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ERIC Number: EJ1471200
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 13
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1065-6219
EISSN: EISSN-1934-4945
Available Date: 0000-00-00
Mental Health Status and Suicidality among Bisexual and Heterosexual Students at a Conservative Faith-Based University
Trevor Furst1; Curtis J. VanderWaal2; Alina Baltazar3; Duane C. McBride4
Journal of Research on Christian Education, v33 n3 p158-170 2024
This article examines the relationship between sexual orientation and mental health among bisexual students at a conservative faith-based university. Compared to heterosexual students, bisexual students were significantly more likely to have higher rates of anxiety, depression, suicide ideation and suicide attempts. Bisexual students were about 6 times more likely to experience anxiety and depression as well as about 9 times more likely to have attempted suicide. They were over 22 times more likely to have engaged in suicide ideation. The data strongly suggest the need for administrators at faith-based universities to be aware of these issues and offer support to bisexual students.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Depression Anxiety and Stress Scales
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Author Affiliations: 1Counseling Psychology, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI, USA; 2School of Social Work, Andrews University, Berrien Springs, MI, USA; 3Department of Sociology, Social Work, and Family Sciences, Point Loma Nazarene University, San Diego, CA, USA; 4School of Social & Behavioral Sciences, Andrews University, Berrien Springs, MI, USA