Journal
JOURNAL OF ADOLESCENCE
Volume 66, Issue -, Pages 9-18Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2018.03.015
Keywords
Minority stress; Interpersonal-psychological theory; Depressive symptoms; Coping; Sexual minority youth
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- Dynamics of Youth (DoY)
- DoY
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development [5 R24 HD042849]
- Communities for Just Schools Fund
- Priscilla Pond Flawn Endowment at the University of Texas at Austin
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Although studies have shown links between minority stress and mental health (e.g., Meyer, 2003), there is little research explaining this association. Research has suggested that adequate coping skills might protect youth from the negative impact of stress (Compas et al., 2017). Thus, we aimed to examine: 1) whether associations between minority stress and depressive symptoms occurred through mechanisms of perceived burdensomeness and thwarted belongingness, and 2) whether these associations were dependent on level of problem-solving coping (moderated mediation). Using an online survey of 267 sexual minority youth from the Netherlands (16-22 years; 28.8% male), the results show an indirect relationship of sexual orientation victimization and internalized homophobia with depressive symptoms occurring through perceived burdensomeness; for both males and females. Problem-solving coping skills did not significantly moderate the aforementioned indirect relationships. These results have implications for prevention and intervention work that currently focuses on social isolation rather than perceived burdensomeness.
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