什么是第一位的,青春期还是身份? 在早期青少年中,青春期的时间和性少数群体自我认同之间的纵向相互关系
Juan Del Toro1, Victoria Papke1, Andrea Wiglesworth1
1Department of Psychology, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities.
The American psychologist
|January 21, 2025
概括
性少数群体的青少年经历了早期的青春期,早期的青春期与以后的性少数群体身份认同有关. 这种双向关系可能会受到歧视和压力的影响.
科学领域:
- 发展心理学是发展心理学.
- 青少年健康 青少年健康
- 社会学 社会学 社会学
背景情况:
- 与异性恋同龄人相比,性少数群体的青少年经常经历更早的青春期.
- 早期青春期与过早衰老有关,并可能因歧视造成的慢性压力而恶化.
- 青少年探索和理解自己的性身份,青春期的发展至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 调查性少数群体自我认同与青少年青春期时间之间的时间关系.
- 为了确定与歧视相关的压力是否影响青春期的时间,或者早期青春期是否影响性认同的发展.
- 分析青春期时间和性少数群体身份之间的双向影响.
主要方法:
- 利用来自美国两大青少年样本的纵向和国家数据.
- 分析了1,989个家庭的7,818名无亲属的青少年和4,050名青少年兄弟姐妹.
- 检查了性少数群体自我认同和青春期时间的时间顺序.
主要成果:
- 在两个样本中发现了青春期时间和性少数民族自我认同之间的显著双向关联.
- 一年后,自认为性少数群体的青少年表现出更先进的青春期时间.
- 晚期青春期青少年一年后更有可能认定自己是性少数群体.
结论:
- 青春期的时间和后来的性少数群体认同之间的联系似乎是一个正常的发育过程.
- 性少数群体认同和随后的晚期青春期定时之间的联系可能是由于异性恋的耻辱.
- 缓解偏见对于青少年来说至关重要,他们可以在没有发育风险的情况下探索身份.
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