Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and queer/questioning youth health disparities are well documented;
however, study limitations restrict our understanding of how the temporal interplay among …

Previous research suggests that sexual minority youth have poorer health-related outcomes
than their heterosexual peers. The purpose of this study is to determine whether sexual …

Sexual minority youth report higher rates of depression and suicidality than do heterosexual
youth. Little is known, however, about whether these disparities continue as youth transition …

Defining sexual minority status longitudinally over critical developmental periods is essential
for understanding the roots of health disparities. Theory supports multidimensional …

Aims Several decades of research have shown that lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) adults
are at high risk for substance use and substance use disorders, and a recent meta‐analysis …

The current study sought to examine substance use disparities among sexual minority youth.
The current subsample of 348,175 students participated in the Youth Risk Behavior …

Objectives. We examined sexual orientation status differences in alcohol use among youths
aged 13 to 18 years or older, and whether differences were moderated by sex, age, or …

The well-documented higher rates of depression among sexual minority youth are
increasingly viewed by developmentalists as a byproduct of the stigmatization of sexual …

Some recent studies suggest that sexual minorities may have worse health-related
outcomes during adolescence because they report lower levels of family connectedness, a …

Sexual minority individuals are at an elevated risk for depression compared to their
heterosexual counterparts, yet less is known about how depression status varies across …