Lesbian, gay or bisexual identity as a risk factor for trauma and mental health problems in Northern Irish students and the protective role of social support - Travers, Áine; Armour, Cherie; Hansen, Maj; Cunningham, Twylla; Lagdon, Susan; Hyland, Philip; Vallières, Frédérique; McCarthy, Angela; Walshe, Catherine (European journal of psychotraumatology, 2020)
Keywords: apoyo social; Basic; Bisexuality; Gays & lesbians; Irlanda del Norte; LGBT; Mental health; minorías sexuales; Northern Ireland; post-conflict; post-conflicto; Risk factors; Salud mental; sexual minorities; Social support; Students; The first study to compare trauma, social support and mental health problems of Northern Irish LGB students with their heterosexual peers. LGB status was associated with experiencing more trauma and symptoms of PTSD, depression and anxiety. The relationships between LGB status and trauma and mental health problems were mediated by social support from family, such that familial support reduced the likelihood of experiencing adverse outcomes; trauma; 冲突后; 创伤; 北爱尔兰; 心理健康; 性少数群体; 社会支持; United Kingdom--UK; Northern Ireland; social support; trauma; mental health; Northern Ireland; sexual minorities; LGBT; post-conflict