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Managing stressors online and offline: LGBTQ+ Youth in the Southern United States

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  • Wagaman, M. Alex
  • Watts, Keith J.
  • Lamneck, Vee
  • D'Souza, Sandra A.
  • McInroy, Lauren B.
  • Eaton, Andrew D.
  • Craig, Shelley

Abstract

LGBTQ+ youth experience negative health and wellbeing outcomes resulting from the stress of marginalization and unsupportive environments. Further, access to LGBTQ+ community resources often vary based on geographical factors. Previous research has focused on the risks of online spaces for LGBTQ+ youth, and has perceived offline environments as a primary source of community and social support. This study explored the role of offline and online social supports on the relationship between environmental factors and LGBTQ+ esteem for LGBTQ+ youth in the southern United States, a region that has historically been under-resourced. Findings suggest that the online LGBTQ+-specific social support youth in this sample received significantly moderated the impact of LGBTQ-specific stressors on LGBTQ+ esteem, and offline social support was not a significant moderator. Researchers and practitioners should explore the value of online spaces for youth who may not have access to the same level and kind of offline resources needed to promote coping and resilience as compared to youth in communities with high resource density.

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  • Wagaman, M. Alex & Watts, Keith J. & Lamneck, Vee & D'Souza, Sandra A. & McInroy, Lauren B. & Eaton, Andrew D. & Craig, Shelley, 2020. "Managing stressors online and offline: LGBTQ+ Youth in the Southern United States," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 110(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:cysrev:v:110:y:2020:i:c:s0190740919310746
    DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2020.104799
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    1. Baker, Daniel P., 2021. "Growing up gay in a digital world: A double-edged sword for sexual minority young men in England," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 128(C).

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