Emerging Adult LGB+ Romantic Relationships

Narratives about Met and Unmet Relationship Needs

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ID3606262
AutoresCandice Feiring (0000-0001-5911-7666, College of New Jersey, autor correspondente), Emily Mcmahon (College of New Jersey), Zachary Gall (College of New Jersey)
Ano2024
Volume71
Fascículo1
Páginas166-192
Data de publicação2024-01-02
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoJournal of Homosexuality (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0091-8369 • E-ISSN: 1540-3602
EditoraInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/00918369.2022.2106807
PMID35930805
OpenAlexW4289934271
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas1
Referências citadas59

Although emerging adulthood is recognized as a pivotal time for relationship development, most studies concern heterosexual youth or older sexual minority partners. Using narratives from 40 college student emerging adults, we sought to understand the particularities and generalities of lesbian, gay, bisexual and other sexual minority (LGB+) relationship experiences. Positive experiences particular to being in a LGB+ relationship concerned partner support for coming and being out; support from family members for the relationship was rarely mentioned. Negative experiences were twice as likely to be mentioned as positive ones. They concerned how partners being at different levels of outness and problems with family support stressed the relationship. Generalities pertaining to positive relationship factors included meeting needs for support and using perspective taking to deal with conflict. Negative factors included unmet needs for companionship and intimacy and breakup anxiety about whether the relationship had a future. Our findings suggest the importance of developing strength-based LGB+ affirmative education for emerging adults to promote core relationship processes and strengthen skills to cope with stressors specific to sexual minority romantic partnerships

Developmental psychology · Interpersonal relationship · Lesbian · Narrative · Perspective (graphical · Relationship education · Romance · Sexual minority · Stressor · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics · Clinical Psychology · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy · Marriage and Sexual Relationships · Psychology · Social Psychology