Parental Support, Depressive Symptoms, and LGBTQ Adolescents: Main and Moderation Effects in a Diverse Sample
Parental Support, Depressive Symptoms, and LGBTQ Adolescents: Main and Moderation Effects in a Diverse Sample
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DOI：
10.1080/15374416.2022.2096047
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发表时间：
2022-07-24
影响因子：
4.2
通讯作者：
Watson, Ryan J.
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作者：
Abreu, Roberto L.;Lefevor, G. Tyler;Watson, Ryan J.
Objective Research 记录了父母支持作为女同性恋、男同性恋、双性恋、跨性别者和酷儿 (LGBTQ) 青少年抑郁症状的保护因素的重要性。在这项研究中，我们评估了 LGBTQ 特定的父母支持与抑郁症状之间的关系。方法 参与者是 6,837 名 LGBTQ 青少年（13-17 岁），他们具有不同的种族和民族、性别和性认同。主效应和调节分析考察了 LGBTQ 特定的父母支持与抑郁症状的人口变量之间的相互作用，并将人口统计数据视为调节因素。结果 我们发现，有色人种参与者报告的针对 LGBTQ 的父母支持少于白人参与者，跨性别者和性别酷儿参与者报告的针对 LGBTQ 的父母支持少于顺性别参与者，非单性恋参与者报告的针对 LGBTQ 的父母支持少于单性恋参与者。美洲原住民和拉丁裔、非单性恋、跨性别者和性别酷儿人群的抑郁症状存在差异，因此这些群体的抑郁症状水平较高。此外，我们发现 LGBTQ 特定的父母支持与种族之间存在显着的交互作用，与非拉丁裔参与者相比，LGBTQ 特定的父母支持与自认为是拉丁裔的参与者的相关性较低。我们还发现，针对 LGBTQ 的父母支持与性别认同之间存在显着的交互作用，与顺性别男孩相比，非男孩参与者的 LGBTQ 特定父母支持与抑郁症状的相关性更强。讨论 我们讨论了在与 LGBTQ 青少年及其父母一起工作时如何评估连锁压迫系统的影响。
Objective Research has documented the importance of parental support as a protective factor against depressive symptoms among lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) youth. In this study, we assessed the relations between LGBTQ-specific parental support and depressive symptoms. Method Participants were 6,837 LGBTQ youth (ages 13-17) with diverse racial and ethnic, gender, and sexual identities. Main effect and moderation analyses examined interactions between LGBTQ-specific parental support with demographic variables on depressive symptoms, considering demographics as moderators. Results We found that participants of color reported less LGBTQ-specific parental support than their White counterparts, that transgender and genderqueer participants reported less LGBTQ-specific parental support than their cisgender counterparts, and that non-monosexual participants reported less LGBTQ-specific parental support than their monosexual counterparts. Disparities in depressive symptoms were found for individuals who identified as Native American and Latinx, non-monosexual, and transgender and genderqueer, such that these groups reported higher levels of depressive symptoms. Further, we found a significant interaction between LGBTQ-specific parental support and ethnicity, with LGBTQ-specific parental support being less strongly associated with participants who identified as Latinx compared to those who did not identify as Latinx. We also found a significant interaction between LGBTQ-specific parental support and gender identity, with LGBTQ-specific parental support being more strongly related to depressive symptoms among participants who did not identify as boys compared to cisgender boys . Discussion We discuss how to assess the impact of interlocking systems of oppression when working with LGBTQ youth and their parental figures.