ISSUE: The role of family acceptance as a protective factor for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) adolescents young adults has not been established. METHODS: A quantitative measure with items derived from prior qualitative work retrospectively assessed accepting behaviors in response to LGBT adolescents' sexual orientation gender expression their relationship mental health, substance abuse, risk ( N = 245). FINDINGS: Family predicts greater self‐esteem, social support, general...

Sexual orientation has been a debated risk factor for adolescent suicidality over the past 20 years. This study examined link between sexual and suicidality, using data that are nationally representative include other critical youth suicide factors.Data from National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health were examined. Survey logistic regression was used to control sample design effects.There is strong suicidal thoughts behaviors. The effect on mediated by factors, including depression,...

Past research documents that both adolescent gender nonconformity and the experience of school victimization are associated with high rates negative psychosocial adjustment. Using data from Family Acceptance Project's young adult survey, we examined associations among retrospective reports due to perceived or actual lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) status, along current life satisfaction depression. The participants included 245 LGBT adults ranging in age 21 25 years. structural...

Adolescent school victimization due to lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender (LGBT) status is commonplace, and associated with compromised health adjustment. Few studies have examined the long-term implications of LGBT for young adult We examine association between reports psychosocial risk behavior.The survey from Family Acceptance Project included 245 adults ages 21 25 years, an equal proportion Latino non-Latino White respondents. A 10-item retrospective scale assessed actual perceived...

The experience of minority stress is often named as a cause for mental health disparities among lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) youth, including higher levels depression suicidal ideation. processes or mechanisms through which these occur are understudied. interpersonal-psychological theory suicide posits 2 key ideation: perceived burdensomeness thwarted belongingness (Joiner et al., 2009). aim the current study to assess adjustment LGB youth emphasizing model (Meyer, 2003) With survey 876...

Is harassment based on personal characteristics such as race/ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion, or disability more detrimental than general harassment? In 2 large population-based studies of adolescents, one third those harassed reported bias-based school harassment. Both show that is strongly associated with compromised health Research among youths rarely examines the underlying cause. Attention to bias prejudice in and bullying should be incorporated into programs policies for young people.

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender ( LGBT ) youth young adults are known to have compromised physical mental health, family rejection has been found be an important risk factor. Yet few studies examined the positive role that support from parents, friends, community for adults. In a cross‐sectional study of 245 non‐Latino White Latino (ages 21–25) in United States, sexuality‐related social was association with measures adjustment adulthood. Family, friend, were strong predictors...

We examined the relationships among sexual minority status, sex, and mental health suicidality, in a racially/ethnically diverse sample of adolescents.Using pooled data from 2005 2007 Youth Risk Behavior Surveys within 14 jurisdictions, we used hierarchical linear modeling to examine 6 outcomes across racial/ethnic groups, intersecting with status sex. Based on an omnibus measure there were 6245 adolescents current study. The total was n = 72,691.Compared heterosexual peers, minorities...

Gay–Straight Alliances (GSAs) are student-led, school-based clubs that aim to provide a safe environment in the school context for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) students, as well their straight allies. The present study examines potential GSAs support positive youth development reduce associations among LGBT-specific victimization negative young adult well-being. sample includes 245 LGBT adults, ages 21–25, who retrospectively reported on presence of GSA high school,...

Few studies have examined school‐based factors associated with variability in the victimization and health of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning ( LGBTQ ) youth. Among 15,965 students 45 W isconsin schools, we identified differences based on G ay– S traight A lliance GSA presence. Youth schools s reported less truancy, smoking, drinking, suicide attempts, sex casual partners than those without s, this difference being more sizable for heterosexual ‐based were greatest sexual...

During the past 50 years, there have been marked improvement in social and legal environment of sexual minorities United States. Minority stress theory predicts that health is predicated on environment. As improves, exposure to would decline outcomes improve. We assessed how stress, identity, connectedness with LGBT community, psychological distress suicide behavior varied across three distinct cohorts minority people Using a national probability sample recruited 2016 2017, we priori defined...

Co-Guest editors Ramona Faith Oswald and Anisa Zvonkovic invited us to comment on the article by Dyer (2024) in special issue, Theorizing Academia: Critical Futuristic Perspectives. In her article, Dyer, as a faculty member at highly regarded teaching-focused state university, offers perspective how Human Development Family Science evolved from Home Economics. We agree with many of Dyer's thoughts, but our deviates author's some cases, perhaps due part own scholarly institutional...

A century ago, most Americans had ties to the land. Now only one in fifty is engaged farming and little more than a fourth live rural communities. Though not new, this exodus from land represents of great social movements our age also symptomatic an unparalleled transformation society. In Children Land, authors ask whether traditional observations about farm families - strong intergenerational ties, productive roles for youth work leadership, dedicated parents network positive engagement...

This study examined associations among family type (same-sex vs. opposite-sex parents); and relationship variables; the psychosocial adjustment, school outcomes, romantic attractions behaviors of adolescents. Participants included 44 12- to 18-year-old adolescents parented by same-sex couples same-aged couples, matched on demographic characteristics drawn from a national sample. Normative analyses indicated that, measures adjustment were functioning well, their was not generally associated...

Objectives. Nationally representative data were used to examine associations of romantic attractions and relationships with substance use abuse. Methods. Data from the Add Health Study examined. Youths reporting same-sex both-sex compared those opposite-sex attractions. Survey regression logistic control for sample design effects. Results. In case certain outcomes, attraction affected males differently than females. at a somewhat higher risk abuse heterosexual youths; females also some...