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

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

doi:10.1016/j.childyouth.2020.104799

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

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

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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.

Original language	English
Article number	104799
Journal	Children and Youth Services Review
Volume	110
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2020.104799
State	Published - Mar 2020

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
This work was supported by Insight and Partnership Grants from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC #495-2015-0780 and #895-2018-1000). Shelley Craig is the Canada Research Chair in Sexual and Gender Minority Youth. Andrew Eaton holds a salary award from the Ontario HIV Treatment Network (OHTN).

Funding Information:
This work was supported by Insight and Partnership Grants from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC #495-2015-0780 and #895-2018-1000). Shelley Craig is the Canada Research Chair in Sexual and Gender Minority Youth. Andrew Eaton holds a salary award from the Ontario HIV Treatment Network (OHTN).

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© 2020 Elsevier Ltd

Keywords

LGBTQ
Online
Support
Youth

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Education
Developmental and Educational Psychology
Sociology and Political Science

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