ArticlePediatrics2018
Sexual Orientation and Depressive Symptoms in Adolescents.
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- Prevalence, severity and risk factors for mental disorders among sexual and gender minority young people: a systematic review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2025Pooled it
- Mediators of the Disparities in Depression Between Sexual Minority and Heterosexual Individuals: A Systematic Review.Archives of sexual behavior · 2021Pooled it
- Sexual attraction and experiences in the primary care setting: Examining disparities in satisfaction with provider and health self-efficacy.Journal of adolescence · 2020Trial
- Prevalence of sexual minorities and its association with mental health among Chinese adolescents: a nationally representative cross-sectional study.Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology · 2026Article
- Relationship Quality and Minority Stressors Predict Mental Health Symptoms among Partnered Adolescent Sexual Minority Males.Couple & family psychology · 2025Article
- Peer social support moderates the impact of ethnoracial discrimination on mental health among young sexual minority men of color.Journal of social and personal relationships · 2024Article
- Mapping the role of sexuality in adolescent mental health and substance use.Royal Society open science · 2024Article
- Perceived school bullying and psychotic-like experiences in sexual minority adolescents: the mediating and moderating roles of resilience.Child and adolescent psychiatry and mental health · 2024Article
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Child Health, and the Pediatric Subspecialty Workforce.Pediatrics · 2024Review
- Effects of Bullying on Anxiety, Depression, and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Among Sexual Minority Youths: Network Analysis.JMIR public health and surveillance · 2023Article
- A Developmental Model of the Sexual Minority Closet: Structural Sensitization, Psychological Adaptations, and Post-closet Growth.Archives of sexual behavior · 2023Article
- Sexual minority youth's mental health and substance use: The roles of victimization, cybervictimization, and non-parental adult support.Current psychology (New Brunswick, N.J.) · 2023Article
- In the Presence of Parents: Parental Heterosexism and Momentary Negative Affect and Substance Craving Among Sexual Minority Youth.The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine · 2023Article
- A Nationally Representative Study of Sexual Orientation and High-Risk Drinking From Adolescence to Young Adulthood.The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine · 2023Article
- Medial Prefrontal Cortex Activity to Reward Outcome Moderates the Association Between Victimization Due to Sexual Orientation and Depression in Youth.Biological psychiatry. Cognitive neuroscience and neuroimaging · 2022Article
- Explaining US Adolescent Depressive Symptom Trends Through Declines in Religious Beliefs and Service Attendance.Journal of religion and health · 2022Article
- Sexual Minority Status and Age of Onset of Adolescent Suicide Ideation and Behavior.Pediatrics · 2021Article
- Psychological Resilience in Young Female Athletes.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Review
- Changes in disclosure stress and depression symptoms in a sample of lesbian, gay, and bisexual youth.Developmental psychology · 2021Article
- Confirming the Reliability and Validity of the Sexual Minority Adolescent Stress Inventory in a National Sample of Sexual Minority Adolescents.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Article
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Abstract
objectivesSexual orientation disparities in adolescent depressive symptoms are well established, but reasons for these disparities are less well understood. We modeled sexual orientation disparities in depressive symptoms from late adolescence into young adulthood and evaluated family satisfaction, peer support, cyberbullying victimization, and unmet medical needs as potential mediators.
methodsData were from waves 2 to 6 of the NEXT Generation Health Study (
resultsRelative to heterosexual adolescents, sexual minority adolescents (those who are attracted to the same or both sexes or are questioning; 6.3% of the weighted sample) consistently reported higher depressive symptoms from 11th grade to 3 years after high school. Mediation analyses indicated that sexual minority adolescents reported lower family satisfaction, greater cyberbullying victimization, and increased likelihood of unmet medical needs, all of which were associated with higher depressive symptoms. The mediating role of cyberbullying victimization was more pronounced among male than female participants.
conclusionsSexual minority adolescents reported higher depressive symptoms than heterosexual adolescents from late adolescence into young adulthood. Collectively, low family satisfaction, cyberbullying victimization, and unmet medical needs accounted for >45% of differences by sexual orientation. Future clinical research is needed to determine if interventions targeting these psychosocial and health care-related factors would reduce sexual orientation disparities in depressive symptoms and the optimal timing of such interventions.
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