Citation

van Bergen DD, Bos HMW, van Lisdonk J, Keuzenkamp S, Sandfort TG. Am. J. Public Health 2013; 103(1): 70-72.

Affiliation

Diana D. van Bergen is with the Department of Theory and Research in Education, Faculty of Psychology and Education, VU University Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Henny M. W. Bos is with the Research Institute of Child Development and Education, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Jantine van Lisdonk and Saskia Keuzenkamp are with the research group of Emancipation, Youth and Family Affairs, Netherlands Institute for Social Research, The Hague, and the Department of Sociology, VU University Amsterdam. Theo G. M. Sandfort is with the HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies, Columbia University, New York, NY.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2013, American Public Health Association)

DOI

10.2105/AJPH.2012.300797

PMID

23153134

Abstract

We examined Netherlands Institute for Social Research data, collected between May and August 2009, on 274 Dutch lesbian, gay, and bisexual youths. The data showed that victimization at school was associated with suicidal ideation and actual suicide attempts. Homophobic rejection by parents was also associated with actual suicide attempts. Suicidality in this population could be reduced by supporting coping strategies of lesbian, gay, and bisexual youths who are confronted with stigmatization by peers and parents, and by schools actively promoting acceptance of same-sex sexuality. (Am J Public Health. Published online ahead of print November 15, 2012: e1-e3. doi:10.2105/AJPH.2012.300797).

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