Natalie Amos

Deakin University · School of Psychology

Levels of mental ill-health and suicidality are very high among both LGBTQA+ adults and young people in Australian Capital Territory. Lifetime suicidal ideation was prevalent for 82.5% of LGBTQA+ adults and 80.5% of LGBTQA+ young people, with 46.8% of adults and 58.2% of young people reporting recent suicidal ideation. 32.2% of LGBTQA+ adults and 3...

Levels of mental ill-health and suicidality are very high among both LGBTQA+ adults and young people in Tasmania. Lifetime suicidal ideation was prevalent for 79.0% of LGBTQA+ adults and 88.8% of LGBTQA+ young people, with 48.1% of adults and 63.1% of young people reporting recent suicidal ideation. 36.7% of LGBTQA+ adults and 32.7% of LGBTQA+ youn...

Levels of mental ill-health and suicidality are very high among both LGBTQA+ adults and young people in Queensland. Lifetime suicidal ideation was prevalent for 77.3% of LGBTQA+ adults and 82.8% of LGBTQA+ young people, with 43.9% of adults and 62.5% of young people reporting recent suicidal ideation. 36.3% of LGBTQA+ adults and 28.9% of LGBTQA+ yo...

Levels of mental ill-health and suicidality are very high among both LGBTQA+ adults and young people in New South Wales. Lifetime suicidal ideation was prevalent for 76.7% of LGBTQA+ adults and 83.6% of LGBTQA+ young people, with 41.9% of adults and 61.8% of young people reporting recent suicidal ideation. 29.2% of LGBTQA+ adults and 28.3% of LGBTQ...

Levels of mental ill-health and suicidality are very high among both LGBTQA+ adults and young people in Western Australia. Lifetime suicidal ideation was prevalent for 78.6% of LGBTQA+ adults and 83.6% of LGBTQA+ young people, with 46.0% of adults and 59.2% of young people reporting recent suicidal ideation. 33.4% of LGBTQA+ adults and 26.9% of LGB...

This report provides a summary of the available health and wellbeing data from the NT. Given the relatively small number of participants from the NT, there are limitations to what can be reported and some caution is necessary when interpreting the outcomes. The key insights from this report point towards the urgent need for adequate data collection...

Levels of mental ill-health and suicidality are very high among both LGBTQA+ adults and young people in South Australia. Lifetime suicidal ideation was prevalent for 76.6% of LGBTQA+ adults and 83.0% of LGBTQA+ young people, with 43.5% of adults and 62.3% of young people reporting recent suicidal ideation. 35.0% of LGBTQA+ adults and 26.2% of LGBTQ...

Levels of mental ill-health and suicidality are very high among both LGBTQA+ adults and young people in Victoria. Lifetime suicidal ideation was prevalent for 74.7% of LGBTQA+ adults and 81.2% of LGBTQA+ young people, with 41.3% of adults and 61.2% of young people reporting recent suicidal ideation. 29.4% of LGBTQA+ adults and 25.8% of LGBTQA+ youn...

LGBTQ communities around the world entered the COVID-19 pandemic with generally high rates of poor mental health and faced additional challenges including stigma, discrimination, and barriers to care. This study sample was drawn from a survey of 3135 LGBTQ adults residing in Australia during the pandemic. Regression analysis was used to explore ind...

Men who have sex with men (MSM) are significantly more likely to report poor health compared to the general population in Japan and internationally. Social capital has been observed as an important component of positive health and well-being outcomes among MSM. However, there is limited research investigating how alter sexuality (possessors of actu...

Introduction Prevalence and patterns of alcohol and other drug (AOD) use among specific lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (trans) and queer (LGBTQ+) subpopulations are well established. However, patterns of substance-related risk have been less thoroughly explored. This study aimed to determine typologies AOD risk among LGBTQ+ adults in Australia...

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer, and asexual (LGBTQA+) young people with disability are known to experience higher rates of harassment or abuse than LGBTQA+ young people without disability. This study focused on participants in Australia and identified factors associated with harassment or abuse among LGBTQA+ adolescents and young adults who r...

Background: Lesbian, bisexual+ and queer (LBQ+) cisgender women have considerable unmet mental health needs. The aims of this study were to examine LBQ+ cisgender women's prior engagement with general practitioners (GPs), and how this relationship shaped their mental health service use. Method: Data from 2707 cisgender LBQ+ women were drawn from...

Purpose LGBTQ + people who have experienced intimate partner violence (IPV) and family of origin violence (FOV) are known to face significant barriers to reporting or seeking support for these experiences and may not always feel supported when do so. Method Data from 4,607 participants of a nationwide survey of LGBTQ + adults in Australia who indi...

Background: Affirming socio-cultural settings are essential for protecting the mental health and wellbeing of lesbian, bisexual or pansexual, trans and gender diverse, asexual and queer (LGBTQA +) youth. However, limited research has explored the role of affirming educational and workplace settings, as reported by LGBTQA + youth themselves, with r...

We examined factors associated with sexual minority women's evaluations of belonging to the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) community in Australia, and assessed whether a positive view of community participation impacted levels of psychological distress. 2424 cisgender sexual minority women participated in a national, online,...

Purpose LGBTQ people are less likely to seek support and face significant barriers in accessing affirmative family violence support services. Efforts to improve family violence service access must be grounded in the preferences of LGBTQ people themselves. Method Data from a large nationwide Australian survey of the health and wellbeing of LGBTQ ad...

Introduction: Correlates of suicidal ideation and suicide attempts among a large cross-section of trans and gender diverse populations in Australia were examined. Methods: A national survey was conducted that included 1466 trans and gender diverse participants aged 18+ years. Multivariable regressions identified factors associated with recent su...

Introduction: High rates of illicit drug use have been reported among gay and bisexual young men, however limited research has examined patterns of drug use among the broader population of lesbian, pansexual, trans and gender diverse, asexual and queer (LGBTQA) young people. We examined factors associated with illicit drug use in the past 6 months...

Background Lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer, and asexual (LGBTQA+) people with disability report greater levels of abuse than those without disability. Objective This study sought to further understand these experiences by examining factors associated with experiences of abuse among LGBTQA+ adults who reported a disability in Australia. Metho...

Background: The lack of access to and uptake of postpartum contraception is a key contributor to an estimated 121million unintended pregnancies worldwide. Research on counselling and women's preferences for postpartum contraception is scarce in Australia. We therefore aimed to explore Australian women's experiences of, and preferences for, accessi...

Dominant framings of intimate partner violence (IPV) construct the experience as one where a cisgender man enacts violence against a cisgender woman. While often the case, this framing obfuscates the experiences of people who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender diverse, or queer (LGBTQ) and may challenge their ability to conceive of the...

People with intersex variation/s have sex characteristics determined by reproductive anatomy or chromosomal, gonadal, or hormonal expressions that are not typical of medical and societal norms for male or female bodies and are widely subjected to irreversible medical interventions at an early age to reinforce sex assignment. These interventions may...

Purpose: This article examines factors associated with suicidal ideation and suicide attempts in the past 12 months among lesbian, gay, bisexual, pansexual, queer, asexual, or other non-heterosexual identifying youth (LGBQA+). Methods: A national Australian cross-sectional online survey was conducted involving 4370 cisgender LGBQA+ participants age...

Background Sexual minority women consume both alcohol and tobacco at higher rates than heterosexual women. However, various sociodemographic and cultural factors associated with these practices among sexual minority women in Australia are not well understood, nor are the factors associated with seeking alcohol-related support. Methods This study u...

Upper-limb virtual rehabilitation (VR) in adult acquired brain injury (ABI) is based largely on systems administered on a one-to-one basis. Multi-user interaction between co-located participants may offer advantages over single-user methods. The present study examined the feasibility of deploying a co-located VR system (Resonance) in a clinical set...

Introduction: Long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) methods are safe for adolescents and provide the greatest assurance against rapid repeated pregnancy when inserted during the immediate postpartum (IPP) and immediate post-abortion (IPA) period. Despite increasing enthusiasm for IPP/IPA LARC insertion, adolescents' preferences and experienc...

Background Community pharmacy contraception services are thought to improve access, with the potential to reduce the persistent sexual and reproductive health inequities observed globally. Objectives We aimed to identify the range of pharmacy-based initiatives addressing unintended pregnancy in the primary literature and examine their feasibility,...

Background: Long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARCs) are promoted internationally as a key strategy for reducing unintended pregnancy and abortion rates. Aims: To examine trends in use of hormonal LARCs among reproductive-aged women in Australia between 2006 and 2018 and explore trends according to age groups and state/territory of dispensi...

Introduction: Through addressing main barriers to the uptake of long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARCs) among Australian women, the Australian Contraceptive ChOice pRoject (ACCORd) trialled an educational intervention targeting general practitioners (GPs) and provided those in the intervention group with a rapid referral service for quick in...

Introduction Due to a high global incidence of unintended pregnancy, finding novel ways to increase the accessibility of contraceptive products and information is critical. One proposed strategy is to use the accessibility of community pharmacies and expand the role of pharmacists to deliver these services. This protocol reports the methods of a pr...

The present study examined the relationship between perceptions of genital appearance and self-perceived sexual attractiveness. The study sample included men and women (aged 18-45 years, M = 23.7, SD = 4.98) who identified as heterosexual (n = 1017), gay or lesbian (n = 1225), or bisexual (n = 651). Participants responded to an online survey assess...

Limited research exists on the implications of feeling sexually attractive for various aspects of sexuality and sexual relationships. This article examined associations between self-perceived sexual attractiveness and sexual esteem, sexual satisfaction and amount of sexual experience, among both men and women who identified as heterosexual (n = 101...

Research on self-perceived sexual attractiveness has predominantly focused on the importance of physical appearance, overlooking nonphysical traits that may contribute to these self-perceptions. The present study examined and compared the importance of a variety of traits for self-perceived sexual attractiveness. Self-identified heterosexual, gay,...

There is no consistent conceptualization of sexual attractiveness in the literature. The present paper reviews previous literature on sexual attractiveness, examining the different terms used to refer to sexual attractiveness, as well as the measures designed to evaluate perceptions of sexual attractiveness. A new measure of self-perceptions of sex...

Genital image concerns are a prevalent issue in many Western societies. However, little is actually known about the importance of genital self-perceptions for an individual’s sexual wellbeing. An online study was conducted to examine the relationships between genital image and various aspects of sexual wellbeing, as well as whether these relationsh...

Genital image concerns are a prevalent issue in many Western societies. This is evidenced by the abundance of penis enlargement advertisements and increasing popularity of female genital cosmetic surgery. However, little is actually known about the importance and implications of genital self-perceptions for an individual. An online study was conduc...