ArticleChild and adolescent psychiatry and mental health2015
Nonsuicidal self-injury in sexual minority college students: a test of theoretical integration.
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- Sexual and Gender Minority Stress in Nonsuicidal Self-Injury Engagement: A Meta-Analytic Review.Suicide & life-threatening behavior · 2025Pooled it
- Prevalence and correlates of non-suicidal self-injury among lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Clinical psychology review · 2019Pooled it
- The interpersonal theory of suicide: A systematic review and meta-analysis of a decade of cross-national research.Psychological bulletin · 2017Pooled it
- Risk and Protective Factors Associated with Non-Suicidal Self-Injury in Sexual and Gender Minority Individuals: A Scoping Review.European journal of investigation in health, psychology and education · 2026Review
- Daily Oppression-Based Stressors, Social Support, Suicide Ideation, and Nonsuicidal Self-Injury Ideation Among Sexual and Gender Minority Adolescents.The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine · 2025Article
- Exploring the Role of Self-Defective Beliefs in the Relation Between Sexual Orientation and Nonsuicidal Self-Injury in Young Women.Suicide & life-threatening behavior · 2025Article
- Intrapersonal Functions of Nonsuicidal Self-Injury Statistically Mediate the Effect of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms on Fearlessness About Death.Traumatology · 2024Article
- The role of victimisation and sleep quality in self-harm and depression among sexual minority adolescents. A prospective cohort study.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2024Article
- A Multi-Mediation Analysis of the Association between Adverse Childhood Experiences and Non-Suicidal Self-Injury among South African Adolescents.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
- A Prospective Examination of Sexual Orientation and Suicidal and Nonsuicidal Self-Injurious Thoughts and Behaviors Among a Diverse Sample of At-risk Young Adult Women.Psychology of sexual orientation and gender diversity · 2024Article
- Out of the Closet, but Not Out of the Woods: The Longitudinal Associations Between Identity Disclosure, Discrimination, and Nonsuicidal Self-Injury Among Sexual Minoritized Young Adults.Psychology of sexual orientation and gender diversity · 2024Article
- Bisexual-specific minority stress in nonsuicidal self-injury: The mediating role of perceived burdensomeness.Journal of affective disorders reports · 2023Article
- A daily diary study of minority stressors, suicidal ideation, nonsuicidal self-injury ideation, and affective mechanisms among sexual and gender minority youth.Journal of psychopathology and clinical science · 2023Article
- Confirming the Reliability and Validity of the Sexual Minority Adolescent Stress Inventory in a National Sample of Sexual Minority Adolescents.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Article
- Expanding our understanding of the relationship between nonsuicidal self-injury and suicide attempts: The roles of emotion regulation self-efficacy and the acquired capability for suicide.Journal of clinical psychology · 2020Article
- Risk and Protective Factors for Self-Harm in a Population-Based Sample of Transgender Youth.Archives of suicide research : official journal of the International Academy for Suicide ResearchArticle
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Abstract
backgroundIndividuals identifying as a sexual minority report engaging in nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) at substantially higher rates compared to their heterosexual peers. Given that NSSI is a known risk factor for suicide, it is important to understand the processes unique to being a sexual minority that increases risk for NSSI so that adequate prevention efforts can be established. The current study integrated Minority Stress Theory and the Interpersonal Theory of Suicide to test a model of NSSI and suicide risk.
methodsA total of 137 college students who identified as a sexual minority completed an anonymous on-line study assessing NSSI, suicidal thoughts/behaviors, and constructs of the minority stress and interpersonal theories. Two linear regressions using bootstrapping analyses were conducted to test our hypotheses.
resultsMinority stress was directly associated with NSSI and via perceived burdensomeness, explaining 27 % of the variance. NSSI was associated with increased risk for suicide thoughts/behaviors directly, and through acquired capability, explaining 45 % of the variance.
conclusionsThese findings provide evidence that unique stressors individuals face as a result of their sexual minority status increases risk for self-harm by influencing cognitive and emotional processes such as burdensomeness and acquired capability. Implications for prevention, intervention, and future research are briefly discussed.
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