| Title |
Sexual Attraction and Psychological Adjustment in Dutch Adolescents: Coping Style as a Mediator
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Archives of Sexual Behavior, June 2014
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| DOI | 10.1007/s10508-014-0308-0 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Henny Bos, Gabriël van Beusekom, Theo Sandfort |
| Abstract |
This study examined whether feelings of same-sex attraction (SSA) in 12- to 15-year-old Dutch adolescents were related to psychological health (self-esteem and psychological distress) and whether this relation was mediated by coping styles and moderated by biological sex. Data were collected from 1,546 high school students (802 boys and 744 girls; M age = 13.57 years) by means of standardized measurements. SSA was found to predict lower levels of self-esteem and higher levels of psychological distress. Further analyses showed that passive coping style partly mediated these associations. This mediation was not moderated by biological sex. The findings suggest that in understanding and addressing mental health disparities between sexual minorities and heterosexual youth attention should be paid to intrapersonal psychological factors such as coping styles. |
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| United States | 5 | 83% |
| Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 1 | 17% |
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| Members of the public | 5 | 83% |
| Scientists | 1 | 17% |
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| United States | 2 | 3% |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 66 | 96% |
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| Student > Bachelor | 10 | 14% |
| Student > Master | 8 | 12% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 8 | 12% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 6 | 9% |
| Researcher | 5 | 7% |
| Other | 10 | 14% |
| Unknown | 22 | 32% |
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| Social Sciences | 7 | 10% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 6 | 9% |
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| Other | 5 | 7% |
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