Familial understanding and self‐esteem development: Comparing sexual minority and heterosexual individuals

Objective The present study sought to explore how support from one's family of origin predicts the development self-esteem across transition adulthood for sexual minority individuals compared with their heterosexual peers. Background Familial relationships have an influence on self-esteem. Additionally, lesbian, gay, and bisexual emerging adults may perceive less families than Methods used secondary data National Longitudinal Study Adolescent Adult Health study. conducted a multiple group latent growth curve following Results indicated that feeling as though understood them in adolescence was significantly associated during both majority individuals. this sense by also rate change developmental trajectory four time points. Discussion illustrates lasting has important moment. illustrated familial understanding Implications relationship impact into adulthood, practitioners working can help ensure adolescents. This includes, but is not limited to, encouraging communication within build understanding.