%0 Journal Article %T Characteristics of stress and suicidal ideation in the disclosure of sexual orientation among young French LGB adults %J International journal of environmental research and public health %D 2018 %A Charbonnier, Elodie %A Dumas, Florence %A Chesterman, Adam %A Graziani, Pierluigi %V 15 %N 2 %P e15020290-e15020290 %X BACKGROUND: Lesbians, gays, and bisexual people (LGB) present high levels of suicidal ideation. The disclosure of sexual orientation is a stressful experience which presents a high suicide risk. Research has not paid sufficient attention to stress during this disclosure in order to understand suicide among LGB people. The aims of this study were to investigate: (1) the characteristics of stress during this revelation, more precisely cognitive appraisal, emotions, and coping; and (2) associations between these characteristics and suicidal ideation.

METHOD: A total of 200 LGB young adults answered the "Stressful situation assessment questionnaire", focusing on the most stressful disclosure of sexual orientation they have ever experienced.

RESULTS: Avoidance coping is a good predictor of suicidal ideation, and mediates the association between primary appraisal (risk "Harm myself and others") and suicidal ideation.

CONCLUSIONS: Our study illustrates the need to better understand stress during the disclosure of sexual orientation to prevent and care for suicide risk among LGB young adults.

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%G en %I MDPI: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute %@ 1661-7827 %U http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15020290