Correlates of Cutting Behavior among Sexual Minority Youths and Young Adults

Autor/inn/en	Walls, N. Eugene; Laser, Julie; Nickels, Sarah J.; Wisneski, Hope
Titel	Correlates of Cutting Behavior among Sexual Minority Youths and Young Adults
Quelle	In: Social Work Research, 34 (2010) 4, S.213-226 (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1070-5309
Schlagwörter	Homeless People; Young Adults; Homosexuality; Social Networks; Depression (Psychology); Self Destructive Behavior; Minority Groups; Youth; Sexual Identity; Urban Areas; Social Services; Surveys; Incidence; At Risk Persons; Peer Relationship; Bullying; Suicide; Gender Differences; Racial Differences; Age Differences; Youth Programs + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Homeless person; Homeless persons; Obdachloser; Young adult; Junger Erwachsener; Homosexualität; Social network; Soziales Netzwerk; Self destrucive behaviour; Selbstzerstörung; Ethnische Minderheit; Jugend; Jugendlicher; Jugendalter; Geschlechtsidentität; Sexuelle Identität; Urban area; Stadtregion; Social service; Soziale Dienstleistung; Soziale Dienste; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Vorkommen; Risikogruppe; Peer-Beziehungen; Mobbing; Selbstmord; Geschlechterkonflikt; Rassenunterschied; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Jugendsofortprogramm
Abstract	Using secondary analyses of data from a sample of 265 sexual minority youths, the authors examined correlates of cutting behavior to determine whether patterns are similar to those found in studies of self-injury with community samples of predominately heterosexual youths. The sample consisted of youths who received services at an urban social service agency serving the sexual minority community; youths from the region attending social events, who located the survey through the Internet, or who were referred from other youth-serving agencies; and youths from out of state who found the survey through the Internet or were referred by youth-serving agencies. Prevalence of cutting was higher than that found in community-based samples of similar age groups. However, similar patterns of risk were found with regard to peer victimization, homelessness, suicidality, and depression. Female and transgender respondents were more likely to have engaged in cutting behavior than were male respondents. No significant race-based differences emerged. Both age and having knowledge of a supportive adult were associated with decreased likelihood of cutting. Additional findings link higher levels of "outness," higher occurrence of suicidality among social network, and higher rates of smoking to increased likelihood of cutting. Implications for practice and future research are discussed. (As Provided).
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