Crianza, Sexualidad y Bienestar Psicológico

This study examined the relationship between the perception of the quality of the Parent-child Relationship and the acceptance of one's sexual identity and psychological well-being in young people with different sexual orientations. A quantitative study was conducted with a cross-sectional, multivariate, correlational design. The sample consisted of 246 young adults aged 18 to 25, self-identified as men or women, and with different sexual orientations. Descriptive, correlational, and linear regression analyses, including mediation analyses, were conducted. The results indicated that in all groups, the quality of the Parent-child Relationship was significantly and positively related to the acceptance of one's sexual identity and psychological well-being, but only in the groups with sexual orientations other than heterosexual was identity acceptance related to psychological well-being; in these groups, sexual identity acceptance acted as a mediator between the quality of the parental relationship and well-being. The results can be considered in formulating programs promoting health in young adults, in which sexuality factors are considered.