A Multigroup Structural Equation Modeling Approach for Analyzing Differences Among Sexually Diverse Youth.

ABSTRACT: High rates of negative behavioral health outcomes among sexually diverse (SD) youth are consistently documented, but population-level trends obscure within-group differences. Social dynamics intersect in youths' lives in ways that cannot be accounted for by summing their independent effects. An intersectional perspective is essential to understanding the behavioral health outcomes of SD youth. We performed multigroup structural equation modeling using an SD subset of New Mexico Youth Risk and Resiliency Survey (N = 10,037) respondents to examine the moderating role of supportive adult relationships for lesbian, gay, and bisexual youth across 12 intersecting (sexual orientation by race/ethnicity by sex) identity categories. Standardized estimates show that supportive relationships ar

SUBMITTER: Kuhlemeier A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11861385 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature