Gender and sexual identity-based inequalities in adolescent wellbeing: findings from the #BeeWell Study.
Jose MarquezNeil HumphreyLouise BlackMegan CuttsDevi KhannaPublished in: BMC public health (2023)
LGBTQ + adolescents experience lower wellbeing than their peers, and this is evident across a range of wellbeing domains. Accordingly, there is an urgent need for the prioritisation of improved prevention and intervention efforts that can better meet the needs of gender diverse and sexual minority youth, and future research should be conducted to improve understanding of the mechanisms underpinning the wellbeing inequalities observed.