Anhalt K, Morris T L
Department of Psychology, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia 26506-6040, USA.
Clin Child Fam Psychol Rev. 1998 Dec;1(4):215-30. doi: 10.1023/a:1022660101392.
Various studies have reported adjustment problems experienced by gay, lesbian, and bisexual (GLB) adolescents. A primary purpose of this paper is to critically review this literature. Difficulties that have been studied include past suicide attempts, substance use and abuse, conduct problems, and academic concerns. For example, a considerable number of GLB youth report a history of suicide attempts, with prevalence rates ranging from 11 to 42%. However, among other methodological concerns, studies in this area have not used a comparison sample of heterosexual youths. Characteristics of development particular to GLB adolescents are described, the empirical research on adjustment issues is reviewed, and potential risk and protective factors for GLB youths are discussed.
多项研究报告了男同性恋、女同性恋和双性恋（GLB）青少年所经历的适应问题。本文的一个主要目的是对这一文献进行批判性综述。已被研究的困难包括过去的自杀未遂、药物使用和滥用、行为问题以及学业问题。例如，相当多的GLB青少年报告有自杀未遂史，患病率在11%至42%之间。然而，在其他方法学问题中，该领域的研究并未使用异性恋青少年作为对照样本。描述了GLB青少年特有的发展特征，综述了关于适应问题的实证研究，并讨论了GLB青少年潜在的风险和保护因素。
