ArticleJournal of social and personal relationships2020
Romantic Involvement and Mental Health in Sexual and Gender Minority Emerging Adults Assigned Female at Birth.
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- Stigma and the Couple: How Daily Stigma Experiences Influence Relationship Functioning and Alcohol Use in Female Cisgender Couples.Psychology of sexual orientation and gender diversity · 2024Article
- The role of romantic relationships for sexual minority young adults' depressive symptoms: Does relationship type matter?Social science research · 2024Article
- Queer and Transgender Joy: A Daily Diary Qualitative Study of Positive Identity Factors among Sexual and Gender Minority Adolescents.Psychology of sexual orientation and gender diversity · 2024Article
- Understanding eating disorder symptoms in same-gender couples: social environmental factors.Journal of eating disorders · 2023Article
- "Lovesick": Mental Health and Romantic Relationships among College Students.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Relationship, marriage, and parenthood aspirations among sexual and gender minority youth assigned female at birth.Journal of family psychology : JFP : journal of the Division of Family Psychology of the American Psychological Association (Division 43) · 2022Article
- Bi+ adults' daily wellbeing: The roles of relationship status and partner gender.Personal Relationships · 2022Article
- A review of two decades of LGBTQ-inclusive research in JSPR and PR.Personal Relationships · 2022Article
- Within-person associations between romantic involvement and mental health among sexual and gender minorities assigned female-at-birth.Journal of family psychology : JFP : journal of the Division of Family Psychology of the American Psychological Association (Division 43) · 2021Article
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Abstract
We examined whether romantic relationship involvement, a well-established protective factor against mental health problems among heterosexual adults, is also protective for sexual and gender minority emerging adults assigned female at birth (SGM-AFAB), a group at high risk for mental health issues. Using cross-sectional data from a community sample of 222 SGM-AFAB ages 18-20 years, we assessed associations between current relationship involvement and five mental health variables: depressive symptoms, anxiety symptoms, alcohol use problems, cannabis use problems, and illicit drug use. There were no differences by romantic involvement in problematic cannabis use or other illicit drug use. Overall, participants in a relationship reported fewer depressive symptoms, fewer anxiety symptoms, and less problematic alcohol use than participants who were single. Some associations differed, however, by participant gender identity, sexual orientation identity, and partner gender. Specifically, relationship involvement was associated with fewer depressive and anxiety symptoms for cisgender female participants (
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