ABSTRACT

Current research suggests that sexual minorities living in Utah may be at higher risk for experiencing suicidal/self-harming thoughts and suicide attempts than heterosexuals in Utah. However, to date no research has been conducted examining potential reasons sexual minorities living in Utah may be at higher risk. Using two representative samples of Utahns, we examine (a) disparities in adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) between sexual minorities and heterosexual Utahn, (b) how ACEs and sexual orientation may predict recent suicidal/self-harming thoughts and lifetime prevalence of suicide attempts, and (c) how sexual orientation and ACEs might interact to predict suicidal outcomes. Results with each sample showed that sexual minority Utahns reported higher levels of ACEs and suicidal/self-harming thoughts than heterosexual Utahns. Both sexual orientation and ACEs uniquely predicted suicidality when both were entered into regression models, but no interaction effects were found between these predictors.

摘要

目前的研究表明，与犹他州的异性恋者相比，生活在犹他州的性少数群体出现自杀/自残念头和自杀企图的风险可能更高。然而，迄今为止，还没有研究过生活在犹他州的性少数群体面临更高风险的潜在原因。使用两个有代表性的犹他州样本，我们检查 (a) 性少数群体和异性恋犹他州之间不良童年经历 (ACE) 的差异，(b) ACE 和性取向如何预测最近的自杀/自残想法和自杀企图的终生流行率，以及（c）性取向和 ACE 如何相互作用以预测自杀结果。每个样本的结果表明，与异性恋的犹他州相比，性少数族裔的 ACE 和自杀/自残念头的水平更高。