BackgroundSuicidal ideation occurs at relatively high rates among adults identifying as sexual minorities compared to those identifying as heterosexual, and minority stress is one explanation for this disparity. Minority stress is known to associate with increased suicidal ideation, but research on how minority stress associates with suicidal ideation in sexual minority adults across the adult lifespan is lacking.MethodsData were collected online from 284 sexual minority adults ranging in age from 18 to 85. Participants were recruited from Prolific and completed self‐report measures assessing past‐month suicidal ideation and multiple sexual minority stressors.ResultsThe minority stressors of acceptance concerns, concealment motivation, and difficulty processing one's identity were positively correlated with likelihood of past‐month suicidal deation. Age moderated the relationship between two minority stressors and suicidal ideation: identity uncertainty and internalized homonegativity. These relationships were only significant among older adults, compared to middle‐age and younger adults.ConclusionSpecific internalized minority stressors about one's sexual identity were significantly associated with past‐month suicidal ideation for older adults. More research is needed on how minority stress impacts recent suicidal ideation for sexual minority adults across the lifespan.

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成年期性少数群体的少数压力源和自杀意念

背景与异性恋者相比，性少数群体的自杀意念发生率相对较高，而少数群体压力是造成这种差异的一种解释。众所周知，少数群体压力与自杀意念增加有关，但缺乏关于少数群体压力如何与性少数成年人在整个成年生命周期中的自杀意念相关的研究。方法数据是从 284 名年龄从 18 岁到 85 岁的性少数成年人中在线收集的。是从评估过去一个月的自杀意念和多种性少数压力源的多产且完整的自我报告措施中招募的。结果接受问题、隐瞒动机和难以处理自己的身份等少数压力源与过去一个月自杀的可能性呈正相关。年龄调节了两种少数压力源与自杀意念之间的关系：身份不确定性和内在的同性消极性。与中年和年轻人相比，这些关系仅在老年人中显着。 结论 对于一个人的性认同，特定的内在少数压力源与老年人过去一个月的自杀意念显着相关。需要更多的研究来了解少数群体压力如何影响性少数成年人一生中近期的自杀意念。