@article{25a4d507a1cc42cda04f92c5f1b1a815,
title = "Relationship Trajectories and Psychological Well-Being Among Sexual Minority Youth",
abstract = "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.",
keywords = "Adolescence, Dating, Gay, lesbian and bisexual, Mental health, Sexual minority, Sexuality",
author = "Bauermeister, {Jos{\'e} A.} and Johns, {Michelle Marie} and Sandfort, {Theo G M} and Anna Eisenberg and Grossman, {Arnold H.} and D'Augelli, {Anthony R.}",
note = "Funding Information: Older Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Adults{\textquoteright}{\textquoteright}; {\textquoteleft}{\textquoteleft}Assessing Risk and Protective Factors of Suicide among Sexual Minority Youth,{\textquoteright}{\textquoteright} funded by the NYU School of Education Research Challenge Fund; and {\textquoteleft}{\textquoteleft}Using Assessments & Program Assignments to Reduce Sexual Minority Stress & Enhance Psychological Well-Being among LGBT Youth.{\textquoteright}{\textquoteright} Anthony R. D{\textquoteright}Augelli is a Professor of Human Development and Associate Dean of Undergraduate Programs and Outreach at Pennsylvania State University. He is the Principal Investigator of {\textquoteleft}{\textquoteleft}Challenges and Coping: The Q & A Project,{\textquoteright}{\textquoteright} funded by the National Institute of Mental Health. This five-year project used a longitudinal research design to investigate the mental health consequences of sexual orientation victimization of a large and diverse sample of gay, lesbian, bisexual youth (ages 15–21). He has received numerous awards including the Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award offered by the American Psychological Association{\textquoteright}s Division 44 (Society for the Psychological Study of Lesbian, Gay, & Bisexual Issues). Funding Information: Acknowledgments Data for this project was collected as part of a five-year National Institute of Mental Health grant, RO1-MH058155 ({\textquoteleft}{\textquoteleft}Victimization and Mental Health among High Risk Youths{\textquoteright}{\textquoteright}), awarded to Drs. Anthony R. D{\textquoteright}Augelli and Arnold H. Grossman. Funding Information: Arnold H. Grossman is a Professor and Vice Chair of Applied Psychology at New York University. He is the Co-Investigator of {\textquoteleft}{\textquoteleft}Challenges and Coping: The Q & A Project,{\textquoteright}{\textquoteright} funded by the National Institute of Mental Health. This five-year project used a longitudinal research design to investigate the mental health consequences of sexual orientation victimization of a large and diverse sample of gay, lesbian, bisexual youth (ages 15–21). Additionally, he is the Principal Investigator of four other research projects: {\textquoteleft}{\textquoteleft}Transgender Youth: A Vulnerable Population,{\textquoteright}{\textquoteright} funded by the NYU Research Challenge Fund; {\textquoteleft}{\textquoteleft}Caregiving Among Middle-Aged and",
year = "2010",
doi = "10.1007/s10964-010-9557-y",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "39",
pages = "1148--1163",
journal = "Journal of Youth and Adolescence",
issn = "0047-2891",
publisher = "Springer New York",
number = "10",
}