Download or read book The Relationship of Minority Stress with the Mental Health of LGBTQ College Students on a Christian Campus with Non affirming Policies written by Ethan Nicholas Smetana and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One foundational concept of the Minority Stress Model (Meyer, 2003) is that the stress is based on persisting social processes and structures. Consequently, research to further the available pool of empirical evidence on how institutions based in the dominant culture affect minorities is needed and valuable. This study seeks to examine the effects of dimensions of minority stress on the mental health outcomes of LGBTQ students at a Christian university with a non-affirming school policy. Further, this study is interested in how gratitude affects the impact that minority stress has on mental health as a potential protective factor. Participants were 24 LGBTQ students at Abilene Christian University who completed demographic questions and eight measures to assess mental health outcomes and minority stressors. The measures were distributed via an online survey system. Findings from this study confirm past research regarding the minority stress model’s impact on mental health. Evidence was also found showing that gratitude could be a potential protective factor for sexual minorities. Implication of the findings, limitations, and future directions are discussed.
Download or read book Minority Stress Social Support and Mental Health Among LGBQP Religious Disaffiliates written by Kate Jablonski and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The present study investigated the association between four minority stress processes (victimization, internalized heterosexism, rejection sensitivity, and disclosure of sexual orientation identity) and symptoms of depression and anxiety among lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer, pansexual, or otherwise non-heterosexual (LGBQP+) disaffiliates from non-affirming religions, and whether social support mediated these relationships. A nonexperimental, cross-sectional, correlational design was used. Participants were recruited through Reddit, a popular social-networking site, and completed an online survey that assessed experiences of minority stress, perceptions of social support, and symptoms of depression and anxiety. Participants were 161 non-religious, US-born, cisgender, LGBQP+ Reddit-users who identified as having disaffiliated from a religion that held rejecting views of same-sex sexuality. Path analysis was used to test the hypotheses. The final model was found to be a good fit for the data: chi square(12) = 11.19, p = .512, comparative fit index = .994, root-mean-square-error of approximation = .028, Tucker-Lewis index = .966. Internalized heterosexism and rejection sensitivity were independently associated with higher levels of anxious symptomatology. Family social support was associated with lower levels of depressive symptomatology. Female gender identity, fewer years of education, and a past or current diagnosed mental health disability or impairment were associated with higher depressive and anxious symptomatology. When working with LGBQP+ disaffiliates and their families, mental health professionals should employ LGB-affirmative treatment, consider minority stress processes when developing interventions to target symptoms of anxiety, and encourage social support from family members if clinically appropriate to help address depressive symptoms.
Download or read book Rethinking LGBTQIA Students and Collegiate Contexts written by Eboni M. Zamani-Gallaher and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-09-20 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rethinking LGBTQIA Students and Collegiate Contexts situates and problematizes identity interaction, campus life, student experiences, and the effectiveness of services, programs, and policies affecting LGBTQIA college students at both two- and four-year institutions. This volume draws from intersectional and critical perspectives to explore the complex ways in which LGBTQIA identities are shaped, discussed, and researched in higher education spaces. Chapters provide student affairs and higher education scholars with theory and practice perspectives on sociopolitical and historical contexts, student learning and development, support services, and explore how higher education reflects society’s pervasive stereotypes and lack of awareness of LGBTQIA students’ identity development and needs.
Download or read book Listening to Sexual Minorities written by Mark A. Yarhouse and published by InterVarsity Press. This book was released on 2018-04-24 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For sexual minority students on Christian college campuses, faith and sexuality can feel in acute tension. Yarhouse, Dean, Stratton, and Lastoria draw on their decades of experience to bring us a longitudinal study into what sexual minorities experience, hope for, and benefit from. Rich with both quantitative and qualitative data, here is an unprecedented opportunity to listen to sexual minorities in their own words.
Download or read book Gender and Sexual Diversity in U S Higher Education Contexts and Opportunities for LGBTQ College Students written by Dafina-Lazarus Stewart and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2015-12-14 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since 2005, research on identity development, campus climate and policies, transgender issues, and institutional features such as type, leadership, and campus resources has broadened to encompass LGBTQ student engagement and success. This volume includes this enlarged body of research on LGBTQ students, taken in the context of widespread changes in public attitudes and public policies related to LGBTQ people, integrating scholarship and student affairs practice. Specific foci include: transgender identity development, understanding intersections of sexual orientation and gender identity with other salient identities such as faith/religion/spirituality, race, social class, and ability, and studies about LGBTQ students in special-mission institutions (for example, Historically Black Colleges and Universities, religiously affiliated institutions, or women’s colleges). This is the 152nd volume of this Jossey-Bass higher education quarterly series. An indispensable resource for vice presidents of student affairs, deans of students, student counselors, and other student services professionals, New Directions for Student Services offers guidelines and programs for aiding students in their total development: emotional, social, physical, and intellectual.
Download or read book Minority Stress and Alcohol related Outcomes Among Transgender and Gender Diverse College Students written by Steven Edward Smathers and published by . This book was released on 2023 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Minority stressors are chronic and pervasive among transgender and gender diverse (TGD) college students. In the present study, we examine the associations between two minority stressors (i.e., microaggressions, discrimination) and three alcohol-related outcomes (i.e., risk for alcohol dependence, negative alcohol-related consequences, binge drinking episodes) among a diverse TGD college sample in the U.S. Two protective factors (i.e., flourishing and resilience) were examined for their role in attenuating the associations between minority stressors and alcohol-related outcomes. Secondary data analyses were conducted using the subsample of TGD participants (N = 3,395) in the spring 2021 American College Health Association National College Health Assessment comprised of transgender women (15.4%), transgender men (14.8%), and non-binary individuals (69.8%) ages 18-25, many of whom were sexual minorities (85.2%) and racial/ethnic minorities (43.9%). Results demonstrate that collectively both minority stressors are associated with greater risk for all negative alcohol-related outcomes. Individually, microaggressions and discrimination demonstrate significant risks for unique alcohol-related outcomes; microaggressions were associated with risk for alcohol dependence, whereas, discrimination was associated with negative alcohol-related consequences and binge drinking episodes. Flourishing, but not resilience, was associated with lower risk for all negative alcohol- related outcomes. The moderating effects of resilience and flourishing were not significant. The results provide evidence of flourishing as a significant asset and protective factor in the TGD college community. Mental health professionals should screen TGD persons for microaggressions and discrimination, and inform students of the risks associated with drinking alcohol to cope with psychological distress related to minority stress. Implications for TGD college student communities, mental health providers, and the field of minority stress research are discussed.
Download or read book Addressing Homophobia and Heterosexism on College Campuses written by Elizabeth Cramer and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-03-05 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents an integrated approach toward changing attitudes about lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered (LGBT) students, faculty, and staff on contemporary college campuses. From Addressing Homophobia and Heterosexism on College Campuses you can learn specific classroom techniques for handling homophobia and heterosexism in the classroom. This book tackles a wide variety of subjects including academic freedom, diversity training, nontraditional families, and religion, each of which plays an integral part in the sense of community found on any college campus. Addressing Homophobia and Heterosexism on College Campuses provides you with the basic tools to set up sensible programs that have worked for others in the past and can work for you in the future! In Addressing Homophobia and Heterosexism on College Campuses you'll also find: a list of helpful feature films and documentaries case studies from the US, Canada, and Australia methods to combat homophobia and heterosexism among social work students practical ways to set up Safe Zone or Allies programs techniques for reducing “trans-anxieties” lectures and role-playing games geared toward changing thoughts and live
Download or read book Heart Brain and Mental Health Disparities for LGBTQ People of Color written by James J. García and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Psychological scientists and clinicians, proud to serve our racial/ethnic and LGBTQ communities, now use powerful theories and methods to advance our communities' health. This visionary volume makes our discoveries more widely known, and frames a bold agenda for the next generation. Everyone committed to ending health disparities for LGBTQ People of Color will be empowered and excited by this book." - Richard Ruth, The George Washington University, US "This innovative text presents current state-of-the-science research focusing on LGBTQ communities of color, and promises to inform research, theory, and practice in the important area of health inequalities. It is an essential text for those of us researching ethnic and sexual disparities in health." - Rusi Jaspal, Nottingham Trent University, UK This timely edited collection presents a holistic and biopsychosocial analysis of LGBTQ People of Color well-being, focused on heart, brain, and mental health, and employs a unique incorporation of minority stress, intersectionality, and allostatic load frameworks. Bringing together established and emerging academics, its authors present a critical analysis of the latest research that encompasses the study of both risk and resilience factors in LGBTQ People of Color health. Across the book, they highlight the precise nature of the behavioral health disparities experienced by these communities, but further, they reveal the unique roles of intersectional discrimination and structural stigma as mechanisms for these disparities. With chapters also dedicated to federal policies and public health, this multidisciplinary work marks a seminal contribution that will pave the way for further advances in research, theory, and practice. It offers a valuable resource on underserved populations that will appeal to researchers, practitioners and policy makers in the fields of health psychology, public health, epidemiology, sociology, health sciences and medicine. James J. García is Assistant Professor of Psychology at the University of La Verne, USA. Dr. García is an Editorial Board Member for scientific journals in racial/ethnic LGBTQ health, sits on the board of community-based organizations and is part of the American Heart Association's Stroke Council.
Download or read book Psychological and Suicidal Distress Among Lesbian Gay and Bisexual College Students written by Stacey Nemeth Roberts and published by . This book was released on 2023-11-25 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This research examined the increased tendency towards suicidality in cisgender LGB college students as compared to their cisgender heterosexual counterparts. The responses of 1.503 LGB college students to a survey distributed by the National Research Consortium of Counseling Centers in Higher Education (RC) in 2011 were analyzed. Given the increased propensity toward suicidal distress in LGB college students, this struly sought to elucidate the mechanics by which suicidality evolves in this population. The objective of this project was to determine whether nunority stress factors (sexual orientation concerns, discrimination, victimization, and campus. climate) have a relationship with suicidal ideation in LGB college students as mediated by the interpersonal factors of thwarted belongingness, perceived burdensomeness, and sense of coherence. This project rested relationships drawn from the minority stress model, the interpersonal theory of suicide, as well as sense of coherence to understand their impact on the intensity of suicidal ideation in LGB college students. It was found that the stressors of sexual orientation concerns, victimization, and discrimination acted directly on thwarted belongingness and perceived burdensomeness. In addition, the stressors indirectly influenced suicidality through thwarted belongingness and perceived burdensomeness. Campus climate was found to be a protective factor for LGB students. Sense of coherence was not only a mediator of the stress factors, but also had a direct negative effect on thwarted belongingness and perceived burdensomeness. Implications for higher education administrators and campus mental health professionals, as well as directions for future research are also discussed.
Download or read book LGBTQ Student Experiences and Perceptions in Christian Higher Education written by Anthony M. Ungaro and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) students at faithbased institutions that influence perceptions and persistence are not well known. Although institutions are committed to student growth and development, LGBTQ students are often treated with religious stigmatization and discrimination. This qualitative phenomenological research gave LGBTQ students a voice to share experiences that impact perceptions of campus climate, strategies that lead to persistence, and recommendations to strengthen institutional inclusiveness. The interview results from six LGBTQ students at various Christian institutions associated with the Council for Christian College and Universities provided in-depth considerations for faithbased institutions, specifically Christian, to increase enrollment, build more inclusive spaces, and improve student retention as it relates to this population. Through this research, institutions will be able to balance their religious ideals with LGBTQ student needs to promote an affirming campus climate without compromising missions. Study participants were recruited through a vast network of higher education professionals who have preestablished, trusted relationships with participants. Professionals were contacted through Facebook posts and outreach to network connections to share the research opportunity. As LGBTQ students communicated interest in the research, they were scheduled for one-on-one interviews to share their stories. The interviews showed that LGBTQ students often lack institutional support, no policies can positively or negatively embolden campus personnel, there is no one path from enrollment to graduation for LGBTQ students, and that vital support systems are essential to navigating campuses. Despite many of the participants sharing that an organization existed on their campus, these students continue to contend with conservative views on LGBTQ identities, feel they are used to understand issues but without resolution, and that institutional personnel seem unequipped to address campus or personal LGBTQ struggles. Keywords: LGBTQ, Council for Christian Colleges and Universities, campus climate, higher education, religious stigmatization
Download or read book The Relation Between 2016 Presidential Voting Records Bullying in Schools and LGBTQ Youth Mental Health written by Steven Hobaica and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Research has found that LGBTQ anti-bullying policies in schools and inclusive clubs are related to improved mental health for LGBTQ students, with researchers arguing for policy change to create more affirming school environments. However, research has yet to examine the effect of school district political leaning on LGBTQ students, despite research revealing that conservative political beliefs are related to increased LGBTQ-based prejudice. The current study explored the effects of school district political leaning, as indexed by 2016 presidential voting records, on students' bullying experiences in schools and mental health outcomes, particularly for LGBTQ student youth in Washington (WA). The 2018 WA Healthy Youth Survey (HYS) was used to examine youth health data and the WA school district voting records were provided by Washington State University researchers. It was hypothesized that 1) at least 10% of the sample would identify as LGBTQ, 2) bullying would predict increased psychological distress, 3) students with an LGBTQ identity would report more bullying and psychological distress in comparison to non-LGBTQ students, 4) bullying would mediate the relationship between LGBTQ identity and psychological distress, 5) school district voting record would moderate the relationship between LGBTQ identity and bullying, and 6) school district voting record would moderate the relationship between LGBTQ identity and psychological distress. As hypothesized, 20% of the final sample was LGBTQ. In addition, although bullying predicted psychological distress for all students, LGBTQ students endorsed increased rates of bullying and psychological distress. Furthermore, bullying served as a mediator between LGBTQ identity and psychological distress. Finally, school district voting record moderated the relationship between LGBTQ identity and bullying, such that LGBTQ students in more conservative school districts endorsed more bullying, which predicted more psychological distress. These findings were replicated when suicidality was used as the dependent variable, demonstrating the extreme negative impact that conservative political leaning in school districts can have on LGBTQ students. Given that school district conservatism is related to increased rates of bullying and poor mental health outcomes for LGBTQ students, policy change is essential in order to improve public school LGBTQ bullying policies and prioritize the mental health of LGBTQ youth.
Download or read book Relationship Between Connectedness to the LGBTQ Community Nonmetropolitan Location and Depressive Symptoms Among LGBTQ Young Adults written by Anna E. Mendlein and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 101 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) individuals face a broad range of physical and mental health risks. Minority stressors (e.g., experiences of discrimination, belief in negative stereotypes about one's own group) have been linked to poor mental health outcomes for this population. Connectedness to the LGBTQ community - including feelings of connectedness and behavioral involvement - is a potential protective factor against the effects of minority stress; however, LGBTQ individuals living in nonmetropolitan (rural) areas often feel less connected or are less involved with the LGBTQ community. The purpose of this project was to examine the relationship between connectedness to the LGBTQ community, nonmetropolitan (rural) location, and depressive symptoms in a cross-sectional sample of 104 self-identified lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer 18-35 year-old adults. It was hypothesized that higher levels of connectedness would be associated with lower levels of depressive symptoms; connectedness to the LGBTQ community would be lower among nonmetropolitan participants; and the association between connectedness and depression would be stronger in nonmetropolitan areas. Results indicated a marginally significant negative relationship between perceived connectedness to the LGBTQ community and depressive symptoms, providing partial support for the first hypothesis. In addition, participants living in nonmetropolitan areas reported significantly lower perceived connectedness as compared to participants living in metropolitan areas, providing partial support for the second hypothesis. Behavioral involvement was not significantly associated with depressive symptoms and did not significantly vary based on nonmetropolitan location. Further, the third hypothesis - regarding a difference in the association between connectedness and depression by nonmetropolitan location - was not supported. Directions for future research and implications for social work policy and practice were discussed.
Download or read book Gay on God s Campus written by Jonathan S. Coley and published by UNC Press Books. This book was released on 2018-02-02 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although the LGBT movement has made rapid gains in the United States, LGBT people continue to face discrimination in faith communities. In this book, sociologist Jonathan S. Coley documents why and how student activists mobilize for greater inclusion at Christian colleges and universities. Drawing on interviews with student activists at a range of Christian institutions of higher learning, Coley shows that students, initially drawn to activism because of their own political, religious, or LGBT identities, are forming direct action groups that transform university policies, educational groups that open up campus dialogue, and solidarity groups that facilitate their members' personal growth. He also shows how these LGBT activists apply their skills and values after graduation in subsequent political campaigns, careers, and family lives, potentially serving as change agents in their faith communities for years to come. Coley's findings shed light on a new frontier of LGBT activism and challenge prevailing wisdom about the characteristics of activists, the purpose of activist groups, and ultimately the nature of activism itself. For more information about this project's research methodology and theoretical grounding, please visit http://jonathancoley.com/book
Download or read book Investigating Fear written by Melanie Reagan Walsh and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The current study is a secondary analysis examining the role of fear of discrimination and its influence and relationship with heterosexist discrimination, social support, and mental health distress among LGBTQ+ adults in the Deep South. A sample of 500 LGBTQ+ identified adults living across Mississippi completed a comprehensive needs assessment survey tapping into nine life domains. The current study investigated fear of discrimination as a form of rejection sensitivity utilizing the minority stress framework (Meyer, 1995, 2003). Mediating and moderating influences within the minority stress model were examined using series of regression analysis. Fear of discrimination operated as a mechanism through which discrimination negatively impacts mental health; participants who experienced higher levels of discrimination had greater fear and increased rates of mental health distress in the current study. Family support diminished the impact of discrimination on mental health distress. In other words, LGBTQ+ individuals with higher levels of family support were somewhat protected against the deleterious effects of discrimination and mental health distress. Community-level support, including availability of local LGBTQ+ organizations, networks, and protective policies, did not influence the relationship between discrimination and mental health. However, decreased levels of community-level support among participants in this sample appeared to negatively impact mental health. The current study provides new understanding of the stressors surrounding LGBTQ+ individuals lives, particularly with regard to the chronic state of fear experienced by LGBTQ+ individuals. Members of LGBTQ+ communities in the Deep South may experience more intense and chronic fear in daily interactions. Implications for counselors, counselor educators, and researchers are discussed.
Download or read book Perceived Stigma and Discrimination as Barriers to Practice for LGBTQ Mental Health Clinicians written by Alexandra Degrange Rivera and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many studies have attempted to describe and determine the link between stress and adverse behavioral and mental health outcomes (e.g., Dohrenwend, 1998; Kessler, 1997), but it was not until more recently that researchers have attempted to focus on the link between minority stress and these same outcomes (e.g. Williams, Neighbors, & Jackson, 2003). Although both systemic and personal barriers to care for lesbian and gay individuals are documented in literature, the barriers to practice for their clinician counterparts are rarely, if ever, examined. This qualitative study interviewed 15 LGTBQ+ mental health clinicians about their perceived stigma and discriminatory experiences within academic and workplace settings in order to better understand the ways in which these narratives might affect perceptions of psychology as a field, motivation to continue into the profession, as well as protective factors that improve patient care and clinician well-being. Thematic analysis revealed several key themes, including a) social fear of being “othered,” b) lack of culturally diverse mentors, c) exposure to micraggressions, and d) institutional ostracizing, among others. Recognizing these stressors and related resilience can direct policy makers toward interventions that go beyond eliminating prejudice by including goals to strengthen minority communities.
Download or read book Handbook of Evidence Based Mental Health Practice with Sexual and Gender Minorities written by John E. Pachankis and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2019-04-01 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Historically, mental health clinical research has taken inadequate account of psychosocial disorders experienced by those who identify as sexual and gender minorities, however, researchers have recently begun developing and adapting evidence-based mental health treatment approaches for use with these groups. Handbook of Evidence-Based Mental Health Practice with Sexual and Gender Minorities offers a comprehensive array of evidence-based approaches for treating sexual and gender minority clients' mental health concerns. The interventions detailed here span a diverse spectrum of populations, including sexual and gender minority youth, transgender populations, same-sex couples, sexual minority parents, and bisexual individuals. Chapters also address numerous mental and behavioral health problems, including anxiety disorders, depression, substance abuse, trauma, body image disturbance, and sexual health. In addition to an overview of the research evidence supporting each clinical presentation and approach, chapters contain practical how-to guidance for therapists to use in their clinical practice. This book reflects a true integration of the best of sexual and gender minority research and the best of evidence-based practice research, presented by the leading experts in the field. As such it is essential reading for mental health professionals who work with these groups, as well as trainees in social work, counseling, and clinical psychology.
Download or read book Exploring the Relationship Among Minority Stress Internalized Homophobia Mental Health Concerns Social Support and Relationship Satisfaction in Female Same sex Couples written by Kassie Rose Terrell and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 135 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In order to develop competence in working with sexual minorities, it is essential that mental health professionals be knowledgeable of the challenges faced by LGB people. This includes being aware of the potential for LGB people to develop negative belief systems as a result of social and cultural experiences and understanding how those challenges may affect mental health and relationship satisfaction. The primary purpose of this quantitative study was to examine the relationship among internal factors that affect relationship satisfaction (internalized homophobia and mental health concerns) and contextual factors that affect relationship satisfaction (minority stress and social support) in female same-sex couples. Females who were currently in or who had been in a monogamous, same-sex relationship within the last five years (n = 99) were surveyed to determine the influence of these constructs on relationship satisfaction. A cross-sectional survey design with convenience sampling was utilized. Participants were administered (a) the Daily Heterosexist Experiences Questionnaire to assess minority stress, (b) the Lesbian Internalized Homophobia Scale to assess internalized homophobia, (c) the Brief Symptoms Inventory to assess mental health concerns, (d) the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support to assess social support, and (e) the Scale for Assessing Same-Gender Couple Satisfaction to assess relationship satisfaction. Five research questions and six hypotheses were the subject of the data analyses in this study. Analyses included conducting several correlational analyses and a regression analysis to assess the relationship among minority stress, internalized homophobia, mental health concerns, social support, and satisfaction in female same-sex relationships. The results of the correlational analyses indicated that internalized homophobia, mental health concerns, and social support were all significantly correlated with relationship satisfaction. Results of a multiple regression analysis indicated that mental health concerns and social support were significant predictors of relationship satisfaction. The implications of these findings are intended to assist in preparing counselors to effectively support females in same-sex relationships, in guiding treatment and prevention efforts, informing both pre-service and in-service training of counselors to ensure their ability to recognize and effectively address the potential impact of these constructs on relationship satisfaction, and in guiding social justice advocacy efforts.
