Suicidality among bisexual youths: the role of parental sexual orientation support and concealment

Compared with the heterosexual population, the prevalence of mental health outcomes such as suicidality (suicidal ideation, suicide plans, and suicide attempts) is higher among sexual minority youth, particularly those who identify themselves as bisexuals. Bisexuals are at an even elevated risk with...

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Main Authors: Reyes, Marc Eric S, Escote, Alyzza Meynell D, Ferrer, Antonia Veronica C, Marpuri, Judith Kate O, Santos, Anna Clarissa DR, Torres, Rubertha Francesca E, Cayubit, Ryan Francis O, Bacaoco, Jeemon Rey A
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Online Access:https://archium.ateneo.edu/psychology-faculty-pubs/397
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-022-03474-4
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spelling ph-ateneo-arc.psychology-faculty-pubs-13972022-12-09T03:00:50Z Suicidality among bisexual youths: the role of parental sexual orientation support and concealment Reyes, Marc Eric S Escote, Alyzza Meynell D Ferrer, Antonia Veronica C Marpuri, Judith Kate O Santos, Anna Clarissa DR Torres, Rubertha Francesca E Cayubit, Ryan Francis O Bacaoco, Jeemon Rey A Compared with the heterosexual population, the prevalence of mental health outcomes such as suicidality (suicidal ideation, suicide plans, and suicide attempts) is higher among sexual minority youth, particularly those who identify themselves as bisexuals. Bisexuals are at an even elevated risk within the LGB populations due to biphobia, monosexism, bisexual invisibility or erasure, and lack of support resources. These experiences may bring about issues regarding concealment of their sexual orientation linked to suicidality. Studies have also identified that parental support is a protective factor against suicidality among the youth, particularly their sexual orientation. The present study used a cross-sectional, predictive research design to examine parental sexual orientation support and concealment and their associations and predictive abilities in the suicidality of 151 Filipino bisexual youths aged 18–24 years old. The participants were recruited online within six months, from July 2021 to December 2021. As measured by the Parental Support for Sexual Orientation Scale, Sexual Orientation Concealment Scale, and Suicide Behaviors Questionnaire-Revised, results showed that among our bisexual participants, parental sexual orientation support and concealment did not have a significant relationship with and could not predict their risk for suicidality. Limitations and suggestions for further research were discussed, considering our findings. 2022-01-01T08:00:00Z text https://archium.ateneo.edu/psychology-faculty-pubs/397 https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-022-03474-4 Psychology Department Faculty Publications Archīum Ateneo Bisexuals Concealment Filipino Parental support Suicidality Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies Medicine and Health Sciences Mental and Social Health Psychiatric and Mental Health
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Philippines
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topic Bisexuals
Concealment
Filipino
Parental support
Suicidality
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies
Medicine and Health Sciences
Mental and Social Health
Psychiatric and Mental Health
spellingShingle Bisexuals
Concealment
Filipino
Parental support
Suicidality
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies
Medicine and Health Sciences
Mental and Social Health
Psychiatric and Mental Health
Reyes, Marc Eric S
Escote, Alyzza Meynell D
Ferrer, Antonia Veronica C
Marpuri, Judith Kate O
Santos, Anna Clarissa DR
Torres, Rubertha Francesca E
Cayubit, Ryan Francis O
Bacaoco, Jeemon Rey A
Suicidality among bisexual youths: the role of parental sexual orientation support and concealment
description Compared with the heterosexual population, the prevalence of mental health outcomes such as suicidality (suicidal ideation, suicide plans, and suicide attempts) is higher among sexual minority youth, particularly those who identify themselves as bisexuals. Bisexuals are at an even elevated risk within the LGB populations due to biphobia, monosexism, bisexual invisibility or erasure, and lack of support resources. These experiences may bring about issues regarding concealment of their sexual orientation linked to suicidality. Studies have also identified that parental support is a protective factor against suicidality among the youth, particularly their sexual orientation. The present study used a cross-sectional, predictive research design to examine parental sexual orientation support and concealment and their associations and predictive abilities in the suicidality of 151 Filipino bisexual youths aged 18–24 years old. The participants were recruited online within six months, from July 2021 to December 2021. As measured by the Parental Support for Sexual Orientation Scale, Sexual Orientation Concealment Scale, and Suicide Behaviors Questionnaire-Revised, results showed that among our bisexual participants, parental sexual orientation support and concealment did not have a significant relationship with and could not predict their risk for suicidality. Limitations and suggestions for further research were discussed, considering our findings.
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author Reyes, Marc Eric S
Escote, Alyzza Meynell D
Ferrer, Antonia Veronica C
Marpuri, Judith Kate O
Santos, Anna Clarissa DR
Torres, Rubertha Francesca E
Cayubit, Ryan Francis O
Bacaoco, Jeemon Rey A
author_facet Reyes, Marc Eric S
Escote, Alyzza Meynell D
Ferrer, Antonia Veronica C
Marpuri, Judith Kate O
Santos, Anna Clarissa DR
Torres, Rubertha Francesca E
Cayubit, Ryan Francis O
Bacaoco, Jeemon Rey A
author_sort Reyes, Marc Eric S
title Suicidality among bisexual youths: the role of parental sexual orientation support and concealment
title_short Suicidality among bisexual youths: the role of parental sexual orientation support and concealment
title_full Suicidality among bisexual youths: the role of parental sexual orientation support and concealment
title_fullStr Suicidality among bisexual youths: the role of parental sexual orientation support and concealment
title_full_unstemmed Suicidality among bisexual youths: the role of parental sexual orientation support and concealment
title_sort suicidality among bisexual youths: the role of parental sexual orientation support and concealment
publisher Archīum Ateneo
publishDate 2022
url https://archium.ateneo.edu/psychology-faculty-pubs/397
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-022-03474-4
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