La polyvictimisation et la détresse psychologique comme médiateurs de la fugue chez les jeunes de minorités sexuelles.

Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science / Revue canadienne des sciences du comportement, Vol 55(4), Oct 2023, 273-284; doi:10.1037/cbs0000351Sexual minority youth, i.e., lesbians, gays, bisexuals, queers or questioning, are more likely to run away than heterosexual youth. The minority stress model is used to examine the role of polyvictimization and psychological distress in the relationship between sexual minority status and running away from home. The study is based on a secondary analysis of the Youths’ Romantic Relationships Survey. Moderate serial mediation was applied to a probability sample of 7,731 Quebec students in Secondary 3, 4, and 5. The results support that sexual minority youth are more likely to run away than heterosexual youth due to increased experiences of polyvictimization and psychological distress. However, internal (individual) and external (social) resilience, including parental support, may reduce the likelihood of running away. The results also show that highly polyvictimized and distressed youth and those with low resilience are particularly likely to run away, regardless of their sexual minority status. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved)
Source: Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science - Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research