ERIC Number: EJ1329034
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022-Mar
Pages: 27
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0044-118X
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Predictors of Disclosing Sexual Orientation to Parents, Classmates, and School Adults among Latinx Sexual Minority High School and College Youth
Zhao, Zhenqiang; Toomey, Russell B.; Anhalt, Karla
Youth & Society, v54 n2 p262-288 Mar 2022
The current study examined predictors associated with the degree of sexual orientation disclosure across social contexts (parents, classmates, and school adults) and educational context (high school and college) among Latinx sexual minority youth (SMY; N = 238). Results revealed that perceptions of more supportive social attitudes to sexual minority communities were associated with higher levels of sexual orientation disclosure across social contexts, including parents, classmates, and school adults. Compared to monosexual Latinx SMY, plurisexual Latinx SMY reported lower levels of sexual orientation disclosure to parents and school adults but not to classmates. Sexual orientation identity centrality was only associated with sexual orientation disclosure to parents but not to classmates or school adults. Degree of romantic attraction to the same gender was not associated with sexual orientation disclosure. Findings provide preliminary support for critical nuances in sexual orientation disclosure across social and educational contexts among Latinx SMY.
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, Self Disclosure (Individuals), Sexual Orientation, Hispanic American Students, Minority Groups, High School Students, College Students, Social Attitudes, Interpersonal Attraction, Context Effect, Parent Child Relationship, Peer Relationship, Teacher Student Relationship
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education; Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) (DHHS/NIH)
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Grant or Contract Numbers: L60MD008862