Citation

Turpin R, Boekeloo B, Dyer T. J. LGBT Youth 2019; 16(3): 300-316.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/19361653.2019.1575784

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Heterosexual adolescents with same-sex sexual partners may be at increased risk for psychological distress from victimization; this may lead to suicidality. We tested if sexual identity modified the association between bullying at school and suicide planning among adolescents with the same-sex sexual partners. We sampled 924 youth with same-sex sexual partners from the 2015 Youth Risk Behavior Survey, testing the association between bullying and suicide planning using log-binomial regression with sexual identity interactions. Sexual identity modified this association, with the greatest association among heterosexual participants (PR = 4.01, 95% CI 2.60-6.18). Anti-homophobia messaging and intervention programs that target these youth may be needed. © 2019, © 2019 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.

Language: en

Keywords

suicide; identity; Bullying; LGB; sexuality