Existing in the void: an interpretative phenomenological analysis of rural LGBTQ+ students

IF 2.2 Q1 SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY

Journal of LGBT Youth Pub Date : 2022-07-31 DOI:10.1080/19361653.2022.2104774

Tangela Roberts, Lasonja Roberts, Z. Carpenter, S. Haueisen, Aaron G. Jones, Kathryn Schutte, Tatyana Smith

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Abstract

Abstract While a growing body of literature has been devoted to addressing the lived experiences of LGBTQ+ youth, specific information related to LGBTQ+ youth in rural high schools is a topic in need of more attention. Utilizing the theory of LGBTQ+ minority stress and research specific to rural LGBTQ+ experiences, we explore the experiences of LGBTQ+ identities in rural Midwestern high schools. We investigate how LGBTQ+ students understand themselves and others within the context of their rural Midwestern high school education experiences. Finally, we use minority stress theory to frame rural LGBTQ+ student experiences as distal and proximal stressors related to the location of their minority sexual and gender identity within a rural environment. Interview data from two undergraduate and two graduate students were analyzed using interpretative phenomenological analysis. Participants describe the rural LGBTQ+ student phenomenon as consisting of four major themes: (a) affirmative experiences, (b) antagonistic experiences, (c) antithetical experiences, and (d) engaging in advocacy. Implications for practice, education, and policy are further discussed.

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存在于虚空中:农村LGBTQ+学生的解释性现象学分析

摘要虽然越来越多的文献致力于解决LGBTQ+青年的生活经历，但与农村高中LGBTQ++青年相关的具体信息是一个需要更多关注的话题。利用LGBTQ+少数民族压力理论和针对农村LGBTQ=经历的研究，我们探索了中西部农村高中的LGBTQ#身份经历。我们调查了LGBTQ+学生在中西部农村高中教育经历的背景下如何理解自己和他人。最后，我们使用少数群体压力理论将农村LGBTQ+学生的经历界定为与他们在农村环境中的少数群体性和性别认同位置相关的远端和近端压力源。采用解释性现象学分析方法对两名本科生和两名研究生的访谈数据进行了分析。参与者将农村LGBTQ+学生现象描述为由四个主要主题组成：（a）平权经历，（b）对立经历，（c）对立经历和（d）参与宣传。进一步讨论了对实践、教育和政策的影响。

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Journal of LGBT Youth SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY-

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5.40

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8.30%

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期刊介绍： The Journal of LGBT Youth is the interdisciplinary forum dedicated to improving the quality of life for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning youth. This quarterly journal presents peer-reviewed scholarly articles, practitioner-based essays, policy analyses, and revealing narratives from young people. This invaluable resource is committed to advancing knowledge about, and support of, LGBT youth. The wide-ranging topics include formal and non-formal education; family; peer culture; the media, arts, and entertainment industry; religious institutions and youth organizations; health care; and the workplace.