Background: The It Gets Better project aims to help prevent suicide among lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, and queer (LGBTIQ+) adolescents. It features personal video narratives portraying how life gets better when struggling with adversities. Research on the contents of messages is scarce. Aims: We aimed to explore the content of videos in the Austrian It Gets Better project regarding the representation of various LGBTIQ+ groups and selected content characteristics. Method: A content analysis of all German-language videos was conducted (N = 192). Messages related to coming out, stressors experienced, suicidal ideation/behavior, and on how things get better were coded. Results: Representation was strong for gay men (n = 45; 41.7%). Coming out to others was mainly positively framed (n = 31; 46.3%) and seen as a tool to make things better (n = 27; 37.5%). Social support (n = 42; 62.7%) and self-acceptance (n = 37; 55.2%) were prevalent topics. Common stressors included a conservative setting (n = 18, 26.9%), and fear of outing (n = 17; 25.4%). Suicidality (n = 9; 4.7%) and options to get professional help (n = 7; 8.2%) were rarely addressed. Limitations: Only aspects explicitly brought up in the videos were codeable. Conclusion: Videos do not fully represent gender identities and sexual orientations. Messaging on suicidality and professional help require strengthening to tailor them better for suicide prevention.

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它为 LGBTIQ+ 青少年的自杀预防提供了更好的视频。

背景：It Gets Better 项目旨在帮助防止女同性恋、男同性恋、双性恋、跨性别、双性恋和酷儿 (LGBTIQ+) 青少年自杀。它以个人视频叙述为特色，描绘了在逆境中挣扎的生活如何变得更好。对消息内容的研究很少。目标：我们旨在探索奥地利 It Gets Better 项目中关于各种 LGBTIQ+ 群体的代表性和选定内容特征的视频内容。方法：对所有德语视频进行内容分析（N = 192）。与出柜、经历的压力源、自杀意念/行为以及事情如何变得更好有关的信息被编码。结果：男同性恋者的代表性很强（n = 45；41.7%）。向他人出柜主要是积极的（n = 31; 46. 3%）并被视为使事情变得更好的工具（n = 27；37.5%）。社会支持（n = 42；62.7%）和自我接纳（n = 37；55.2%）是普遍的话题。常见的压力源包括保守环境（n = 18, 26.9%）和害怕外出（n = 17; 25.4%）。自杀（n = 9；4.7%）和寻求专业帮助的选择（n = 7；8.2%）很少被提及。限制：只有视频中明确提出的方面是可编码的。结论：视频不能完全代表性别认同和性取向。关于自杀和专业帮助的信息需要加强，以更好地定制它们以预防自杀。自杀（n = 9；4.7%）和寻求专业帮助的选择（n = 7；8.2%）很少被提及。限制：只有视频中明确提出的方面是可编码的。结论：视频不能完全代表性别认同和性取向。关于自杀和专业帮助的信息需要加强，以更好地定制它们以预防自杀。自杀（n = 9；4.7%）和寻求专业帮助的选择（n = 7；8.2%）很少被提及。限制：只有视频中明确提出的方面是可编码的。结论：视频不能完全代表性别认同和性取向。关于自杀和专业帮助的信息需要加强，以更好地定制它们以预防自杀。