TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2022//
TI  - Parental support, depressive symptoms, and LGBTQ adolescents: main and moderation effects in a diverse sample
JO  - Journal of clinical child and adolescent psychology
A1  - Abreu, Roberto L.
A1  - Lefevor, G. Tyler
A1  - Gonzalez, Kirsten A.
A1  - Teran, Manuel
A1  - Watson, Ryan J.
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - OBJECTIVE: Research has documented the importance of parental support as a protective factor against depressive symptoms among lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) youth. In this study, we assessed the relations between LGBTQ-specific parental support and depressive symptoms. <br><br>METHOD: Participants were 6,837 LGBTQ youth (ages 13-17) with diverse racial and ethnic, gender, and sexual identities. Main effect and moderation analyses examined interactions between LGBTQ-specific parental support with demographic variables on depressive symptoms, considering demographics as moderators. <br><br>RESULTS: We found that participants of color reported less LGBTQ-specific parental support than their White counterparts, that transgender and genderqueer participants reported less LGBTQ-specific parental support than their cisgender counterparts, and that non-monosexual participants reported less LGBTQ-specific parental support than their monosexual counterparts. Disparities in depressive symptoms were found for individuals who identified as Native American and Latinx, non-monosexual, and transgender and genderqueer, such that these groups reported higher levels of depressive symptoms. Further, we found a significant interaction between LGBTQ-specific parental support and ethnicity, with LGBTQ-specific parental support being less strongly associated with participants who identified as Latinx compared to those who did not identify as Latinx. We also found a significant interaction between LGBTQ-specific parental support and gender identity, with LGBTQ-specific parental support being more strongly related to depressive symptoms among participants who did not identify as boys compared to cisgender boys. <br><br>DISCUSSION: We discuss how to assess the impact of interlocking systems of oppression when working with LGBTQ youth and their parental figures.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1537-4416
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15374416.2022.2096047
ID  - ref1
ER  -