Real and assumed sexual minority status: Longitudinal associations with depressive symptoms.
J Res Adolesc
; 33(2): 404-417, 2023 06.
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ABSTRACT
Sexual minority status persists in being linked to poorer adolescent mental health. Using a longitudinal sample (N = 845), we examined how youth's own same-gender attraction and their perceptions of peers' beliefs about their same-gender attraction (i.e., assumed attraction) were associated with trajectories of depressive symptoms from grade eight (when students are typically 13-14 years old) to grade 10. Reporting either same-gender attraction, assumed same-gender attraction or both were associated with higher initial levels of depressive symptoms that persisted over time compared to youth with real and assumed other-gender attraction only. These links were partially mediated by experiences of discrimination. Findings suggest the importance of understanding adolescent perceptions of peer beliefs in the association between same-gender attraction and depressive symptoms.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Depressão
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Minorias Sexuais e de Gênero
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Res Adolesc
Ano de publicação:
2023
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Canadá