Social Support, Attitudes toward Sexuality, and Life Satisfaction Based on the Sexual Orientation of University Students

 

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Autors: Orellana, Ligia María, Márquez Mansilla, Camila, Farías, Paola, Liempi, Gustavo, Schnettler, Berta
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Estat:Versión publicada
Data de publicació:2022
Descripció:Objective. To examine the relationship among perceived social support, attitude towards sexuality, and life satisfaction of heterosexual and lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) university students in Temuco, Chile. Method. A non-probabilistic sample of 281 university students (70.8% heterosexual, 29.2% LGB) answered an online questionnaire. Results. There were no significant differences between heterosexual and LGB students in attitude towards sexuality or life satisfaction. Heterosexual students reported greater social support from their family than LGB students; both groups reported equal support from friends. Only social support was a predictor of life satisfaction. These results indicate the importance of strengthening social support from different sources to contribute to the subjective well-being of students of different sexual orientations.
Pais:Portal de Revistas UCR
Institution:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UCR
Idioma:Español
OAI Identifier:oai:portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/47033
Accés en línia:https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/actualidades/article/view/47033
Paraula clau:sexual orientation
life satisfaction
perceived social support
attitudes toward sexuality
university students
orientación sexual
satisfacción con la vida
apoyo social percibido
actitudes hacia la sexualidad
estudiantes universitarios