Social networks and risk for depressive symptoms in a national sample of sexual minority youth.
Social networks and risk for depressive symptoms in a national sample of sexual minority youth.
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DOI：
10.1016/j.socscimed.2012.05.030
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发表时间：
2012-10
影响因子：
5.4
通讯作者：
Xuan, Ziming
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作者：
Hatzenbuehler, Mark L.;McLaughlin, Katie A.;Xuan, Ziming
该研究的目的是检查性少数青少年的社交网络，并确定社交网络与抑郁症状之间的关联。数据来自国家青少年健康纵向研究 (Add Health)，这是一项针对美国青少年的全国代表性队列研究 (N=14,212)。第一波（1994-1995）通过同伴提名清单收集了有关参与者社交网络的广泛信息，以及性少数地位和抑郁症状的衡量标准。利用社交网络数据，我们研究了青少年社会关系的三个特征：（1）社会孤立； (2) 关联程度； (3)社会地位。与异性吸引的青少年相比，性少数青少年，尤其是女性，更加孤立，联系较少，在同侪网络中的社会地位较低。在性少数男性（而非女性）青少年中，更大的孤立性以及网络内较低的联系和地位与更严重的抑郁症状相关。此外，社交网络中更大的孤立性部分解释了男性中性少数地位与抑郁症状之间的关联。最后，显着的三向交互表明，性少数男性青年的社会孤立和抑郁之间的关联比非少数青年和性少数女性更强。这些结果表明，性少数男性青少年所处的社交网络可能会带来抑郁症状的风险，这强调了在针对性少数男性青少年的研究和干预措施中考虑同伴网络的重要性。
The aim of the study was to examine the social networks of sexual minority youths and to determine the associations between social networks and depressive symptoms. Data were obtained from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Add Health), a nationally representative cohort study of American adolescents (N=14,212). Wave 1 (1994–1995) collected extensive information about the social networks of participants through peer nomination inventories, as well as measures of sexual minority status and depressive symptoms. Using social network data, we examined three characteristics of adolescents’ social relationships: (1) social isolation; (2) degree of connectedness; and (3) social status. Sexual minority youths, particularly females, were more isolated, less connected, and had lower social status in peer networks than opposite-sex attracted youths. Among sexual minority male (but not female) youths, greater isolation as well as lower connectedness and status within a network were associated with greater depressive symptoms. Moreover, greater isolation in social networks partially explained the association between sexual minority status and depressive symptoms among males. Finally, a significant 3-way interaction indicated that the association between social isolation and depression was stronger for sexual minority male youths than non-minority youths and sexual minority females. These results suggest that the social networks in which sexual minority male youths are embedded may confer risk for depressive symptoms, underscoring the importance of considering peer networks in both research and interventions targeting sexual minority male adolescents.
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