Brief report: Differences in self-injurious thoughts and behaviors between sexual minority and heterosexual adolescent girls

Meaghan L. Delcourt; Irene Tung; Jessie B. Northrup; Johnny Berona; Stephanie D. Stepp; Alison E. Hipwell; Kate Keenan

doi:10.1080/19359705.2021.1876804

Brief report: Differences in self-injurious thoughts and behaviors between sexual minority and heterosexual adolescent girls

Meaghan L. Delcourt^*, Irene Tung, Jessie B. Northrup, Johnny Berona, Stephanie D. Stepp, Alison E. Hipwell, Kate Keenan

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ISGMH - Institute for Sexual and Gender Minority Health and Wellbeing

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Purpose: Adolescent suicidal ideation (SI) and nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) are associated with depression, but few studies adequately represent sexual minorities. This study investigated whether the association between SI/NSSI and depression varies by sexual orientation. Method: SI, NSSI, sexual orientation, and depressive symptoms were measured in a community sample of adolescent girls (n = 1,803). Results: Sexual orientation and depression accounted for unique risk for SI and NSSI in logistic regressions. Sexual orientation moderated the association between depression and NSSI. Conclusions: Results indicate that depression is a less specific predictor of NSSI among sexual minority adolescents compared to their heterosexual peers and indicate a need for future research to delineate which psychosocial factors better account for NSSI risk.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	383-393
Number of pages	11
Journal	Journal of Gay and Lesbian Mental Health
Volume	25
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/19359705.2021.1876804
State	Published - 2021

Keywords

Adolescence
Mental Health
depression
sexual minority
suicide

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Health(social science)
Clinical Psychology
Psychiatry and Mental health

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Brief report: Differences in self-injurious thoughts and behaviors between sexual minority and heterosexual adolescent girls

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