Sexual Orientation, Parental Support, and Health During the Transition to Young Adulthood

Some recent studies suggest that sexual minorities may have worse health-related outcomes during adolescence because they report lower levels of family connectedness, a key protective resource. Using data from wave 3 of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (n = 11,153; 50.6% female;...

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Published in:	Journal of youth and adolescence 2010-10, Vol.39 (10), p.1189-1198
Main Authors:	Needham, Belinda L, Austin, Erika L
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Subjects:	Adolescent Adolescent Behavior - psychology Adolescents Adult Alcohol Abuse Anxiety Disorders - epidemiology Anxiety Disorders - psychology Behavioral Science and Psychology Biological and medical sciences Bisexuality Bisexuality - psychology Bisexuality - statistics & numerical data Child and School Psychology Clinical Psychology Comorbidity Correlation Depression (Psychology) Developmental psychology Drinking Drug abuse Drug Use Empirical Research Families & family life Family Relationship Female Females Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Gays & lesbians Gender Differences Health Health Psychology Health Status Heterosexuality History of Psychology Homosexuality Homosexuality, Female - psychology Homosexuality, Female - statistics & numerical data Homosexuality, Male - psychology Homosexuality, Male - statistics & numerical data Humans Interpersonal Relations Intervention Law and Psychology Lesbianism Life Stage Transitions Life transitions Longitudinal Studies Male Men Mental depression Mental Health Minority groups National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health Parent Child Relationship Parent-Child Relations Parents Parents & parenting Personality. Affectivity Prejudice Psychology Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry Psychology. Psychophysiology Psychosexual Development School Safety Sex Distribution Sexual behavior Sexual Orientation Sexuality - psychology Sexuality - statistics & numerical data Sexuality. Sexual behavior Social Support Student Surveys Studies Substance-Related Disorders - epidemiology Substance-Related Disorders - psychology Suicide Suicide, Attempted - psychology Suicide, Attempted - statistics & numerical data Suicides & suicide attempts Symptoms (Individual Disorders) Teenagers Women Young Adult Young Adults
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