Disparities in psychosocial adjustment have been identified for lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) youth, yet research that explores multiple sources of social support among subgroups of LGB youth is sparse. Social support theory is used as a framework to analyze the ways that different sources of support might promote better psychosocial adjustment for LGB youth. Data from a diverse sample among LGB youth (N = 835) were used to understand how social support from a close friend, teachers, classmates, and parents might be differently associated with depression and self-esteem. We found that parent support and its importance to the participant were consistently related to higher self-esteem and lower depression for all youth, except for lesbians for whom no forms of social support were associated with self-esteem. Teacher and classmate support influenced some subgroups more than others. These results provide parents, clinicians, and schools a roadmap to assist youth navigate supports.

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LGB 青年社会支持和心理健康的来源

女同性恋、男同性恋和双性恋 (LGB) 青年在心理社会适应方面存在差异，但探索 LGB 青年亚群之间多种社会支持来源的研究很少。社会支持理论被用作分析不同支持来源可能促进 LGB 青年更好的社会心理适应的方式的框架。来自 LGB 青年（N = 835）的不同样本的数据用于了解来自密友、老师、同学和父母的社会支持如何与抑郁和自尊有不同的关联。我们发现，父母的支持及其对参与者的重要性始终与所有青年人的自尊程度较高和抑郁程度较低有关，但没有任何形式的社会支持与自尊相关的女同性恋者除外。老师和同学的支持对一些亚群的影响比其他亚群更大。这些结果为家长、临床医生和学校提供了一个路线图，以帮助青少年获得支持。