Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2015
Publication Title
Archives of Suicide Research
Abstract
The aim of this study was to conduct the first meta-analysis comparing risk for NSSI between sexual minority and heterosexual persons. Eleven published and 4 unpublished studies were reviewed, describing associations between sexual orientation and NSSI in 7,147 sexual minority and 61,701 heterosexual participants. The overall weighted effect size for the relationship between sexual orientation and NSSI using a random-effects model was OR = 3.00 (95% CI = 2.46–3.66), indicating a medium-to-large effect. Sexual minority adolescents and bisexuals were found to be at particularly high-risk. These findings highlight the need to examine mechanisms linking sexual orientation and NSSI in future research. Building on these findings can add to understanding the associations between sexual orientation, NSSI, and suicidality, as well as prevention/intervention.
Keywords
LGBQ, meta-analysis, non-suicidal self-injury, NSSI, sexual orientation
Volume
19
Issue
2
First Page
131
Last Page
150
DOI
10.1080/13811118.2014.957450
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Rights
Licensed to Smith College and distributed CC-BY 4.0 under the Smith College Faculty Open Access Policy.
Recommended Citation
Batejan, Kristen L.; Jarvi Steele, Stephanie; and Swenson, Lance P., "Sexual Orientation and Non-Suicidal Self-Injury: A Meta-Analytic Review" (2015). Psychology: Faculty Publications, Smith College, Northampton, MA.
https://scholarworks.smith.edu/psy_facpubs/205
Comments
Peer reviewed accepted manuscript.