Department of Health Behavior and Health Education, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, 1415 Washington Heights, SPH I, Room 3822, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2029, USA.
J Youth Adolesc. 2010 Oct;39(10):1148-63. doi: 10.1007/s10964-010-9557-y. Epub 2010 Jun 10.
Dating in adolescence plays an integral part in the development of sexual and social identities. This process is particularly salient for sexual minority youth who face additional obstacles to their identity formation due to their marginalized status. We investigated the influence of participating in a same-sex relationship (SSR) or an opposite-sex relationship (OSR) on sexual minority youths' psychological well-being (i.e., symptoms of depression, anxiety and internalized homophobia, and self-esteem) in an ethnically-diverse sample of 350 youth (55% male) between the ages of 15-19 years, recruited from three GLBT drop-in centers in the New York City area. Using longitudinal data, we examined youths' SSR and OSR over time. Multivariate regression analyses suggest that involvement in a SSR was positively associated with changes in self-esteem in males, and negatively correlated with changes in internalized homophobia in females. We discuss the implications for positive development in sexual minority adolescent populations.
青少年时期的约会对于性身份和社会身份的发展起着不可或缺的作用。对于性少数青年来说，由于他们处于边缘地位，因此在身份形成方面面临着额外的障碍，这个过程尤为明显。我们调查了在一个种族多样化的样本中（350 名青年，其中 55%为男性，年龄在 15-19 岁之间），参与同性关系（SSR）或异性关系（OSR）对性少数青年心理健康（即抑郁、焦虑和内化的同性恋恐惧症症状，以及自尊）的影响，这些青年是从纽约市三个 GLBT 活动中心招募来的。使用纵向数据，我们考察了青年在一段时间内的 SSR 和 OSR。多变量回归分析表明，参与 SSR 与男性自尊的变化呈正相关，与女性内化同性恋恐惧症的变化呈负相关。我们讨论了这对性少数青少年群体积极发展的影响。
