Survey analysis and countermeasures research on the proportion of sexual minorities and mental health status quo of college students in Guangxi universities
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The purpose of this research is 1) To explore the proportion of sexual minorities and the overall mental health status of college students in Guangxi universities, 2) To provide a reference basis for good mental health services for this group.
The research methodology involved selecting eleven undergraduate colleges and universities in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region through convenience sampling. An online questionnaire survey was conducted, investigating students' general socio-demographic characteristics, sexual orientation, gender identity, and mental health status using the SCL-90 questionnaire. The study employed chi-square tests and t-tests to compare relevant variables among different groups. Network analysis identified core symptoms of mental health issues among sexual minority college students.
The research included 1,801 subjects, with sexual minorities comprising 26.56% of the sample. College sexual minorities scored significantly higher than non-sexual minorities across various factors, including stigmatization, compulsion, interpersonal sensitivity, depression, anxiety, hostility, terror, paranoia, psychoticism, and sleep (P < 0.05). Additionally, the prevalence of suicidal ideation within the past six months was significantly higher among sexual minorities (P < 0.05), with anxiety identified as a central symptom in the mental health network of college sexual minorities.
In conclusion, sexual minorities in Guangxi universities represent a significant portion of students with poor mental health. Colleges and universities can enhance mental health support by strengthening school psychological counseling services, improving the multicultural competence of faculty, and enhancing psychosexual guidance education for students."
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