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Journal of Gay & Lesbian Mental Health Volume 23, 2019 - Issue 2
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Stigma and suicide risk among the LGBTQ population: Are anxiety and depression to blame and can connectedness to the LGBTQ community help?

Andrea KaniukaDepartment of Psychology, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tennessee, USA
, MA,
Kelley C. PughDepartment of Psychology, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tennessee, USA
, BS,
Megan JordanDepartment of Psychology, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tennessee, USA
, BS,
Byron BrooksDepartment of Psychology, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tennessee, USA
, MA,
Julia DoddDepartment of Psychology, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tennessee, USA
, PhD,
Abbey K. MannDepartment of Psychology, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tennessee, USA
, PhD,
Stacey L. WilliamsDepartment of Psychology, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tennessee, USA
, PhD &
Jameson K. HirschDepartment of Psychology, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tennessee, USACorrespondence[email protected]
, PhD show all
Pages 205-220 | Received 21 May 2018, Accepted 13 Dec 2018, Published online: 08 Mar 2019
 
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Abstract

LGBTQ individuals may be at risk for suicidal behavior due to perceived stigma and psychopathology. However, protective factors, such as community connectedness, may reduce risk. We examined depression and anxiety as mediators of the linkage between perceived stigma and suicidal behavior, and the moderating role of LGBTQ community connectedness. Among our sample of LGBTQ persons (N = 496), psychopathology mediated the association between perceived stigma and suicidal behavior. Connectedness moderated the relation between perceived stigma and depression, and between perceived stigma and suicidal behavior in the anxiety model. Therapeutically addressing stigma and promoting LGBTQ community connectedness may reduce risk for suicidal behavior.

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