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Baams, Laura; Grossman, Arnold H.; Russell, Stephen T. – Developmental Psychology, 2015
The experience of minority stress is often named as a cause for mental health disparities among lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) youth, including higher levels of depression and suicidal ideation. The processes or mechanisms through which these disparities occur are understudied. The interpersonal-psychological theory of suicide posits 2 key…
Descriptors: Stress Variables, At Risk Persons, Minority Groups, Depression (Psychology)
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Grossman, Arnold H.; D'Augelli, Anthony R. – Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 2007
Sexual minority status is a key risk factor for suicide among lesbian, gay, and bisexual youth; however, it has not been studied among transgender youth. Fifty-five transgender youth reported on their life-threatening behaviors. Nearly half of the sample reported having seriously thought about taking their lives and one quarter reported suicide…
Descriptors: Suicide, At Risk Persons, Homosexuality, Minority Groups
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D'Augelli, Anthony R.; Grossman, Arnold H.; Salter, Nicholas P.; Vasey, Joseph J.; Starks, Michael T.; Sinclair, Katerina O. – Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 2006
In this study predictors of serious suicide attempts among lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) youth were examined. Three groups were compared: youth who reported no attempts, youth who reported attempts unrelated to their sexual orientation, and youth whose attempts were considered related to their sexual orientation. About one third of respondents…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, Suicide, Homosexuality, Sexual Identity