Relationship Trajectories and Psychological Well-Being among Sexual Minority Youth

Autor/inn/en	Bauermeister, Jose A.; Johns, Michelle Marie; Sandfort, Theo G. M.; Eisenberg, Anna; Grossman, Arnold H.; D'Augelli, Anthony R.
Titel	Relationship Trajectories and Psychological Well-Being among Sexual Minority Youth
Quelle	In: Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 39 (2010) 10, S.1148-1163 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0047-2891
DOI	10.1007/s10964-010-9557-y
Schlagwörter	Homosexuality; Psychology; Depression (Psychology); Well Being; Mental Health; Self Concept; Self Esteem; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Anxiety; Longitudinal Studies; Multivariate Analysis; Gender Differences; Adolescents; New York + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Homosexualität; Psychologie; Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden; Psychohygiene; Selbstkonzept; Self-esteem; Selbstaufmerksamkeit; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Angst; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Multivariate Analyse; Geschlechterkonflikt; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher
Abstract	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. (As Provided).
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