@article{ref1,
title="Adolescent bullying victimization at secondary school and adult suicidality and depressive symptoms among 2152 lesbian, gay, and bisexual adults in South Korea",
journal="Asia-Pacific journal of public health",
year="2022",
author="Park, Jooyoung and Lee, Hyemin and Choi, Bokyoung and Kim, Ji-Hwan and Yoon, Jaehong and Yi, Horim and Choo, Sungsub and Kim, Seung-Sup",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="This study examined the association between adolescent bullying victimization (ABV) and adult mental health among lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) individuals in South Korea (hereafter Korea). We conducted a cross-sectional survey of 2152 Korean LGB adults in 2016. Based on experiences of and reasons for ABV, participants were categorized into 4 groups: &quot;never bullied,&quot; &quot;bullied due to sexual orientation and gender expression (SOGE),&quot; &quot;bullied due to other reasons,&quot; and &quot;bullied, reason unspecified.&quot; Compared with participants who have never been bullied during adolescence, those who have been &quot;bullied due to SOGE&quot; were 1.56 times (95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.36-1.80), 1.53 times (95% CI = 1.30-1.81), and 3.59 times (95% CI = 2.05-6.28) more likely to report depressive symptoms, suicidal ideation, and suicide attempts, respectively. Statistically significant associations with all 3 mental health indicators were also observed among those who have been &quot;bullied due to other reasons&quot;: depressive symptoms (adjusted prevalence ratio [aPR] = 1.72, 95% CI = 1.55-1.92), suicidal ideation (aPR = 1.48, 95% CI = 1.29-1.70), and suicide attempts (aPR = 3.15, 95% CI = 1.84-5.38). This study suggests that ABV may increase depressive symptoms and suicidality in adulthood among LGB individuals.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1010-5395",
doi="10.1177/10105395211073283",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/10105395211073283"
}