TY - JOUR
T1 - Confiding in the GLBT Community About Problems in Marriage and Long-Term Committed Relationships
T2 - A Comparative Analysis
AU - Zrenchik, Kyle
AU - Doherty, William J.
PY - 2017/10/20
Y1 - 2017/10/20
N2 - This study is the first to examine confiding about problems in marital and long-term committed relationships among gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender (GLBT) individuals. Areas explored include the prevalence of confiding relationships, the kinds of problems brought to confidant, and types of stress confidants experience in this role. Prevalence data were presented both for a national sample of 301 GLBT individuals and compared with a nationally representative sample of 1,000 American adults. Findings showed a high prevalence of being a confidant among GLBT respondents, greater than in the general population, and a lower prevalence of confiding in others about problems in their relationships. Of particular interest was the finding of a high degree of support that GLBT individuals provide to heterosexual relationships through the role of confidant. Relationship problems discussed with GLBT confidants were similar to confidants in the general population, as was the level of stress reported by confidants.
AB - This study is the first to examine confiding about problems in marital and long-term committed relationships among gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender (GLBT) individuals. Areas explored include the prevalence of confiding relationships, the kinds of problems brought to confidant, and types of stress confidants experience in this role. Prevalence data were presented both for a national sample of 301 GLBT individuals and compared with a nationally representative sample of 1,000 American adults. Findings showed a high prevalence of being a confidant among GLBT respondents, greater than in the general population, and a lower prevalence of confiding in others about problems in their relationships. Of particular interest was the finding of a high degree of support that GLBT individuals provide to heterosexual relationships through the role of confidant. Relationship problems discussed with GLBT confidants were similar to confidants in the general population, as was the level of stress reported by confidants.
KW - Confiding
KW - GLBT community
KW - marital problems
KW - marriage
KW - romantic relationships
KW - same-sex relationships
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U2 - 10.1080/1550428X.2017.1302381
DO - 10.1080/1550428X.2017.1302381
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85034805031
SN - 1550-428X
VL - 13
SP - 459
EP - 477
JO - Journal of GLBT Family Studies
JF - Journal of GLBT Family Studies
IS - 5
ER -