Social support networks among diverse sexual minority populations.
Social support networks among diverse sexual minority populations.
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DOI：
10.1037/ort0000117
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发表时间：
2016-01
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Schwartz S
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作者：
Frost DM;Meyer IH;Schwartz S
本文报告了一项关于不同男女同性恋和双性恋 (LGB) 男性和女性 (n = 396) 与异性恋同龄人 (n = 128) 的社会支持网络功能和构成的研究。使用结构化社会支持网络矩阵在纽约市招募的社区样本中收集数据。我们的研究结果表明，男同性恋和双性恋男性可能比女同性恋和双性恋女性更依赖 LGBT 社区内的“选择的家庭”。异性恋者和同性恋者较少依赖家庭，而更多地依赖其他人（例如朋友、同事）来获得日常社会支持（例如娱乐和社交活动、讨论问题）。日常社会支持的提供者通常与参与者具有相同的性取向和种族/民族。在寻求主要支持（例如借大笔钱）时，异性恋男性和女性以及女同性恋和双性恋女性主要依靠家人，而男同性恋和双性恋男性则主要依赖其他 LGB 个体。种族/族裔少数族裔 LGB 与白人 LGB 一样依赖其他族裔 LGB，但值得注意的是，种族/族裔少数族裔 LGB 报告获得的支持程度较低。
This paper reports a study of the function and composition of social support networks among diverse lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) men and women (n = 396) in comparison to their heterosexual peers (n = 128). Data were collected using a structured social support network matrix in a community sample recruited in New York City. Our findings show that gay and bisexual men may rely on “chosen families” within LGBT communities more so than lesbian and bisexual women. Both heterosexuals and LGBs relied less on family and more on other people (e.g., friends, co-workers) for everyday social support (e.g., recreational and social activities, talking about problems). Providers of everyday social support were most often of the same sexual orientation and race/ethnicity as participants. In seeking major support (e.g., borrowing large sums of money), heterosexual men and women along with lesbian and bisexual women relied primarily on their families, but gay and bisexual men relied primarily on other LGB individuals. Racial/ethnic minority LGBs relied on LGB similar others at the same rate at White LGBs but, notably, racial/ethnic minority LGBs reported receiving fewer dimensions of support.