Measurement Equivalence of Family Acceptance/Rejection Among Sexual and Gender Minority Youth by Disclosure Status

被引:13
作者
Pollitt, Amanda M. M. [1 ]
Fish, Jessica N. N. [2 ]
Watson, Ryan J. J. [3 ]
机构
[1] No Arizona Univ, Dept Hlth Sci, Southwest Hlth Equ Res Collaborat, 1395 S Knoles Dr, Flagstaff, AZ 86011 USA
[2] Univ Maryland, Prevent Res Ctr, Dept Family Sci, College Pk, MD USA
[3] Univ Connecticut, Dept Human Dev & Family Sci, Storrs, CT USA
基金
美国国家卫生研究院;
关键词
sexual and gender minority youth; identity disclosure; adolescence; acceptance and rejection; family environments; SOCIAL SUPPORT; MENTAL-HEALTH; FIT INDEXES; GAY; ORIENTATION; METAANALYSIS; COVARIANCE; REJECTION; PARENTS;
D O I
10.1037/fam0001056
中图分类号
B849 [应用心理学];
学科分类号
040203 ;
摘要
Family acceptance is a crucial component of healthy development during adolescence, especially for sexual and gender minority youth (SGMY) who often fear rejection from family members. Studies focused on SGMY family environments often utilize broad measures that fail to capture SGMY-specific aspects of family acceptance and rejection. Less research has considered how the measurement of family acceptance and rejection might differ depending on whether SGMY have disclosed their sexual and/or gender identities to their parents. We used data from a national nonprobability sample of 9,127 SGMY in the United States who had either disclosed (n = 6,683) or not disclosed (n = 2,444) their sexual and/or gender identities to parents to test the factor structure of an eight-item measure of family acceptance and rejection and differences by disclosure status. A two-factor, negatively correlated model reflecting constructs of family acceptance and family rejection was equivalent across disclosure groups. Youth who had disclosed their identity reported greater acceptance and less rejection and showed a stronger negative association between the two constructs than nondisclosed youth. Family acceptance, but not rejection, had higher variability among disclosed youth than nondisclosed youth. Results suggest that the family environments of SGMY are simultaneously characterized by accepting and rejecting behaviors. Though families of disclosed youth appear to be more accepting and less rejecting, the experiences of these youth are complex. Findings suggest that research on SGMY family environment must consider both supportive and undermining behaviors and that the measures assessed here operate similarly for youth based on disclosure.
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页码:195 / 202
页数:8
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