Relationship Trajectories and Psychological Well-Being Among Sexual Minority Youth
Relationship Trajectories and Psychological Well-Being Among Sexual Minority Youth
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DOI：
10.1007/s10964-010-9557-y
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发表时间：
2010-10-01
影响因子：
4.9
通讯作者：
D'Augelli, Anthony R.
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作者：
Bauermeister, Jose A.;Johns, Michelle Marie;D'Augelli, Anthony R.
青春期约会在性和社会身份的发展中起着不可或缺的作用。这一过程对于性少数青年来说尤其重要，他们由于边缘化地位而在身份形成方面面临更多障碍。我们从纽约市地区的三个 GLBT 救助中心招募了 350 名年龄在 15-19 岁之间的青少年（55% 男性），调查了参与同性关系 (SSR) 或异性关系 (OSR) 对性少数青少年心理健康（即抑郁、焦虑和内化恐同症状以及自尊）的影响。使用纵向数据，我们研究了青少年随时间的 SSR 和 OSR。多变量回归分析表明，参与 SSR 与男性自尊的变化呈正相关，与女性内化同性恋恐惧症的变化呈负相关。我们讨论了对性少数青少年群体积极发展的影响。
Dating in adolescence plays an integral part in the development of sexual and social identities. This process is particularly salient for sexual minority youth who face additional obstacles to their identity formation due to their marginalized status. We investigated the influence of participating in a same-sex relationship (SSR) or an opposite-sex relationship (OSR) on sexual minority youths' psychological well-being (i.e., symptoms of depression, anxiety and internalized homophobia, and self-esteem) in an ethnically-diverse sample of 350 youth (55% male) between the ages of 15-19 years, recruited from three GLBT drop-in centers in the New York City area. Using longitudinal data, we examined youths' SSR and OSR over time. Multivariate regression analyses suggest that involvement in a SSR was positively associated with changes in self-esteem in males, and negatively correlated with changes in internalized homophobia in females. We discuss the implications for positive development in sexual minority adolescent populations.