Mental Health Status and Suicidality Among Bisexual and Heterosexual Students at a Conservative Faith-Based University
This article examines the relationship between sexual orientation and mental health among bisexual students at a conservative faith-based university. Compared to heterosexual students, bisexual students were significantly more likely to have higher rates of anxiety, depression, suicide ideation and...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2024
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| In: |
Journal of research on christian education
Year: 2024, Volume: 33, Issue: 3, Pages: 158–170 |
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Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Summary: | This article examines the relationship between sexual orientation and mental health among bisexual students at a conservative faith-based university. Compared to heterosexual students, bisexual students were significantly more likely to have higher rates of anxiety, depression, suicide ideation and suicide attempts. Bisexual students were about 6 times more likely to experience anxiety and depression as well as about 9 times more likely to have attempted suicide. They were over 22 times more likely to have engaged in suicide ideation. The data strongly suggest the need for administrators at faith-based universities to be aware of these issues and offer support to bisexual students. |
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| ISSN: | 1934-4945 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of research on christian education
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/10656219.2024.2444322 |
