ArticleSexuality research & social policy : journal of NSRC : SR & SP2018
Who counts as family? Family typologies, family support, and family undermining among young adult gay and bisexual men.
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- Self-Controlled Perspective: Nurses' Perceived Social Undermining and Knowledge-Sharing Behavior in Public Hospitals.Journal of nursing management · 2023Article
- Psychological factors and the use of psychoactive substances in relation to sexual orientation: A study on Israeli young adults.Current psychology (New Brunswick, N.J.) · 2022Article
- Primary and secondary supportive partnerships among HIV-positive and HIV-negative middle-aged and older gay men.PloS one · 2021Article
- Family Characteristics in Sex Communication and Social Support: Implications for Emerging Adult Men Who Have Sex with Men's PrEP Engagement.Archives of sexual behavior · 2020Article
- Social Support Networks Among Young Men and Transgender Women of Color Receiving HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis.The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine · 2020Article
- Homonegativity Experienced over the Life Course by Young Black Gay, Bisexual and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men (YB-GBMSM) Living with HIV in Atlanta, Georgia.AIDS and behavior · 2019Article
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Abstract
Gay and bisexual men may form chosen families in addition to or in place of families of origin. However, the characteristics of these diverse families remain largely unexamined in the quantitative literature. The purpose of this study was to develop a family typology based on responses from a racially and ethnically diverse sample of young adult gay and bisexual men (YGBM) recruited from the Detroit Metropolitan Area (N=350; 18-29 years old). To explore the role of family, we then examined family social support and social undermining in relation to YGBM psychological distress within different family types. A series of multivariate regressions were used to examine associations between family social support and social undermining with depression and anxiety outcomes. The majority (88%) of YGBM included family of origin in their definitions of family and 63% indicated having chosen families. Associations between family social processes and psychological outcomes varied by type of family, suggesting that family composition shapes how perceptions of support and undermining relate to experiencing symptoms of depression and anxiety. Chosen families play a prominent role in the lives of YGBM and should not be overlooked in family research. Findings also highlight the importance of examining co-occurring family social support and social stress processes to further address psychological distress symptoms among YGBM.
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