Family Socialization for Racism and Heterosexism: Experiences of Latinx Sexual Minority Adolescents and Young Adults

Russell B. Toomey; Maura Shramko; Melissa Flores; Karla Anhalt

doi:10.1177/0192513X18783807

Family Socialization for Racism and Heterosexism: Experiences of Latinx Sexual Minority Adolescents and Young Adults

Russell B. Toomey, Maura Shramko, Melissa Flores, Karla Anhalt

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Experiences of racism and heterosexism are common among marginalized adolescents and young adults. Family socialization processes that aim to prepare young people for bias have been studied among racial–ethnic minority populations; however, they have not been investigated among sexual minority populations. This study examined the associations among preparation for bias related to ethnicity and sexual orientation, minority stressors (i.e., bias-based victimization and discrimination) attributed to ethnicity and sexual orientation, and well-being (i.e., depressive symptoms and self-esteem) in a sample of 236 Latinx adolescents and young adults (M_age = 19). All minority stressors were associated with poorer well-being. Preparation for bias related to ethnicity was not associated with well-being; however, preparation for bias related to sexual orientation was associated with lower self-esteem. Furthermore, preparation for bias related to sexual orientation moderated the association between bias-based victimization and depressive symptoms such that the association was only significant at high levels of preparation.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	3586-3611
Number of pages	26
Journal	Journal of Family Issues
Volume	39
Issue number	13
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/0192513X18783807
State	Published - Sep 1 2018
Externally published	Yes

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We thank the young people who participated in the study. We also thank the Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network (GLSEN) for their assistance with participant recruitment. (The study was approved by GLSEN’s Research Ethics Review Committee for promotion by GLSEN.) The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: Support for this project was provided by a Loan Repayment Award by the National Institute of Minority Health and Health Disparities (L60 MD008862; Toomey).

Funding Information:
The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: Support for this project was provided by a Loan Repayment Award by the National Institute of Minority Health and Health Disparities (L60 MD008862; Toomey).

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© The Author(s) 2018.

Keywords

Latinx youth
heterosexism
preparation for bias
racism
sexual minority
well-being

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