Abstract This study is the first to examine confiding about problems in marital and long-term committed relationships among lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals. Areas explored included the prevalence of confiding relationships, the kinds of problems brought to confidant, and degree of stress confidants experience in this role. Prevalence data were presented both for a national sample of 301 LGBT individuals and in comparison with a nationally representative sample of 1,000 American adults. Findings showed a high prevalence of being a confidant among LGBT respondents, greater than in the general population, and a lower prevalence of being a confider. Of particular interest was the finding of a high degree of support that LGBT individuals provide to heterosexual relationships through the role of confidant. Relationship problems discussed with LGBT confidants were similar to those in the general population, as was the level of stress reported by confidants.

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知己对同性恋关系的婚姻第一反应者研讨会：随机对照试验。

摘要这项研究是首次探讨对同性恋，双性恋和变性者（LGBT）个人之间的婚姻关系和长期承诺关系的怀疑。探索的领域包括交往关系的普遍性，给知己带来的问题种类以及知己在此角色中所承受的压力程度。提供了301个LGBT个人的全国样本的流行率数据，并与1000个美国成年人的全国代表性样本进行了比较。调查结果显示，在LGBT受访者中，成为知己的患病率很高，比普通人群要高，而作为同性恋者的患病率则较低。特别令人感兴趣的是，LGBT个人通过知己的作用为异性恋关系提供了高度支持。