The Association Between Same-Sex Romantic Attractions and Relationships and Running Away Among a Nationally Representative Sample of Adolescents

Autor:	Rebecca P. Sanchez, Martha W. Waller
Rok vydání:	2011
Předmět:	education.field_of_study Population Running away General Social Sciences Sexual relationship Romance Article Developmental psychology Sexual minority Same sex Sexual orientation Association (psychology) Psychology education Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
Zdroj:	Child Adolesc Social Work J
ISSN:	1573-2797 0738-0151
DOI:	10.1007/s10560-011-0242-0
Popis:	Sexual minorities are overrepresented among the runaway population, and sexual minority runaways are at greater risk for adverse health outcomes than their heterosexual peers. Our knowledge of this vulnerable population has been restricted by methodological limitations of existing studies. This study used a nationally representative sample of U.S. adolescents to explore the association between same-sex romantic attractions and relationships and run away behavior over a two year period. Results indicated that although the association between sexual orientation and running away appears to be partially attenuated by other risk factors for running away, there remains a significant positive association between same-sex romantic attractions and running away. Furthermore, youth with no romantic or sexual relationships were significantly less likely to report running away compared to youth with only opposite-sex relationships. These associations remained significant even after controlling for other risk factors.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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