TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2021//
TI  - Experienced homophobia and suicide among young gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer men in Singapore: exploring the mediating role of depression severity, self-esteem, and outness in b
JO  - LGBT health
A1  - Tan, Rayner Kay Jin
A1  - Low, Timothy Qing Ying
A1  - Le, Daniel
A1  - Tan, Avin
A1  - Tyler, Adrian
A1  - Tan, Calvin
A1  - Kwok, Chronos
A1  - Banerjee, Sumita
A1  - Cook, Alex R.
A1  - Wong, Mee Lian
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - PURPOSE: No prior study has been published on suicide-related behaviors among gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (GBTQ) men in Singapore, where sexual relations between men are criminalized. This study explores the association and mediational pathways between experienced homophobia and suicidal ideation or suicide attempts among young GBTQ men in Singapore. <br><br>METHODS: Results of this study were derived from baseline data of the Pink Carpet Y Cohort Study, Singapore's first prospective cohort study among young GBTQ men. The sample comprised 570 young GBTQ men 18 to 25 years of age who were HIV negative or unsure of their HIV status. Statistical analyses were conducted through descriptive statistics, multivariable logistic regression, and structural equation modeling techniques. <br><br>RESULTS: Of 570 participants, 58.9% (n = 308) reported ever contemplating suicide, whereas 14.2% (n = 76) had ever attempted suicide. Controlling for key demographic variables, multivariable logistic regression revealed that experienced homophobia and depression severity were positively associated with a history of suicidal ideation, whereas depression severity and outness were positively associated with a history of suicide attempts. Mediation analyses revealed that depression severity and self-esteem partially accounted for the relationship between experienced homophobia and suicidal ideation, whereas depression severity and outness partially accounted for the relationship with suicide attempts. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: The prevalence of suicidal ideation and past suicide attempts was found to be high in a sample of young GBTQ men in Singapore. Interventions to address experienced homophobia and discrimination among young GBTQ men are needed urgently in Singapore.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2325-8292
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/lgbt.2020.0323
ID  - ref1
ER  -