Sexual identity disparities in mental health among U.K. adults, U.S. adults, and U.S. adolescents
| Autor: | Chaïm la Roi, Jan Kornelis Dijkstra, Wouter. J. Kiekens |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Sociology/ICS |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Sexual identity
030505 public health Adult development Ethnic group food and beverages Identity (social science) race/ethnicity Mental health sexual identity Gender Studies 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Heterosexuality behavior and behavior mechanisms adults 030212 general & internal medicine adolescents Lesbian 0305 other medical science Psychology reproductive and urinary physiology General Psychology mental health Demography Psychopathology |
| Zdroj: | Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity, 8(4), 407-419 |
| ISSN: | 2329-0390 2329-0382 |
| Popis: | Lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) people report poorer mental health than heterosexual people. However, there is heterogeneity in this disparity, and a racial/ethnic minority identity can contribute to this heterogeneity. When studying the intersecting effect of sexual identity and race/ethnicity on mental health, research often limits race/ethnicity categories, often uses adult samples from the U.S., and often uses samples that are not nationally representative. To overcome these limitations, the present study examined racial/ethnic heterogeneity in mental health disparities between heterosexual and LGB people in three nationally representative samples. The samples used were the 2011–2012 Understanding Society (U.K. adults; N = 43,904), the 2015 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (U.S. adults; N = 43,313), and the 2015 Youth Risk Behavior Survey (U.S. adolescents; N = 15,122). Using these samples enabled us to contrast the intersection of sexual identity and race/ethnicity across countries (for adults), and between life phases (in the U.S.). Across all three samples, LGB people—and particularly bisexual people—had a higher risk of impaired mental health than heterosexual people. For U.K. adults and U.S. adults, no intersecting effect of sexual identity and race/ethnicity were found. LGB adolescents of color reported better mental health compared with White LGB adolescents. More specifically, Black LGB adolescents reported better mental health compared to White LGB adolescents. Together, the present study contributes to a better understanding of the heterogeneity in mental health disparities for LGB people. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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