Sexual Minority Stigma and Nonsuicidal Self-Injury Among Sexual Minorities: the Mediating Roles of Sexual Orientation Concealment, Self-Criticism, and Depression.
Danrui ChenJiefeng YingXinglin ZhouHuijiao WuYunhong ShenJianing YouPublished in: Sexuality research & social policy : journal of NSRC : SR & SP (2022)
To reduce NSSI and other psychological problems among sexual minorities, policy makers should take more measures to eliminate SMS. Specifically, policy makers are encouraged to provide more support for changing sexual minorities' living environment, such as repealing bills that could cause SMS and popularizing the knowledge about sexual orientation.