Overt Heterosexist Discrimination and Homonegative Microaggressions in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Queer, and Other Nonheterosexual Adults: Interpersonal Pathways to Suicidal Ideation.

ABSTRACT: Previous research indicates that both minority stressors and interpersonal factors may facilitate increased risk for suicidal ideation (SI) among lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer, and other nonheterosexual (LGB+) individuals. These studies examined the potential indirect effects of two interpersonal factors, thwarted belongingness and perceived burdensomeness, on the associations that overt heterosexist discrimination and homonegative microaggressions share with SI. Percentile bootstrapped parallel indirect effects models were tested on a sample of 320 LGB+ community members between the ages of 18 and 74 (M = 30.98, SD = 7.15; Study 1) and a sample of 139 LGB+ college students between the ages of 18 and 39 (M = 20.12, SD = 3.03; Study 2). Results showed that percei

SUBMITTER: Udupa NS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12499885 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature