Increased Likelihood of Forced Sexual Intercourse, Sexual Violence, and Sexual Dating Violence Victimization Among Sexual Minority Youth | Zendy

Ronald D. Williams | Zendy; Analise Gutierrez | Zendy

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Increased Likelihood of Forced Sexual Intercourse, Sexual Violence, and Sexual Dating Violence Victimization Among Sexual Minority Youth

Author(s) -

Ronald D. Williams,

Analise Gutierrez

Publication year - 2021

Publication title -

journal of community health

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.822

H-Index - 63

eISSN - 1573-3610

pISSN - 0094-5145

DOI - 10.1007/s10900-021-01033-9

Subject(s) - lesbian , sexual minority , psychology , sexual intercourse , sexual violence , dating violence , youth risk behavior survey , clinical psychology , intervention (counseling) , sexual abuse , poison control , suicide prevention , demography , medicine , domestic violence , psychiatry , population , medical emergency , criminology , environmental health , sociology , psychoanalysis

Sexual violence victimization among adolescents, specifically sexual minority youth, is a significant public health concern. The purpose of this study was to compare sexual violence victimization rates among sexual minority and heterosexual youth using nationally representative data from the 2019 Youth Risk Behavioral Surveillance System. Results indicated that lesbian, gay, bisexual, and questioning youth were significantly more likely than heterosexual youth (p < .05) to experience sexual violence (22.3% vs. 9.1%), sexual dating violence (16.3% vs. 6.4%), and forced sexual intercourse (17.6% vs. 5.9%). Among sexual minority youth, female participants were more likely than male participants (p < .05) to experience sexual violence (23.5% vs. 18.0%), sexual dating violence (17.2% vs. 11.6%), and forced sexual intercourse (19.0% vs. 13.1%). This study identified varying rates of sexual violence victimization among a national sample of youth while examining the differences between heterosexual and sexual minority communities. The additional behavioral risks experienced by sexual minority youth should be further researched to determine impact on overall quality of life and to help guide health education intervention development.

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