A new study released in the journal 'Child Development' by researchers at The University of Texas at Austin looks at parental social support and psychological control in relation to depressive symptoms for LGBTQ+ youth in the United States.
According to a study, young people who identify as LGBTQ+ were less likely to report symptoms of depression when they had general support from their parents. In a sample of 536 LGBTQ+ youth, ages 15 to 21, there were 252 men, 258 women, and 26 people who identified differently from man or woman. A little over 35% of the participants identified as bisexual, 34% as gay, 20% as lesbian, 6.7% as questioning, and 2.4% as both straight and transgender.
Amy McCurdy, a postdoctoral scholar at The University of Texas at Austin said, “For youth whose parents did not know their LGBTQ identities, having a combination of high psychological control and high social support from parents was linked with greater depressive symptoms.”
Study Finds LGBTQ+ Youth Less Likely To Experience Depression With Parental Support
- Gregg Shapiro
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