Affiliation:
1. Department of Human Development and Family Sciences The University of Texas at Austin Austin Texas USA
2. Department of Human Development and Family Sciences The University of Connecticut Storrs Connecticut USA
3. Department of Psychology The University of Georgia Athens Georgia USA
4. Institut National d'Études Démographiques Paris France
Abstract
AbstractThis study investigated differences in depressive symptoms, loneliness, and self‐esteem for monosexual (lesbian, gay) and plurisexual (bisexual, pansexual, queer) sexual minority youth (SMY) by relationship status (single, partnered) and relationship configuration (same‐gender partner, different‐gender partner). Participants included 338 SMY (Mage = 19.10 years) who reported on their relationship status, partner's gender identity, well‐being, and ability to confide in partner about LGBTQ issues. Results indicated that for plurisexual youth, single status was associated with greater loneliness; plurisexual youth with same‐gender partners reported fewer depressive symptoms and marginally greater ability to confide in their partner about LGBTQ issues than those with different‐gender partners. Findings reveal similarities across SMY while also highlighting some unique challenges among plurisexual youth with different‐gender partners.
Funder
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
National Institute of Mental Health
Subject
Behavioral Neuroscience,Social Sciences (miscellaneous),Developmental and Educational Psychology,Cultural Studies