之间的相关性为中等（r = 0.30），受害经历与自杀意念之间的相关性较差（r = 0.16），抑郁与自杀意念之间的相关性为中等（r = 0.60）。同性恋和双性恋参与者在受害经历、抑郁和自杀意念方面没有差异。
本研究有助于更好地理解马来西亚LGB成年人中受害经历、抑郁和自杀意念之间的关系。
