Suicide thought and behaviors, non-suicidal self-injury, and perceived life stress among sexual minority Mexican college students
| Autor: | Roberto Rentería, Yesica Albor, Sinead Martínez Ruiz, María Abigail Paz Pérez, Kalina Isela Martínez Martínez, Corina Benjet, Philippe Mortier, María Elena Medina-Mora, Ana María Martínez-Jerez, Guilherme Borges, Rebeca María Elena Guzmán Saldaña, Rogaciano González González, Gustavo Pérez Tarango, Randy P. Auerbach, Raúl A. Gutiérrez-García, María Alicia Zavala Berbena, Alicia Edith Hermosillo de la Torre, María Anabell Covarrubias Díaz Couder, Adrián Ábrego Ramírez, Enrique Moreno Méndez, María del Socorro Durán |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Sexual minority
Male Universities education Psychological intervention Logistic regression Article Suicidal Ideation Sexual and Gender Minorities Humans Students Mexico Self-injury Life stress College Minority stress Mental health Suicide Psychiatry and Mental health Clinical Psychology Cross-Sectional Studies Causal inference Sexual orientation Female Psychology Self-Injurious Behavior Stress Psychological Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | J Affect Disord |
| ISSN: | 1573-2517 |
| Popis: | Background Sexual minority college students are at a higher risk for suicidal thoughts and self-injurious behaviors compared to heterosexual students. Minority stress theory proposes sexual minority individuals experience higher stress due to stigma. Using a sample of Mexican college students, this study tested perceived life stress as a mediator of suicide and self-injury outcomes across various sexual orientation groups. Methods The sample of college students (N=7882) was recruited from nine Mexican universities as part of the WHO World Mental Health International College Student (WMH-ICS) initiative. Participants completed an online survey including demographic questions, measure of perceived life stress, suicide outcomes, and non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) in the past 12 months. Results Logistic regression analyses revealed identifying as a sexual minority significantly predicted a higher likelihood of suicide ideation (ORs 2.05-3.00), suicide attempts (ORs 2.48-8.73), and NSSI (ORs 2.92-4.18) compared to heterosexual students reporting no same-gender attraction. Significant indirect effects from mediation path analyses showed perceived life stress mediated the relationship between a sexual minority identity and suicide ideation (range of proportion mediated 10.48-31.48%), attempts (10.48-31.48%), and NSSI (7.69-20.09%) across each group except among asexual students. Limitations The cross-sectional nature of the survey design precludes drawing causal inferences. Conclusion Findings from this study contribute to minority stress theory by elucidating the role of perceived life stress as a mediator of suicide ideation and attempts and NSSI among sexual minority college students. Clinical interventions may benefit in focusing on experiences of stress across various life areas when supporting sexual minority college students. |
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