Association of sexual minority status, gender nonconformity with childhood victimization and adulthood depressive symptoms: A path analysis.
Bullying
Childhood maltreatment
Depressive symptoms
Gender nonconformity
Sexual minority
Journal
Child abuse & neglect
ISSN: 1873-7757
Titre abrégé: Child Abuse Negl
Pays: England
ID NLM: 7801702
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
01 2021
01 2021
Historique:
received:
08
03
2020
revised:
04
08
2020
accepted:
08
11
2020
pubmed:
9
12
2020
medline:
24
7
2021
entrez:
8
12
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Sexual minority status and childhood gender nonconformity have been associated with elevated risks of childhood adversities and poorer mental health. To explore how abuse and bullying explain the disparities in the associations of sexual minority status and childhood gender nonconformity with adulthood depressive symptoms in men. We conducted a cross-sectional study using a self-report questionnaire among Chinese adult men (18-35 years) who were identified as heterosexual (n = 873) and sexual minority (n = 858) in Guangzhou from 2017 to 2019. Structural equation modeling (SEM) were conducted for path analysis. The levels of exposure to childhood maltreatment were higher in sexual minorities than in straight men, and sexual minority status predicted an increased risk of depressive symptoms via childhood maltreatment (indirect effect: β = 0.026, p = 0.004). Meanwhile, childhood gender nonconformity predicted higher depressive symptoms via both family (indirect effect: β = 0.042, p < 0.001) and school (indirect effect: β = 0.028, p < 0.001) victimization, and there was a direct effect (β = 0.154, p < 0.001) of gender nonconformity on depressive symptoms. Sexual minority status and gender nonconformity are indicators of men's increased risk of childhood victimization and adulthood depressive symptoms. As a result, intervention based on both family and school dimensions needs to be developed.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
Sexual minority status and childhood gender nonconformity have been associated with elevated risks of childhood adversities and poorer mental health.
OBJECTIVE
To explore how abuse and bullying explain the disparities in the associations of sexual minority status and childhood gender nonconformity with adulthood depressive symptoms in men.
PARTICIPANTS AND SETTING
We conducted a cross-sectional study using a self-report questionnaire among Chinese adult men (18-35 years) who were identified as heterosexual (n = 873) and sexual minority (n = 858) in Guangzhou from 2017 to 2019.
METHODS
Structural equation modeling (SEM) were conducted for path analysis.
RESULTS
The levels of exposure to childhood maltreatment were higher in sexual minorities than in straight men, and sexual minority status predicted an increased risk of depressive symptoms via childhood maltreatment (indirect effect: β = 0.026, p = 0.004). Meanwhile, childhood gender nonconformity predicted higher depressive symptoms via both family (indirect effect: β = 0.042, p < 0.001) and school (indirect effect: β = 0.028, p < 0.001) victimization, and there was a direct effect (β = 0.154, p < 0.001) of gender nonconformity on depressive symptoms.
CONCLUSION
Sexual minority status and gender nonconformity are indicators of men's increased risk of childhood victimization and adulthood depressive symptoms. As a result, intervention based on both family and school dimensions needs to be developed.
Identifiants
pubmed: 33291012
pii: S0145-2134(20)30477-4
doi: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2020.104822
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
104822Informations de copyright
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