Social support in same-sex couples: The role of minority stressors and dyadic adjustment
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Abstract
This study investigates the relationship between perceived social support, minority stress, and dyadic adjustment in a sample of 242 lesbian, gay and bisexual Italian people (LGB; M = 28.75; DS = 7.44) involved in a same-sex relationship. Hierarchical regression showed that minority stressors significantly predict perceived social support: However, the dyadic adjustment seems to explain a higher portion of the variance in predicting perceived social support. Data support findings that dyadic adjustment in same-sex couples can be considered a protective factor against stress caused by belonging to a sexual minority
Keywords
- Social support
- dyadic adjustment
- minority stress
- LGB people
- same-sex couples
