Title
School Belonging, Self-esteem, and DepressiveSymptoms in Adolescents: An Examination of Sex, Sexual Attraction Status, and Urbanicity
Document Type
Article
Journal/Book Title/Conference
Journal of Youth and Adolescence
Volume
33
Publication Date
2004
First Page
235
Last Page
245
Abstract
Using data from Wave II of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Add Health; Bearman, P. S., Jones, J., and Udry, J. R. http://www.cpc.unc.edu/projects/addhealth/design.html, 1997), we conducted multivariate analyses to examine three indicators of psychosocial adjustment (school belonging, self-esteem, depressive symptoms) and their associations with sexual attraction status, sex, and urbanicity. In general, sexual minority adolescents reported lower psychological adjustment than adolescents endorsing other-sex attractions only, with sexual minority females at particular risk. Further, differential patterns of risk for sexual minority youth emerged across rural, urban, and suburban communities. We conclude by discussing implications of these findings for addressing the psychosocial needs of sexual minority adolescents. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2019 APA, all rights reserved)
Recommended Citation
Galliher, R. V., Rostosky, S.S., & Hughes, H. K. (2004). School Belonging, self-esteem, and depressive symptoms in adolescents: An examination of sex, sexual attraction status, and urbanicity. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 33, 235-245.
