“Stress of being outed to parents, LGBTQ family support, and depressive symptoms among sexual and gender diverse youth” has just been published in the Journal of Youth and Adolescence!

The study investigated how the stress from being outed to parents was associated with LGBTQ family support and depressive symptoms. Results revealed that SGDY who were outed to their parents reported higher levels of depressive symptoms and lower amounts of LGBTQ family support than SGDY who were not outed to their parents. In addition, greater stress from being outed to parents was indirectly associated with higher depressive symptoms through lower LGBTQ family support.

To read more about this study, you can read the full article here. To view all of the lab’s publications, see our Publications page.

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