Interpersonal protective factors for LGBTQ+ youth at multiple intersecting social identities and positions.

ABSTRACT: Interpersonal supports are protective against multiple negative health outcomes for youth such as emotional distress and substance use. However, finding interpersonal support may be difficult for youth exposed to intersecting racism, heterosexism, and cisgenderism, who may feel they are "outsiders within" their multiple communities. This study explores disparities in interpersonal supports for youth at different sociodemographic intersections. The 2019 Minnesota Student Survey includes data from 80,456 high school students, including measures of four interpersonal supports: feeling cared about by parents, other adult relatives, friends, and community adults. Exhaustive Chi-square Automatic Interaction Detection analysis was used to examine all interactions among four social identities/posi

SUBMITTER: Eisenberg ME 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10972541 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature