Suicidality at the intersection of sex, sexual orientation, and gender expression among secondary school students in Hong Kong: a population-based study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Previous suicide research has seldom examined the collective impact of multiple social identities/positions, and suicidality among sexual and gender minority adolescents remains understudied in Chinese contexts. Using intersectionality as both a theoretical and analytical framework, we investigate the combined effects of sex, gender expression, and sexual orientation on suicidal ideation and suicide attempts among secondary school students in Hong Kong.

Methods

Data from 8023 adolescents (mean age = 14.76, SD = 1.66; 44.56% girls) who participated in the 2021 wave of the Youth Sexuality Study (YSS) were included in analysis. Multilevel analysis of individual heterogeneity and discriminatory accuracy (MAIHDA) estimated the prevalence of suicidal ideation and suicid

SUBMITTER: Li Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11665538 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature