@article{ref1,
title="The effects of polyvictimization on mental and physical health outcomes in an LGBTQ sample",
journal="Journal of Traumatic Stress",
year="2020",
author="Kassing, Francesca and Casanova, Tracy and Griffin, James A. and Wood, Elizabeth and Stepleman, Lara M.",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer/questioning (LGBTQ) individuals are  at elevated risk for violent victimization and often experience increased health  disparities compared to their non-LGBTQ counterparts. The present study examined  associations between polyvictimization and mental and physical health in an LGBTQ  sample. Participants included 385 LGBTQ individuals involved in a larger  health-needs assessment of LGBTQ individuals living in the southeastern United  States. The sample primarily identified as gay/lesbian (63.4%), cisgender (78.7%),  and White (66.5%), and the mean participant age was 34.82 years (SD = 13.45). A  latent class analysis (LCA) was conducted on seven items assessing different types  of violence exposure. The LCA identified a three-class model, with classes  characterized by low trauma exposure (71.4%), nondiscriminatory violence (15.1%),  and high trauma exposure (13.5%). Differences in demographic characteristics,  perceptions of mental and physical health, and diagnoses of specific health  conditions were assessed across classes. The high-trauma class reported poorer  perceived physical and mental health compared to the other two classes, with mean  differences in past-month poor health days ranging from 11.38 to 17.37. There were  no differences between the classes regarding specific physical health conditions;  however, the high-trauma and nondiscriminatory violence classes had significantly  higher rates of anxiety, depression, drug abuse, and suicidality than the low-trauma  class, ORs = 2.39-23.83. The present findings suggest that polyvictimization is an  important risk factor for poor health among LGBTQ individuals. These results have  implications for addressing health disparities among the broader LGBTQ community.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0894-9867",
doi="10.1002/jts.22579",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jts.22579"
}