Intersecting Structural Oppression and Suicidality Among Black Sexual Minority Male Adolescents and Emerging Adults

Devin English; Cheriko A. Boone; Joseph A. Carter; Ali J. Talan; Danielle R. Busby; Raymond L. Moody; Diamond J. Cunningham; Lisa Bowleg; H. Jonathon Rendina

doi:10.1111/jora.12726

Intersecting Structural Oppression and Suicidality Among Black Sexual Minority Male Adolescents and Emerging Adults

Devin English, Cheriko A. Boone, Joseph A. Carter, Ali J. Talan, Danielle R. Busby, Raymond L. Moody, Diamond J. Cunningham, Lisa Bowleg, H. Jonathon Rendina

Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

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Abstract

This study examined associations between structural racism, anti-LGBTQ policies, and suicide risk among young sexual minority men (SMM). Participants were a 2017–2018 Internet-based U.S. national sample of 497 Black and 1536 White SMM (ages 16–25). Structural equation modeling tested associations from indicators of structural racism, anti-LGBTQ policies, and their interaction to suicide risk factors. For Black participants, structural racism and anti-LGBTQ policies were significantly positively associated with depressive symptoms, heavy drinking, perceived burdensomeness, thwarted belongingness, self-harm, and suicide attempt. There were significant interaction effects: Positive associations between structural racism and several outcomes were stronger for Black participants in high anti-LGBTQ policy states. Structural racism, anti-LGBTQ policies, and their interaction were not significantly associated with suicide risk for White SMM.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	226-243
Number of pages	18
Journal	Journal of Research on Adolescence
Volume	32
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/jora.12726
State	Published - Mar 2022

Keywords

Black sexual minority youth
anti-LGBTQ policies
health inequities
intersectional stigma
minority stress
structural racism
suicidality
suicide risk

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Cultural Studies
Developmental and Educational Psychology
Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
Behavioral Neuroscience

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