Youth Suicide Risk and Sexual Orientation

Study examines the relationship between sexual orientation and youth suicide risk. The suicide risk demonstrated by sexual minorities in this study was no greater than that of their heterosexual peers. Youth who reported more external support demonstrated lower overall suicide risk and, specifically...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Adolescence 2002-06, Vol.37 (146), p.289-299
Hauptverfasser:	Rutter, Philip A, Soucar, Emil
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adolescent psychology Adolescents Adult Adult and adolescent clinical studies Biological and medical sciences Bisexuality Bisexuality - psychology Female Gay teenagers Gay youth Gays & lesbians Heterosexuality - psychology High School Students High Schools Homosexuality - psychology Humans Male Medical sciences Mental Health Multivariate Analysis Predictor Variables Predictors Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry Psychopathology. Psychiatry Risk Risk Assessment Risk Factors Sex Role Orientations Sexual Behavior Sexual Orientation Social Support Social Support Groups Suicidal behavior Suicidal behaviour Suicide Suicide - prevention & control Suicide - psychology Suicides & suicide attempts Teenagers United States USA Young people
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Zusammenfassung:	Study examines the relationship between sexual orientation and youth suicide risk. The suicide risk demonstrated by sexual minorities in this study was no greater than that of their heterosexual peers. Youth who reported more external support demonstrated lower overall suicide risk and, specifically, lower levels of hostility, hopelessness, and suicidal ideation. (Contains 37 references and 3 tables.) (GCP)
ISSN:	0001-8449