Romantic Involvement and Anxiety, Depression, and Substance Use Among Sexual and Gender Minority Adolescents
Given consistent associations between romantic involvement and adverse mental and behavioral health observed in this study, clinicians and researchers should further explore protective influences for SGM adolescents in romantic relationships and promote individual and relationship interventions for romantically involved SGM adolescents.
Authors
- Ryan J. Watson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7824-7714)
- Benjamin E. Eisenstadt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3532-0915)
- Joanne Davila
Institutions
- University of Connecticut (US)
- Stony Brook University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- LGBT Health
- Published
- 2026-03-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/23258292261429111
- Primary Topic
- LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00