Identity Profiles in Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Youth: The Role of Family Influences

Autor/inn/en	Bregman, Hallie R.; Malik, Neena M.; Page, Matthew J. L.; Makynen, Emily; Lindahl, Kristin M.
Titel	Identity Profiles in Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Youth: The Role of Family Influences
Quelle	In: Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 42 (2013) 3, S.417-430 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0047-2891
DOI	10.1007/s10964-012-9798-z
Schlagwörter	Sexuality; Profiles; Rejection (Psychology); Sexual Identity; Homosexuality; Young Adults; Identification (Psychology); Family Influence; Adolescent Development; Adolescents; Parent Influence; Parent Child Relationship; Social Support Groups + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Sexualität; Charakterisierung; Profilanalyse; Ablehnung; Geschlechtsidentität; Sexuelle Identität; Homosexualität; Young adult; Junger Erwachsener; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Social support; Soziale Unterstützung
Abstract	Sexual identity development is a central task of adolescence and young adulthood and can be especially challenging for sexual minority youth. Recent research has moved from a stage model of identity development in lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) youth to examining identity in a non-linear, multidimensional manner. In addition, although families have been identified as important to youth's identity development, limited research has examined the influence of parental responses to youth's disclosure of their LGB sexual orientation on LGB identity. The current study examined a multidimensional model of LGB identity and its links with parental support and rejection. One hundred and sixty-nine LGB adolescents and young adults (ages 14-24, 56% male, 48% gay, 31% lesbian, 21% bisexual) described themselves on dimensions of LGB identity and reported on parental rejection, sexuality-specific social support, and non-sexuality-specific social support. Using latent profile analysis (LPA), two profiles were identified, indicating that youth experience both affirmed and struggling identities. Results indicated that parental rejection and sexuality-specific social support from families were salient links to LGB identity profile classification, while non-sexuality specific social support was unrelated. Parental rejection and sexuality-specific social support may be important to target in interventions for families to foster affirmed LGB identity development in youth. (As Provided).
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