Journal
FAMILY & COMMUNITY HEALTH
Volume 43, Issue 1, Pages 17-25Publisher
LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
DOI: 10.1097/FCH.0000000000000239
Keywords
adolescents; depression; gender identity; sexual orientation; victimization
Funding
- Office for Vice President of Research at the University of Connecticut
- National Institutes of Drug Abuse [K01DA047918]
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This study explored weight-based victimization by family members, accepting lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer/questioning (LGBTQ) attitudes, and family connectedness, and how these experiences are associated with health, self-esteem, and depressive symptoms among LGBTQ adolescents. Data came from the LGBTQ National Teen Survey (N = 9261, mean age = 15.6 years). The 3 key variables were significantly associated with poorer self-rated health, self-esteem, and depressive symptoms. For example, weight-based victimization was associated with approximately 2 more points on the depressive symptoms scale (beta = 1.81, P < .001), adjusting for covariates. Findings highlight the negative impact of weight-based victimization among LGBTQ youth, even in the context of other types of family support.
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