title: A Minority Stress Model for Suicidal Ideation in Gay Men.
abstract: There is a dearth of research on mechanisms underlying higher rates of suicidal ideation among gay men compared to heterosexual men. The purpose of this study was to establish the link between social/psychological predictor variables and suicidal ideation by testing a hypothesized minority stress model. Structural equation modeling was used to assess the relationships posited in the model using data from a community sample of 167 gay men. Model fit was adequate and hypothesized relationships were partially supported. Also, depressive symptoms partially mediated the relationship between (less) outness predicting suicidal ideation. These findings imply that therapeutic approaches targeting the coming out process may be more effective than approaches targeting internalized homophobia when suicidal ideation is indicated in the clinical presentation of gay and bisexual men.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, USA.
authors.forename: Matthew S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Michaels
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, USA.
authors.forename: Mike C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Parent
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA.
authors.forename: Carrie L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Torrey
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003863:Depression / Q000523:psychology; D018451:Homosexuality, Male / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008913:Minority Groups / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008960:Models, Psychological; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000523:psychology*; D059020:Suicidal Ideation; D055815:Young Adult