School Belonging, Self-Esteem, and Depressive Symptoms in Adolescents: An Examination of Sex, Sexual Attraction Status, and Urbanicity

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. vol. 33 (3) pp. 235-245

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.

URL

http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/B:JOYO.0000025322.11510.9d

Keyword(s)

Depression

Reference Type

Journal Article

Journal Title

Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Author(s)

Galliher, R. V.
Rostosky, S. S.
Hughes, H. K.

Year Published

2004

Volume Number

33

Issue Number

3

Pages

235-245

DOI

10.1023/B:JOYO.0000025322.11510.9d

Reference ID

331