Parental support and gender moderate the relationship between sexual orientation and suicidal behavior in adolescents

  1. Alicia Pérez-Albéniz
  2. Beatriz Lucas-Molina
  3. Eduardo Fonseca-Pedrero
Revista:
Psicothema

ISSN: 0214-9915 1886-144X

Año de publicación: 2023

Volumen: 35

Número: 3

Páginas: 248-258

Tipo: Artículo

DOI: 10.7334/PSICOTHEMA2022.325 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openAcceso abierto editor

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Resumen

la investigación indica que las personas pertenecientes a minorías sexuales tienen un mayor riesgo de sufrir problemas de salud mental. Además, el apoyo parental podría desempeñar un papel protector. El objetivo de este estudio fue examinar, en una muestra representativa de adolescentes, si la orientación sexual estaba relacionada con un mayor riesgo de sufrir problemas de salud mental. Se analizó el posible efecto moderador del apoyo parental en la relación entre la orientación sexual y la salud mental, moderado también por el género de los participantes. Método: participaron 1790 estudiantes de secundaria. Se evaluaron indicadores de dificultades emocionales y conductuales, depresión, experiencias psicóticas, conducta suicida, bienestar y autoestima. Resultados: se encontraron efectos principales significativos de género y orientación sexual. Tener una orientación sexual diversa (es decir, lesbiana/ gay, bisexual y questioning) estaba relacionado con mayores dificultades de salud mental. Además, se encontró una interacción significativa del género y la orientación sexual en la conducta suicida. Por último, el apoyo parental y el género moderaron la relación entre la orientación sexual y la conducta suicida. Conclusiones: estos resultados ponen de manifiesto la importancia de promover la salud mental y el bienestar de los jóvenes pertenecientes a minorías sexuales.

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