@article{ref1,
title="Links between past abuse, suicide ideation, and sexual orientation among San Diego college students",
journal="Journal of American college health",
year="2002",
author="Garcia, Juan and Adams, J. and Friedman, L. and East, Patricia",
volume="51",
number="1",
pages="9-14",
abstract="The authors explored relationships among childhood abuse, suicidal ideation, and sexual orientation of 18- to 30-year-old students enrolled in 2 San Diego area colleges, using responses from anonymous questionnaires. Sixty percent of the 138 eligible respondents were women, and 22% were self-identified gay/bisexual individuals. Women were more likely than men to report at least 1 form of emotional abuse (odds ratio [OR] = 2.3; p =.02) and unwanted sexual touching (OR = 4.3; p = .0004). Lesbian/bisexual women were significantly more likely to report past suicidal ideation than were heterosexual women (OR = 3.7, p = .03). Gay/bisexual men were more likely to report unwanted sexual touching than were heterosexual men (OR = 5.1, p = .04), but the men did not report significantly higher rates of past suicide ideation or suicide attempts. Sexual orientation and a past history of child sexual, physical, and emotional abuse could be compounding risk factors for suicidal ideation among college students.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0744-8481",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}