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Key Finding 9
Females and LGBTQ youth are more likely than others their age
to report seeking online resources related to mental well-being.
Figure 8. Online health information searches,
by sexual orientation
Percent of 14- to 22-year-olds who have gone online
for information on:
32%
36%
40%
76%
75%
68%
Depression
Anxiety
Stress
Straight
youth
LGBTQ
youth
Source: Hopelab/Well Being Trust Teens and Young Adults Survey,
February-March 2018. N=1,337 young people ages 14-22.
Note: All differences depicted in this chart are statistically significant
at p<.05.
• Teenage girls and young women are more likely than males
their age to report going online for information about anxiety
(55% vs. 29% of males) or depression (49% vs. 27% of males).
• Young people who identify as gay, lesbian, or bisexual are
by far the most likely to report looking online for information
about depression, anxiety, or stress.
• More than three out of four LGBTQ youth (76%) say they
have looked for online information about depression,
compared to 32% of straight youth.
• 75% have looked for information about anxiety, compared
to 36% of their straight peers.
• 68% have looked for information on stress, compared
to 40% of straight youth.
Key Findings
