LESBIAN, GAY, AND BISEXUAL YOUTH IN COMMUNITY SETTINGS - PERSONAL CHALLENGES AND MENTAL-HEALTH PROBLEMS
LESBIAN, GAY, AND BISEXUAL YOUTH IN COMMUNITY SETTINGS - PERSONAL CHALLENGES AND MENTAL-HEALTH PROBLEMS
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DOI：
10.1007/bf00942151
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发表时间：
1993-08-01
影响因子：
3.1
通讯作者：
HERSHBERGER, SL
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作者：
DAUGELLI, AR;HERSHBERGER, SL
研究了194名21岁及以下的女同性恋者、男同性恋者和双性恋者，他们参加了14个社区中心的项目，以确定他们因性取向而面临的个人挑战以及他们对这些压力的反应。第一次意识到性取向通常是在10岁时，但直到16岁左右才向另一个人披露。性行为有很大的差异，许多年轻人报告了同性和异性的性行为经历。尽管大多数人至少告诉了一名家庭成员他们的性取向，但仍有很多人对家庭的反应感到担忧。42%的样本承认有自杀企图。尝试者与非尝试者在性取向发展的几个里程碑、性取向的社会方面、父母对性取向的知识以及心理健康问题上存在显著差异。
Studied 194 lesbian, gay, and bisexual youth aged 21 and younger who attended programs in 14 community centers to determine the personal challenges they face due to their sexual orientation and their responses to these stresses. First awareness of sexual orientation typically occurred at age 10, but disclosure to another person did not occur until about age 16. There was much variability in sexual behavior, and many youths reported both same-sex and opposite-sex sexual experiences. Although most had told at least one family member about their sexual orientation, there remained much concern about family reactions. Suicide attempts were acknowledged by 42% of the sample. Attempters significantly differed from nonattempters on several milestones of sexual orientation development, social aspects of sexual orientation, parents' knowledge of sexual orientation, and mental health problems.