Department of Developmental Psychology, Faculty of Medicine and Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, Via dei Marsi 78, 00185 Rome, Italy.
J Adolesc. 2012 Apr;35(2):381-7. doi: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2011.08.002. Epub 2011 Aug 24.
This study is the first contribution to the understanding of gender differences in best friendship patterns of adolescents sexual minorities. We explored friendship patterns, self-disclosure, and internalized sexual stigma in an Italian sample of lesbian (N = 202) and gay (N = 201) adolescents (aged 14-22 years). We found gender differences in cross-sex and cross-orientation patterns of best friendship. Gay men (52%) reported more cross-sex friendships than lesbians (20%). The 52% of participants had cross-orientation friendships, and no differences were found between lesbians and gay men. Lesbian and gay men with a cross-orientation best friend showed a lower level of internalized sexual stigma. Gay men with cross-orientation friendship showed a low level of internalized sexual stigma and less conflict with a best friend. For gay men and lesbian participants, self-disclosure to the best friend was better predicted by internalized sexual stigma and self-disclosure. Future studies may provide direct comparisons between heterosexual and sexual minority individuals.
这项研究首次探讨了青少年性少数群体中异性恋和同性恋最佳友谊模式的性别差异。我们在意大利的女同性恋（N=202）和男同性恋（N=201）青少年（14-22 岁）样本中探索了友谊模式、自我表露和内化的性耻辱感。我们发现了最佳友谊中跨性别和跨取向模式的性别差异。男同性恋者（52%）报告的跨性别友谊比女同性恋者（20%）多。52%的参与者有跨取向的友谊，女同性恋者和男同性恋者之间没有差异。与跨取向的最佳朋友有友谊的男同性恋者和女同性恋者表现出较低水平的内化性耻辱感。有跨取向友谊的男同性恋者表现出较低的内化性耻辱感和与最佳朋友的冲突较少。对于男同性恋者和女同性恋者参与者，自我表露与最佳朋友的关系更好地由内化的性耻辱感和自我表露来预测。未来的研究可能会对异性恋和性少数群体个体进行直接比较。
