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- Title
Différences en matière de santé mentale selon le statut de minorité sexuelle.
- Authors
Martin-Storey, Alexa; Temcheff, Caroline; Laventure, Myriam; Lévesque, Geneviève
- Abstract
Objectives Individuals with sexual minority identities (e.g., identities other than heterosexual such as gay, lesbian bisexual or mostly heterosexual) are at increased risk for a number of negative health outcomes compared to individuals who identify as heterosexuals. The majority of existing Canadian population-based studies on this topic, however, were conducted prior to major cultural and legal changes with regards to sexual minority population. Furthermore, much of the more recent work focuses on adolescents or identifies mental health outcomes among urban populations. The goal of the current study was to assess if sexual minoritybased health disparities were observed within a population-based sample of adult men and women from Estrie, a semi-urban administrative region of Quebec. Method In 2014-15, an independent firm surveyed a random sample of adults in Estrie, Quebec. A total of 10,687 individuals completed telephone surveys about their mental health (psychological distress, depression, alcohol use and drug consumption) and their sexual identities (i.e., heterosexual, gay, lesbian, bisexual or mostly heterosexual). Analyses were performed separately for men and women. Results Significant differences, specifically with regards to distress and cannabis use were observed across sexual minority status. Specifically, bisexual and mostly heterosexual participants reported poorer mental health outcomes compared with heterosexual participants. The majority of differences observed, however, were explained by variation in demographic variables (age, education, revenue and visible minority status). Conclusion These findings suggest the importance of demographic factors with regards to understanding vulnerability to mental health outcomes among sexual minority adults. Furthermore, the specific vulnerabilities experienced by mostly heterosexual and bisexual participants need to be taken into consideration by mental health professionals.
- Subjects
CANADA; MENTAL illness treatment; AGE distribution; ALCOHOLISM; MENTAL depression; HEALTH services accessibility; HEALTH status indicators; METROPOLITAN areas; PSYCHOLOGY of Minorities; STATISTICAL sampling; HUMAN sexuality; PSYCHOLOGICAL stress; SURVEYS; TELEPHONES; EDUCATIONAL attainment; PSYCHOLOGY of LGBTQ+ people; SEXUAL orientation identity; PSYCHOLOGICAL vulnerability
- Publication
Sante Mentale au Quebec, 2019, Vol 44, Issue 1, p47
- ISSN
0383-6320
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.7202/1060275ar