Bullying and Suicide: The Mental Health Crisis of LGBTQ Youth and How You Can Help

Ahuja, Amir; Webster, Cecil R.; Gibson, Nicole; Brewer, Athena; Toledo, Steven; Russell, Steven P.

doi:10.1080/19359705.2015.1007417

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“…The implications of this study concern not only the health of people who identify as a sexual minority but also the well-being of young people who self-identify as heterosexual yet are perceived as LGB, in addition to those who deviate from the traditional roles imposed by society (Ryan & Rivers, 2003). In terms of practical implications, the present study suggests that sport organizations should target their bullying-intervention on all sports-related contexts (Ahuja et al, 2015). Indeed, early intervention in these environments may help prevent young people from being discouraged to participate in sports due to a fear of being bullied.…”

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Sports as a risk environment: Homophobia and bullying in a sample of gay and heterosexual men

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Salvati

et al. 2018

Journal of Gay & Lesbian Mental Health

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Research on bullying and homophobic bullying has mainly focused on school contexts, with little research in sports-related contexts. This study used a sample of 88 gay males and 120 heterosexual males between 18 and 36 years of age to examine the frequency of bullying experiences in Italian sports-related contexts. The results showed that gay men reported more frequent bullying and homophobic bullying than heterosexual men. Gay men reported dropping out of sports more frequently, namely due to a fear of being bullied and greater familial pressure to conform to masculine-type sports. It is necessary to promote safer sports-related contexts for people who self-identify as a sexual minority.

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Sports as a risk environment: Homophobia and bullying in a sample of gay and heterosexual men

Baiocco

Pistella

Salvati

et al. 2018

Journal of Gay & Lesbian Mental Health

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“…Prevention messaging needs to proactively identify boys as potential victims in addition to girls, as well as comprehensively represent, protect, and support sexual minority youth. While discussions about sexual identity among high school students have become less taboo in recent years (Ahuja et al, 2015; Graybill & Proctor, 2016), this largely depends on the region and political climate. Beyond tolerance of diversity in sexual identities, violence prevention programs must focus on disrupting homophobia and providing comprehensive support services for these vulnerable youth.…”

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Sexual Minority High School Boys’ and Girls’ Risk of Sexual Harassment, Sexual Violence, Stalking, and Bullying

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Bush

Brancato

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We report the prevalence and number of violent events of sexual violence, sexual harassment, stalking, and bullying experienced among sexual minority girls, sexual minority boys, heterosexual girls, and heterosexual boys. We conducted covariate-adjusted analyses of variance on 16,243 high school youth from 13 schools in Kentucky. Sexual minority boys and girls and heterosexual girls had higher rates of all forms of violence compared with heterosexual boys, but rates of violence between sexual minority girls and boys were statistically equivalent. Prevention and intervention programs must incorporate elements of minority stress theory to disrupt heterosexist norms that contribute to violence.

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“…Of course, simply being LGBTQ is not a risk factor for depression and suicide. Members of this community do, however, experience higher rates of adverse life events and health disparities that are, in fact, risks for poor mental health outcomes 16‐19 . For example, and related to the current study, a 2016 study 15 reported that LGB high school students are over 3 times more likely than their straight peers to be sexually assaulted.…”

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Depression in High School: Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Identity as a Moderator of Sexual Assault

Zeglin

Terrell

Barr

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Journal of School Health

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BACKGROUND Depression continues to be a public health crisis for young adults. For high school students, past research has identified trauma as a significant predictor of depression. Congruent with the theory of cumulative stress, the present study hypothesized that the effect of sexual assault on depression would be stronger among lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) students than among their straight peers. METHODS Using the Youth Risk Behavior Survey completed by students attending Duval County Public Schools in Florida (N = 3053), this study used secondary data analysis to conduct 2 regression analyses, one for boys and one for girls. RESULTS LGB status was associated with 3‐fold increase in the odds of reporting depression for both boys and girls. History of sexual assault was associated with a significant increase in reporting depression. There was also a significant interaction effect between sexual orientation and history of sexual assault among male students only (p < .05). Contrary to the hypothesis, the effect was stronger among straight boys than among LGB boys. CONCLUSION Minority students continue to evidence greater risks for depression. Opportunities for systemic changes to address these include training teachers, banning conversion therapy, and implementing comprehensive sex education.

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Bullying and Suicide: The Mental Health Crisis of LGBTQ Youth and How You Can Help

Cited by 29 publications

References 17 publications

Sports as a risk environment: Homophobia and bullying in a sample of gay and heterosexual men

Sports as a risk environment: Homophobia and bullying in a sample of gay and heterosexual men

Sexual Minority High School Boys’ and Girls’ Risk of Sexual Harassment, Sexual Violence, Stalking, and Bullying

Depression in High School: Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Identity as a Moderator of Sexual Assault

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