Risk and protective factors for mental health outcomes among sexual minority and heterosexual college women and men

Autor:	Colleen M. Ray, Kimberly A. Tyler
Rok vydání:	2021
Předmět:	Sexual minority Sexual abuse business.industry Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Public university Protective factor Medicine Targeted interventions business Mental health Depressive symptoms Clinical psychology Sexual assault
Zdroj:	Journal of American College Health. 71:705-714
ISSN:	1940-3208 0744-8481
DOI:	10.1080/07448481.2021.1904955
Popis:	Objective: Understand the relationship between risk factors (eg, different sexual assault types - coercive, physical, incapacitation by alcohol/drugs) and protective factors (eg, strong maternal ties) with depressive symptoms and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms among college students. Participants: Six hundred twenty-five undergraduate students. Methods: Students completed paper and pencil surveys in fall 2019 at a large public university. Results: Risk factors of child physical and sexual abuse, all three sexual assault types, and combined sexual assault were associated with greater PTSD symptoms while maternal relationship quality and religious influence served as protective factors. Risk factors of child physical and sexual abuse, coercive sexual assault, and combined sexual assault were associated with depressive symptoms while maternal relationship quality served as a protective factor. Males who identified as sexual minority (SM) had more PTSD symptoms compared to females who identified as SM. Conclusions: Findings have implications for targeted interventions to improve mental health outcomes.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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