SOCIAL SUPPORT, PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS, WELL-BEING AND SCHOOL FUNCTIONING IN YOUNG LESBIANS, GAYS, AND BISEXUALS (LGB)
The goal of the present project was to examine associations between social support from family and friends, feelings towards sexual orientation, distress, well-being, and school functioning in young lesbians, gays, and bisexuals from Quebec's Outaouais region (n = 29). Results revealed that family support was negatively associated with conflicted feelings towards sexual orientation, as well as with distress, and positively associated with well-being. Support from friends was negatively associated with fear of homophobic violence, and positively associated with well-being. Conflicted feelings towards sexual orientation were associated positively with distress, and negatively with well-being. Support from teachers was positively associated with school motivation, and negatively associated with homophobic violence at school, the latter being also negatively associated with motivation.