Cutri Jennifer N, Lavner Justin A, Mereish Ethan H, Watson Ryan J
Department of Psychology, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA.
Department of Psychology, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, USA.
J Res Adolesc. 2025 Sep;35(3):e70069. doi: 10.1111/jora.70069.
Shifts in societal attitudes and beliefs about sexual minority people may provide sexual minority youth with more opportunities to engage in intimate relationships during adolescence. To date, however, the degree to which sexual minority adolescents are involved in relationships and the factors related to such involvement are not well understood. The current study addressed this gap using data from a national sample of over 15,000 sexual minority adolescents. Twenty-nine percent of adolescents were currently dating; 70% had ever dated, and 57% had ever engaged in a nonheterosexual intimate relationship. Multivariable logistic regression models indicated that participants who were older, gender diverse, and plurisexual had a greater likelihood of dating involvement, whereas asexual participants had a lower likelihood of dating involvement. Partially supporting hypotheses, participants who reported higher levels of intrapersonal sexual stigma were less likely to be currently dating or to have ever dated. Contrary to hypotheses, participants who reported higher levels of interpersonal sexual stigma had a greater likelihood of dating involvement, and living in states with higher sexual stigma was associated with a greater likelihood of having ever dated or having ever engaged in a nonheterosexual relationship. Results reveal that many sexual minority youth are or have previously been involved in an intimate relationship and provide initial insights into factors associated with such involvement. These findings call for further research on sexual minority adolescents' intimate relationships and for inclusive relationship and sexual health education to promote positive relationships among this group.
社会对性少数群体态度和观念的转变，可能会为性少数青年在青春期提供更多建立亲密关系的机会。然而，迄今为止，性少数青少年参与恋爱关系的程度以及与此类参与相关的因素仍未得到充分了解。本研究利用来自全国15000多名性少数青少年的样本数据填补了这一空白。29%的青少年目前正在恋爱；70%的青少年曾经恋爱过，57%的青少年曾经有过非异性恋的亲密关系。多变量逻辑回归模型表明，年龄较大、性别多元和多性取向的参与者恋爱的可能性更大，而无性取向的参与者恋爱的可能性较低。部分支持假设的是，报告个人层面性污名程度较高的参与者目前恋爱或曾经恋爱的可能性较小。与假设相反的是，报告人际层面性污名程度较高的参与者恋爱的可能性更大，生活在性污名程度较高的州与曾经恋爱或曾经有过非异性恋关系的可能性更大有关。结果显示，许多性少数青年正在或曾经参与过亲密关系，并初步揭示了与此类参与相关的因素。这些发现呼吁对性少数青少年的亲密关系进行进一步研究，并开展包容性的恋爱关系和性健康教育，以促进该群体之间的积极关系。
