Relationships of homophobic bullying during childhood and adolescence with problematic internet and smartphone use in early adulthood among sexual minority men in Taiwan
Document title: Relationships of homophobic bullying during childhood and adolescence with problematic internet and smartphone use in early adulthood among sexual minority men in Taiwan
Journal: Archives of clinical psychiatry
Database: PERIÓDICA
System number: 000429100
Authors: 1
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Institutions: 1Kaohsiung Medical University, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung. Taiwán
2University of Washington, School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington. Estados Unidos de América
3Tainan Municipal Hospital, Department of Psychiatry, Tainan. Taiwán
Year:
Season: Jul-Ago
Volumen: 46
Number: 4
Pages: 97-102
Country: Brasil
Language: Inglés
Document type: Artículo
Approach: Analítico, descriptivo
English abstract Mental health disparity in sexual minorities is a crucial clinical and public health issue worldwide. A total of 500 homosexual or bisexual men aged between 20 and 25 years participated in this study. Objectives The aims of the study were to examine the relationships of victimization of traditional and cyber homophobic bullying during childhood and adolescence with problematic internet and smartphone use and activities during early adulthood among sexual minority men in Taiwan. Methods The seveirities of problematic internet and smartphone use and activities in early adulthood were compared between victims and non-victims of bullying. The severities of problematic internet and smartphone use were also compared among the groups of various types of bullying as well as among the groups of various persistence durations of being bullied. Results Victims of traditional and cyber homophobic bullying had more severe problematic internet and smartphone use than non-victims. Victims of multi-type bullying had more severe problematic internet use than victims of single-type bullying. Prolonged victimization was significantly associated with problematic internet and smartphone use. Discussion: Victimization of traditional and cyber homophobic bullying during childhood and adolescence predicts problematic internet and smartphone use during early adulthood among sexual minority men
Disciplines: Medicina
Keyword: Psiquiatría,
Salud pública,
Minorías sexuales,
Bullying,
Homosexuales,
Bisexuales,
Redes sociales
Keyword: Psychiatry,
Public health,
Sexual minorities,
Bullying,
Homosexuals,
Bisexuals,
Social networks
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