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The Significance of Parenting and Parent–Child Relationships for Sexual and Gender Minority Adolescents
Author(s) -
MillsKoonce W. Roger,
Rehder Peter D.,
McCurdy Amy L.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of research on adolescence
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.342
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1532-7795
pISSN - 1050-8392
DOI - 10.1111/jora.12404
Subject(s) - psychology , extant taxon , developmental psychology , sexual orientation , sociocultural evolution , presentation (obstetrics) , social psychology , sociology , evolutionary biology , anthropology , biology , medicine , radiology
Adolescents in 21st century America are experiencing the emergence of their sexual and gender identities in a heteronormative society that is steadily adopting more progressive views and policies related to sexual orientation and gender. However, despite these sociocultural changes, parent–child relationships remain as one of the strongest predictors of LGBT adolescent adjustment. This article reviews the extant literature on this topic from family systems and attachment perspectives while highlighting the significance of family experiences within a minority stress framework. The presentation is oriented around the coming out process, including factors influencing this experience and how postdisclosure parenting affects the health and well‐being of LGBT adolescents. We end by discussing future directions and the challenges inherent to this research.