{"title":"Exploring Spirituality Among Sexual and Gender Minority Adolescents: Evidence for Enhancing Holistic Practice.","authors":"April A Braswell, Kris Hohn, Diane L Parker","doi":"10.1177/08980101251340345","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Adolescence is a critical time for the development of spiritual identity. Aiming to contribute to the science of an essential component of holistic nursing and health, we explored perceptions of <i>spirituality</i> among sexual and gender minority (SGM) adolescents.</p><p><strong>Study design: </strong>A qualitative descriptive design was used to explore spirituality perceptions among youth.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We recruited a national purposive sample of 12 sexual and/or gender minority youth using online eligibility screening. Enrolled participants engaged in semi-structured interviews followed by conventional thematic content analysis of transcribed qualitative data.</p><p><strong>Findings: </strong>Four overarching themes of spirituality perception and meaning were interpreted in our study. Findings included eleven corresponding categories within our main themes. The four overarching themes were: (1) <i>Why am I here? It's not just about me</i>, (2) <i>This is how I connect to the spirit, traditions, and beyond</i>, (3) <i>I care, I'm just not sure, and I'm still thinking about it,</i> and (4) <i>I'm not worried or preoccupied with the sacred</i>.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>SGM adolescence is a unique and essential time of spiritual identity, spiritual and religious transition or rejection, life purpose or connection, and/or a lack of preoccupation. Our findings have important implications for advancing holistic nursing practice, education, and research.</p>","PeriodicalId":51615,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Holistic Nursing","volume":" ","pages":"8980101251340345"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0000,"publicationDate":"2025-05-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Journal of Holistic Nursing","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1177/08980101251340345","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"NURSING","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Purpose: Adolescence is a critical time for the development of spiritual identity. Aiming to contribute to the science of an essential component of holistic nursing and health, we explored perceptions of spirituality among sexual and gender minority (SGM) adolescents.
Study design: A qualitative descriptive design was used to explore spirituality perceptions among youth.
Methods: We recruited a national purposive sample of 12 sexual and/or gender minority youth using online eligibility screening. Enrolled participants engaged in semi-structured interviews followed by conventional thematic content analysis of transcribed qualitative data.
Findings: Four overarching themes of spirituality perception and meaning were interpreted in our study. Findings included eleven corresponding categories within our main themes. The four overarching themes were: (1) Why am I here? It's not just about me, (2) This is how I connect to the spirit, traditions, and beyond, (3) I care, I'm just not sure, and I'm still thinking about it, and (4) I'm not worried or preoccupied with the sacred.
Conclusion: SGM adolescence is a unique and essential time of spiritual identity, spiritual and religious transition or rejection, life purpose or connection, and/or a lack of preoccupation. Our findings have important implications for advancing holistic nursing practice, education, and research.
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Manuscripts are solicited that deal with the processes of knowledge development and application including research, concept analysis and theory development, practical applications of research and theory, clinical case studies and analysis, practice applications in general, educational approaches and evaluation, and aesthetic expressions of holistic knowledge. While the journal seeks to support work grounded in evidence, the editorial philosophy suggests that there are many diverse sources of “evidence” beyond the realm of what is called “empirical” and that many methods are appropriate for discovering evidence and generating knowledge.
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