Elevated Rates of Suicidal Behavior in Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Youth

Crisis ◽  
2000 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 111-117 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher Bagley ◽  
Pierre Tremblay
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Risk Behavior ◽  
Suicidal Behavior ◽  
Suicide Attempts ◽  
Community Values ◽  
The Us ◽  
Large Populations ◽  
Bisexual Youth ◽  
And Bisexual ◽  
Heterosexual Youth

Both clinical and epidemiological literature point to elevated rates of suicidal behaviors in gay, lesbian, and bisexual youth (GLBY). Recent North American and New Zealand studies of large populations (especially the US Youth Risk Behavior Surveys from several states) indicate that gay, lesbian, and bisexual adolescents (males in particular) can have rates of serious suicide attempts at least four times those of apparently heterosexual youth. There are various reasons why this figure is likely to be an underestimate. Reasons for these elevated rates of suicidal behavior include a climate of homophobic persecution in schools, and sometimes in family and community—values and actions that stigmatize homosexuality and that the youth who has not yet “come out” has to endure in silence.

scholarly journals Individual trajectories of substance use in lesbian, gay and bisexual youth and heterosexual youth

Addiction ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 104 (6) ◽  
pp. 974-981 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael P. Marshal ◽  
Mark S. Friedman ◽  
Ron Stall ◽  
Amanda L. Thompson
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
Bisexual Youth ◽  
And Bisexual ◽  
Heterosexual Youth

scholarly journals Bullying and cyberbullying among LGBQ and heterosexual youth from an intersectional perspective: Findings from the 2017 National Youth Risk Behavior Survey

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wesley R. Barnhart ◽  
Harrison Drew Angoff
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Orientation ◽  
Risk Behavior ◽  
School Bullying ◽  
Youth Risk Behavior Survey ◽  
Cyberbullying Victimization ◽  
Youth Risk Behavior ◽  
Group Variation ◽  
Bisexual Youth ◽  
Heterosexual Youth ◽  
Victims Of Bullying

While LGBTQ youth may be victims of bullying at greater rates than heterosexual youth, research examining in-school bullying and cyberbullying victimization disparities through an intersectional framework is limited. Using the 2017 Youth Risk Behavior Survey, the present study examined the prevalence of in-school bullying and cyberbullying victimization across sexual orientation, gender, race, and grade (N=13,567). Results position sexual minority youth at higher odds of experiencing in-school bullying and cyberbullying than heterosexual youth and show that bisexual youth were more likely than gay/lesbian youth to be cyberbullied. Findings from intersectional analyses show within group variation in bullying victimization across sexual orientation based on gender, grade, and race. Specific intersectional results and implications for in-school bullying and cyberbullying preventive and intervention efforts are discussed.

Predicting the Suicide Attempts of Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Youth

2005 ◽  
Vol 35 (6) ◽  
pp. 646-660 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anthony R. D'Augelli ◽  
Arnold H. Grossman ◽  
Nicholas P. Salter ◽  
Joseph J. Vasey ◽  
Michael T. Starks ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Suicide Attempts ◽  
Bisexual Youth ◽  
And Bisexual

Growing up in the U.S. Inner City

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carolina Hausmann-Stabile ◽  
Lauren Gulbas ◽  
Luis Zayas
Keyword(s):  
Inner City ◽  
Youth Development ◽  
Adolescent Development ◽  
Suicidal Behavior ◽  
Suicide Attempts ◽  
Urban Poverty ◽  
Cultural Influences ◽  
Growing Up ◽  
Latina Adolescents ◽  
The Us

This chapter examines how adolescent development and acculturation impact suicidal behavior among Latinas living in the US inner city. After providing an overview of conceptual and empirical premises underlying immigrant youth development, acculturation, and suicidal behaviors, the article discusses cultural influences on Latina adolescents and their families. Drawing on data collected between 2005 and 2009, it then explores the various individual and interpersonal changes that Latina teens go through as a result of developmental and acculturative processes and how these changes relate to risks for suicide attempts. Based on cases that illustrate the developmental and acculturation trajectories of Latina nonattempters and attempters, the chapter suggests that acculturation to street culture shapes the suicidal behavior of Latina teens growing up in urban poverty.

Suicidal as Normal – A Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Youth Script?

Crisis ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Silvia Sara Canetto ◽  
Paolo Antonelli ◽  
Anna Ciccotti ◽  
Davide Dettore ◽  
Dorian A. Lamis
Keyword(s):  
Suicidal Behavior ◽  
Sexual Minority ◽  
Minority Stress ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Script Theory ◽  
Total N ◽  
Lgb Youth ◽  
And Bisexual ◽  
Youth Attitudes ◽  
Heterosexual Youth

Abstract. Background: Lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) youth are more likely to report suicidal thoughts and/or behavior (STB) than heterosexual youth. The elevated suicidality of LGB youth is not fully accounted for by sexual-minority stress, according to a meta-analysis. A less-tested explanation is that suicidality has become an expected idiom of LGB youth distress. This explanation is consistent with suicide script theory and evidence that suicidal behavior is most likely when it is relatively acceptable. Aims: Building on suicide script theory and evidence, two studies were designed: one of LGB youth attitudes about suicidal behavior, and the other of LGB youth attitudes about suicidal individuals. Method: Surveys of LGB and heterosexual youth (total N = 300; M age = 20; 51% female) were conducted. Results: LGB youth were more accepting of and empathic toward suicidal behavior than heterosexual youth. They also viewed suicidal individuals as more emotionally adjusted. Limitations: Attitudes were not examined by sexual-minority subgroups. Conclusion: LGB youth's understanding attitudes may translate into less judgmental behavior toward suicidal peers, but also into normalizing suicidality as a way to express distress and cope with life problems. There may be utility in evaluating LGB youth suicide attitudes in suicide prevention initiatives.

Risk Factors for Attempted Suicide in Gay and Bisexual Youth

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1991 ◽  
Vol 87 (6) ◽  
pp. 869-875 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gary Remafedi ◽  
James A. Farrow ◽  
Robert W. Deisher
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Pacific Northwest ◽  
Suicide Attempts ◽  
Gender Nonconformity ◽  
Male Youth ◽  
Feminine Gender ◽  
Psychiatric Admissions ◽  
Bisexual Youth ◽  
Bisexual Males ◽  
And Bisexual

Studies of human sexuality have noted high rates of suicidality among homosexual youth, but the problem has not been systematically examined. This work was undertaken to identify risk factors for suicide attempts among bisexual and homosexual male youth. Subjects were 137 gay and bisexual males, 14 through 21 years of age, from the upper Midwest and Pacific Northwest. Forty-one subjects (41/137) reported a suicide attempt; and almost half of them described multiple attempts. Twenty-one percent of all attempts resulted in medical or psychiatric admissions. Compared with nonattempters, attempters had more feminine gender roles and adopted a bisexual or homosexual identity at younger ages. Attempters were more likely than peers to report sexual abuse, drug abuse, and arrests for misconduct. The findings parallel previous studies' results and also introduce novel suicide risk factors related to gender nonconformity and sexual milestones.

scholarly journals A Comparison of Risk Factors for Sexual Victimization Among Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Heterosexual Homeless Young Adults

2008 ◽  
Vol 23 (5) ◽  
pp. 586-602 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kimberly A. Tyler
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Homeless Youth ◽  
Sexual Victimization ◽  
Homeless Young Adults ◽  
Bisexual Youth ◽  
Effects Of Sexual Abuse ◽  
And Bisexual ◽  
Heterosexual Youth

Although high rates of sexual victimization have been reported among homeless youth, less is known about whether the risk factors vary for gay, lesbian, and bisexual youth compared to heterosexual youth. Based on a sample of 172 homeless young adults ages 19 to 26, results revealed that depressive symptoms, prostitution, and having friends who traded sex were significantly associated with higher levels of sexual victimization. Gay, lesbian, and bisexual young adults experienced more sexual victimization compared to heterosexual young adults. A test for interactions revealed that the effect of sexual orientation on sexual victimization was moderated by trading sex and having friends who traded sex. Finally, there is support for partial mediation of the effects of sexual abuse, neglect, and depressive symptoms on sexual victimization through other risk factors.

Predictors of Suicide Attempts Among Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Youth

1997 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 477-497 ◽  
Author(s):  
Scott L. Hershberger ◽  
Neil W. PiLkington ◽  
Anthony R. D'Augelli
Keyword(s):  
Suicide Attempts ◽  
Bisexual Youth ◽  
And Bisexual
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