Abstract

Purpose of the study

Forty-nine people were killed in the Orlando shooting at Pulse nightclub on June 12, 2016. The objective of this study was to examine the association between the Orlando shooting and sexual minority mental health.

Materials and methods

We used data from the 2013–2018 National Health Interview Survey and a difference-in-differences approach to compare changes in severe psychological distress (SPD) between sexual minorities and their heterosexual peers.

Results

Compared to heterosexual men, the Orlando shooting was associated with a 25.6 percentage point (p < 0.05) increase in SPD for sexual minority men in June 2016. We did not observe a similar pattern of heightened SPD for sexual minority women following the Orlando shooting.

Conclusion

This study suggests that the Orlando shooting was detrimental to the mental health of sexual minority men.

中文翻译：

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奥兰多脉冲夜总会枪击案是否影响性少数群体的心理健康？使用基于人口的数据的结果和挑战

摘要

这项研究的目的

2016 年 6 月 12 日，Pulse 夜总会发生的奥兰多枪击案造成 49 人死亡。本研究的目的是检验奥兰多枪击案与性少数群体心理健康之间的关联。

材料和方法

我们使用 2013-2018 年全国健康访谈调查的数据和差异中的差异方法来比较性少数群体与其异性恋同龄人之间严重心理困扰 (SPD) 的变化。

结果

与异性恋男性相比，奥兰多枪击案与 2016 年 6 月性少数男性的 SPD 增加 25.6 个百分点 (p < 0.05) 相关。我们没有观察到奥兰多枪击事件后性少数女性 SPD 升高的类似模式。

结论

这项研究表明，奥兰多枪击案对性少数男性的心理健康有害。