Abstract

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.

摘要

目的：青少年自杀意念 (SI) 和非自杀性自伤 (NSSI) 与抑郁症有关，但很少有研究充分代表性少数群体。这项研究调查了 SI/NSSI 与抑郁之间的关联是否因性取向而异。

方法：在青春期女孩的社区样本 (n = 1,803) 中测量了 SI、NSSI、性取向和抑郁症状。

结果：在逻辑回归中，性取向和抑郁是 SI 和 NSSI 的独特风险。性取向缓和了抑郁症和 NSSI 之间的关联。

结论：结果表明，与异性恋同龄人相比，性少数青少年的抑郁症对 NSSI 的预测不太具体，并表明需要未来的研究来描述哪些心理社会因素更好地解释了 NSSI 风险。