NIH R01 · 2025
PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT Today’s sexual minority (SM) youth are coming out at increasingly younger ages, with the average age of disclosure at 13 years old and 35% coming out as preteens. SM preteens experience up to 6 times higher risk for suicidal thoughts and behaviors (STBs) compared with their heterosexual peers. SM preteens’ social and developmental contexts likely contribute to significant risk and protective factors for STBs. For example, they must simultaneously navigate preteen developmental stressors and supports (like peer relationships and first romantic experiences) while also managing an emerging SM identity and associated exposure to stigmarelated stress and resilience. Yet,…
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