The Chain Mediation Effect of Victimization and Neuroticism on the Association Between Sexual Orientation and Depressive Symptoms: A Prospective Birth Cohort Study.

This study tested whether sexual orientation differences in depressive symptoms were partially explained by the chain mediation effect of neuroticism and victimization. Using the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children from the UK (N = 4647, 36.52% men, 88% White), self-reported neuroticism,...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Publicado en:Archives of Sexual Behavior Vol. 53; no. 10; pp. 3895 - 3907
Autores principales: Xu, Yin, Rahman, Qazi
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Springer Nature Nov2024
Materias:
Acceso en línea:Ver este registro en EBSCOhost
fields @attributes:
  recordID: 1
pdfLink:
plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ssf&AN=181119887&site=ehost-live
header:
  @attributes:
    shortDbName: ssf
    uiTerm: 181119887
    longDbName: Social Sciences Full Text (H.W. Wilson)
    uiTag: AN
  controlInfo:
    bkinfo:
    jinfo:
      jid:
        00040002
        ASX
      jtl: Archives of Sexual Behavior
      issn: 00040002
      maglogo: N
    pubinfo:
      dt: Nov2024
      vid: 53
      iid: 10
      pid: 237
      pub: Springer Nature
    artinfo:
      ui:
        181119887
        10.1007/s10508-024-02979-2
      ppf: 3895
      ppct: 12
      formats:
        fmt:
          – @attributes:
              type: T
          – @attributes:
              type: P
              size: 881KB
      tig:
        atl: The Chain Mediation Effect of Victimization and Neuroticism on the Association Between Sexual Orientation and Depressive Symptoms: A Prospective Birth Cohort Study.
      aug:
        au:
          Xu, Yin
          Rahman, Qazi
        affil:
          https://ror.org/011ashp19 Department of Sociology & Psychology, School of Public Administration, Sichuan University, 610065, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
          https://ror.org/0220mzb33 Department of Psychology, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, Psychology & Neuroscience, London, UK
      su:
        Victims
        Sexual orientation
        Mental depression
        Neuroticism
        Neuroses
      sug:
        subj:
          Victims
          Sexual orientation
          Mental depression
          Neuroticism
          Neuroses
      keyword:
        ALSPAC
        Depressive symptoms
        Victimization
        ALSPAC
        Depressive symptoms
        Victimization
      ab: This study tested whether sexual orientation differences in depressive symptoms were partially explained by the chain mediation effect of neuroticism and victimization. Using the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children from the UK (N = 4647, 36.52% men, 88% White), self-reported neuroticism, sexual orientation, and depressive symptoms were measured at age 13.5, 21, and 22 years, respectively. Childhood abuse between birth and age 11 years and the individuals' experiences of being bullied at age 17.5 years were measured as the components of victimization. Structural equation modeling was used to analyze the data. Non-heterosexual individuals reported higher depressive symptoms than heterosexual individuals, with a total effect (standardized path coefficient) of 0.590 and 0.768 for men and women, respectively. This association was partially explained by childhood abuse (indirect effect = 0.043 and 0.046 for men and women, respectively) and neuroticism directly (indirect effect = 0.036 and 0.056 for men and women, respectively). Sexual orientation differences in depressive symptoms were also partially explained by a path through increased risk of experiencing childhood abuse leading to higher levels of neuroticism (indirect effect = 0.004 and 0.009 for men and women, respectively) and by a path through higher levels of neuroticism leading to increased risk of being bullied (indirect effect = 0.004 and 0.002 for men and women, respectively). The findings suggest that while some of the association between sexual orientation and depression might be explained by neuroticism and experiences of victimization measured prospectively, these factors do not account for most of this relationship.
      pubtype: Academic Journal
      doctype: Article
      src: R
    language: English
    refInfo:
    copyright:
      @attributes:
        flag: N
    holdings:
      @attributes:
        islocal: N