General and specific psychosocial risk factors in non-fatal suicidal behavior in chilean lesbian, gay and bisexual young adults between 18 and 30 years old.
Youth is a risk stage for the development of suicidal behavior. International evidence indicates that those who identify as lesbian, gay or bisexual have higher suicide risk compared to their heterosexual peers. This phenomenon has been studied through general (clinical and interpersonal models) and...
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| Tipo de recurso: | tesis de maestría |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2021 |
| País: | Chile |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:repositorio.anid.cl:10533/253146 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/10533/253146 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Ciencias Sociales Psicología Otras Especialidades de la Psicología |
| Sumario: | Youth is a risk stage for the development of suicidal behavior. International evidence indicates that those who identify as lesbian, gay or bisexual have higher suicide risk compared to their heterosexual peers. This phenomenon has been studied through general (clinical and interpersonal models) and specific (minority stress model) risk factors. Studies in Chile about the mental health of sexual diversity young people are scarce. This study examined non fatal suicidal behavior in an online sample of 1,683 Chilean youth aged 18 to 30 years old, identified as cisgender lesbian, gay, and bisexual. The results indicate that 49.7% have thought of ending their own life some time while 34.6% committed at least one suicide attempt. The groups with the highest risk were women, bisexuals, and those identified as non-binary or non-conforming. The general models presented higher predictive capacity than minority stress model, however, the latter includes relevant factors. Thus, the full model for non fatal suicidal behavior included depression, hopelessness, substance use, thwarted belongingness, burdensomness, discrimination in life, and social support as predictors. Social support showed a protective role against suicidal behavior. These results confirm the foreign evidence and emphasize the importance of further research on this matter, as well as strengthening public mental health promotion and focused prevention actions for this group. |
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