Psychosocial Strengths, Well-Being, and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms Among LGBTQ+ Young Adults

Explore associations between multiple psychosocial resources at various levels and mental health outcomes among lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, and queer (LGBTQ+) young adults. Findings are presented to show different sources of social support as differentially associated with mental health outcomes. Findings highlight factors associated with increased psychological well-being and decreased trauma-related symptoms. Copyright: 2026

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New York state psychologists: This program is not currently in compliance with the unique requirements imposed by the New York State Board of Education for New York licensed psychologists CE.

• Explain the associations between multiple psychosocial resources and mental health outcomes.
• Identify what is associated most strongly with outcomes related to psychological well-being and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms.
• Identify which social supports were related to improved well-being and decreased PTSD symptoms.
• Describe the importance of mental health providers incorporating various psychosocial resources when working with LGBTQ+ young adults.

• Rodrigo Costa, University of Florida
• Roberto L. Abreu, University of Florida
• Teresa Vazquez, University of Florida
• Aldo Barrita, Michigan State University
• Joshua Parmenter, Arizona State University

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