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Sexual Orientation, Parental Support, and Health During the Transition to Young Adulthood

Journal of youth and adolescence, 2010-10, Vol.39 (10), p.1189-1198 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2010 ;2015 INIST-CNRS ;Copyright Springer Science & Business Media Oct 2010 ;ISSN: 0047-2891 ;EISSN: 1573-6601 ;DOI: 10.1007/s10964-010-9533-6 ;PMID: 20383570 ;CODEN: JYADA6

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Title:
Sexual Orientation, Parental Support, and Health During the Transition to Young Adulthood
Author: Needham, Belinda L ; Austin, Erika L
Subjects: Adolescent ; Adolescent Behavior - psychology ; Adolescents ; Adult ; Alcohol Abuse ; Anxiety Disorders - epidemiology ; Anxiety Disorders - psychology ; Behavioral Science and Psychology ; Biological and medical sciences ; Bisexuality ; Bisexuality - psychology ; Bisexuality - statistics & numerical data ; Child and School Psychology ; Clinical Psychology ; Comorbidity ; Correlation ; Depression (Psychology) ; Developmental psychology ; Drinking ; Drug Use ; Empirical Research ; Families & family life ; Family Relationship ; Female ; Females ; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology ; Gays & lesbians ; Gender Differences ; Health ; Health Psychology ; Health Status ; Heterosexuality ; History of Psychology ; Homosexuality ; Homosexuality, Female - psychology ; Homosexuality, Female - statistics & numerical data ; Homosexuality, Male - psychology ; Homosexuality, Male - statistics & numerical data ; Humans ; Interpersonal Relations ; Intervention ; Law and Psychology ; Life Stage Transitions ; Longitudinal Studies ; Male ; Mental depression ; Mental Health ; National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health ; Parent Child Relationship ; Parent-Child Relations ; Parents ; Personality. Affectivity ; Prejudice ; Psychology ; Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry ; Psychology. Psychophysiology ; Psychosexual Development ; Sex Distribution ; Sexual Orientation ; Sexuality - psychology ; Sexuality - statistics & numerical data ; Sexuality. Sexual behavior ; Social Support ; Studies ; Substance-Related Disorders - epidemiology ; Substance-Related Disorders - psychology ; Suicide ; Suicide, Attempted - psychology ; Suicide, Attempted - statistics & numerical data ; Suicides & suicide attempts ; Symptoms (Individual Disorders) ; Teenagers ; Young Adult ; Young Adults
Is Part Of: Journal of youth and adolescence, 2010-10, Vol.39 (10), p.1189-1198
Description: Some recent studies suggest that sexual minorities may have worse health-related outcomes during adolescence because they report lower levels of family connectedness, a key protective resource. Using data from wave 3 of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (n = 11,153; 50.6% female; mean age = 21.8 years), this study extends prior research on adolescents to young adults. We examine whether lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) young adults report lower levels of parental support than their heterosexual peers and whether differences in parental support help explain why LGB young adults tend to have worse health-related outcomes. We find that lesbian and bisexual women report lower levels of parental support than heterosexual women and that gay men report lower levels of parental support than bisexual and heterosexual men. Compared to heterosexual women, lesbian and bisexual women have higher odds of suicidal thoughts and recent drug use; bisexual women also have higher odds of elevated depressive symptomatology and heavy drinking. Gay men have higher odds of suicidal thoughts than heterosexual men. With the exception of heavy drinking, parental support either partially or fully mediates each of the observed associations. Even though the transition from adolescence to young adulthood is characterized by increased independence from parents, parental support remains an important correlate of health-related outcomes during this stage of life. Sexual minorities report lower levels of parental support during young adulthood, which helps explain why they have worse health-related outcomes. Interventions designed to strengthen relationships between LGB young adults and their parents could lead to a reduction in health disparities related to sexual orientation.
Publisher: Boston: Boston : Springer US
Language: English
Identifier: ISSN: 0047-2891
EISSN: 1573-6601
DOI: 10.1007/s10964-010-9533-6
PMID: 20383570
CODEN: JYADA6
Source: ProQuest One Psychology
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Sexual Orientation, Parental Support, and Health During the Transition to Young Adulthood

Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2010 ;2015 INIST-CNRS ;Copyright Springer Science & Business Media Oct 2010 ;ISSN: 0047-2891 ;EISSN: 1573-6601 ;DOI: 10.1007/s10964-010-9533-6 ;PMID: 20383570 ;CODEN: JYADA6

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