Journal of LGBT YouthPub Date : 2023-01-01Epub Date: 2022-09-02DOI: 10.1080/19361653.2022.2113198
Jack Andrzejewski, Jerel P Calzo, Laramie R Smith, Heather L Corliss, Jennifer K Felner
{"title":"Binge drinking disparities by gender identity, race, and ethnicity in California secondary schools.","authors":"Jack Andrzejewski, Jerel P Calzo, Laramie R Smith, Heather L Corliss, Jennifer K Felner","doi":"10.1080/19361653.2022.2113198","DOIUrl":"10.1080/19361653.2022.2113198","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Our objective was to estimate disparities in binge drinking among secondary school students in California at the intersection of gender identity, race, and ethnicity, without aggregating racial and ethnic categories. We combined two years of the Statewide middle and high school California Healthy Kids Survey (n=951,995) and regressed past month binge drinking on gender identity (i.e., cisgender, transgender, or not sure of their gender identity), race (i.e., white, American Indian or Alaskan Native, Asian, Black or African American, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, or multiracial), and ethnicity (i.e., Hispanic/Latinx or non-Hispanic/Latinx), and their interaction. Transgender students had greater odds of reporting past month binge drinking than cisgender students, with greater magnitudes among students with minoritized racial or ethnic identities compared to non-Hispanic/Latinx white students. For example, among non-Hispanic/Latinx white students, transgender students had 1.3 times greater odds (AOR=1.30, 95% CI=1.17-1.55), whereas among Hispanic/Latinx Black or African American students, transgender students had 5.3 times greater odds (AOR=5.33, 95% CI=3.84-7.39) of reporting past month binge drinking than cisgender students. Transgender adolescents, particularly those with minoritized racial or ethnic identities, may be at disproportionate risk of binge drinking. Interventions that address systemic racism and cisgenderism from an intersectional perspective are needed.</p>","PeriodicalId":46767,"journal":{"name":"Journal of LGBT Youth","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10683934/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44033546","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kelly M. Davis, Danielle M. Kahlo, Bryan N. Cochran
{"title":"“For all the role asks of us, it gives us so much more”: a descriptive study of gender and sexuality alliance advisors’ usual practices, training experiences, and motivations","authors":"Kelly M. Davis, Danielle M. Kahlo, Bryan N. Cochran","doi":"10.1080/19361653.2022.2149660","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/19361653.2022.2149660","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":46767,"journal":{"name":"Journal of LGBT Youth","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2022-11-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43745801","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The unbearable struggle for beauty: Physical appearance perfectionism, mental health, and discrimination among heterosexual cisgender and sexually diverse youth in the Philippines","authors":"J. C. Dayrit, Rowalt C Alibudbud","doi":"10.1080/19361653.2022.2145404","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/19361653.2022.2145404","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Physical appearance perfectionism (PAP) is prevalent in the Philippines. Studies have shown that body features such as the color of one’s skin, height, weight, hair length, and clothing one wears are often a cause for discrimination in schools and workplaces. This study aimed to analyze the relationship between PAP, mental health, discrimination, and other sociodemographic variables. A questionnaire, which included the Physical Appearance Perfectionism Scale, was distributed via convenience sampling to Filipinx youth aged 18 to 30 residing in the Philippines. Data collected from 959 Filipinx youth demonstrated that physical appearance perfectionism is high: specifically, the sub-domain of Worry about imperfection. Significant stress and depression were risk factors for PAP in all respondents for both perfectionism domains and, particularly, the sexually diverse youth. Notably, social media as an instigator of these triggers was refuted because Instagram was found to be a protective factor. We concluded that there is a significant relationship between mental health conditions and physical appearance perfectionism. The higher the level of stress and depression, the greater likelihood of PAP. Experience of everyday discrimination may also be a factor in worrying about imperfection and hoping for perfection.","PeriodicalId":46767,"journal":{"name":"Journal of LGBT Youth","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2022-11-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41440609","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
John L. McKenna, Yu-Chi Wang, Coleen R. Williams, Kerry McGregor, Elizabeth R. Boskey
{"title":"“You can’t be deadnamed in a video game”: Transgender and gender diverse adolescents’ use of video game avatar creation for gender-affirmation and exploration","authors":"John L. McKenna, Yu-Chi Wang, Coleen R. Williams, Kerry McGregor, Elizabeth R. Boskey","doi":"10.1080/19361653.2022.2144583","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/19361653.2022.2144583","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>Abstract</b></p><p>Transgender and gender diverse (TGD) adolescents experience mental health challenges at higher rates than cisgender peers due to a combination of minority stress and gender dysphoria. Many TGD youth use video games to cope with stress and access informal networks of support. However, very little is known about the potential positive influence avatar customization has for this group of youth. To address this gap in the literature, in-depth, semi-structured qualitative interviews were conducted with ten TGD adolescents about their experiences with avatar customization. Thematic analysis revealed four primary themes including that (1) video game avatar customization offers a low stakes environment for gender exploration, (2) avatars offer both internal and external validation of gender identity and transition goals, (3) avatars allow players to enact aspirational appearance goals, and (4) video games and avatars offer immersion and escapism for TGD adolescents. These novel findings underscore the range of positive impacts avatar customization can have for TGD adolescents, particularly for youth with gender dysphoria. Video game avatar customization can be a key part of the gender exploration and affirmation for some TGD adolescents.</p>","PeriodicalId":46767,"journal":{"name":"Journal of LGBT Youth","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2022-11-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138515880","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ted Handler, M. Merchant, C. Guzik, Shelby Chen, Nathaniel Kralik, A. Ojo, E. Zaritsky
{"title":"Diagnosis and time to treatment for pediatric patients with gender dysphoria","authors":"Ted Handler, M. Merchant, C. Guzik, Shelby Chen, Nathaniel Kralik, A. Ojo, E. Zaritsky","doi":"10.1080/19361653.2022.2139788","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/19361653.2022.2139788","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":46767,"journal":{"name":"Journal of LGBT Youth","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2022-11-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46170485","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Inaccessible and stigmatizing: LGBTQ+ youth perspectives of services and sexual violence","authors":"Sophie Jones, T. Patel","doi":"10.1080/19361653.2022.2134253","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/19361653.2022.2134253","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning (LGBTQ+) young people are subject to high rates of sexual violence globally, significantly impacting their lives and psychological wellbeing. However, service use for sexual violence support is low for LGBTQ+ groups and there is no current research exploring LGBTQ+ young peoples’ experiences and perspectives of support services in the UK. To understand service utilisation for LGBTQ+ young people who have experienced sexual violence, a mixed methods exploration of survey data (N = 36) and individual interviews (N = 7) was conducted with LGBTQ+ young people aged 16–25. Participants reported a high prevalence of multiple types of sexual violence (e.g., 86.11% subject to sexual assault) and low reporting to any service (30.56%). Content analysis identified interpersonal, service, and sociocultural factors that limit service utilisation and sexual violence reporting. Two themes were identified through thematic analysis: ‘safety and acceptance’ which discussed participants’ positive experiences of services, and the theme ‘services as hard to reach’ explored how discrimination, heteronormativity, and victim-blaming impacted service accessibility. Implications for best practice for services supporting LGBTQ+ young people subject to sexual violence are discussed and a model is presented to address service utilisation.","PeriodicalId":46767,"journal":{"name":"Journal of LGBT Youth","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2022-10-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41966991","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Rachel C. Garthe, Agnes Rieger, Jacob Goffnett, Amandeep Kaur, Jesus N. Sarol, Allyson M. Blackburn, Shongha Kim, Jane Hereth, Angie C. Kennedy
{"title":"Grade-level differences of peer and dating victimization among transgender, gender expansive, female, and male adolescents","authors":"Rachel C. Garthe, Agnes Rieger, Jacob Goffnett, Amandeep Kaur, Jesus N. Sarol, Allyson M. Blackburn, Shongha Kim, Jane Hereth, Angie C. Kennedy","doi":"10.1080/19361653.2022.2132443","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/19361653.2022.2132443","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract A staggering number of adolescents in the United States report victimization within peer contexts (e.g., physical, verbal, or cyber forms of bullying) and dating relationships (e.g., physical, or psychological abuse from dating partners). However, little research has examined grade-level differences in forms of victimization by gender, inclusive of transgender and gender expansive adolescents. Eighth to twelfth graders (N = 4,464; n = 1,116 per gender identity) from a statewide survey were compared by gender identity and grade on self-reported rates of verbal, physical, and cyber peer victimization, as well as physical and psychological dating violence victimization. A log-binomial regression model was conducted to assess the prevalence ratio of peer and dating violence victimization by grade, and by comparing transgender and gender expansive youth to male and female youth. Across grade levels, transgender and gender expansive youth reported higher levels of victimization compared to male and female youth in those grades. Our results demonstrate that gender minority youth report rates of victimization across adolescence that differ from their male and female peers. This research is critical for moving beyond the gender binary to have more gender responsive and developmental approaches to violence prevention efforts.","PeriodicalId":46767,"journal":{"name":"Journal of LGBT Youth","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2022-10-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48896422","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Scott B. Greenspan, Sam Carr, Ashley C. Woodman, Amy R. Cannava, Yenan Li
{"title":"Identified protective factors to support psychological well-being among gender diverse autistic youth","authors":"Scott B. Greenspan, Sam Carr, Ashley C. Woodman, Amy R. Cannava, Yenan Li","doi":"10.1080/19361653.2022.2119188","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/19361653.2022.2119188","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Literature has discussed the intersectionality between autism and transgender and gender diverse (TGD) identities. Research has also identified the importance of protective factors, which are experiences that enhance positive outcomes in the face of potentially negative experiences. This exploratory quantitative survey study seeks to identify school and community-based protective factors that relate to psychological well-being and life satisfaction among 31 TGD Autistic youths between the ages of 13 to 17. The authors utilized adapted and full-forms of validated measures including the KID-SCREEN 27, Brief Multidimensional Students’ Life Satisfaction Survey Peabody Treatment Progress Battery, Adolescent Resilience Questionnaire, Perceived Coronavirus Threat Questionnaire, and Autism-Spectrum Quotient. Results suggest that community connectedness, school support, family availability, and self-identification of sexual orientation as queer were identified as protective factors. Implications for research and practice are discussed.","PeriodicalId":46767,"journal":{"name":"Journal of LGBT Youth","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2022-09-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41932053","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Daniel Akinbolue, J. Raifman, Tanika Day, A. Morgan, S. Mehta, Rosalyn W. Stewart, Mitchell Wharton, S. Kravet, R. Arrington-Sanders
{"title":"Qualitative exploration of PCPs’ mental health role for LGBT youth in Baltimore: a socio-ecological lens","authors":"Daniel Akinbolue, J. Raifman, Tanika Day, A. Morgan, S. Mehta, Rosalyn W. Stewart, Mitchell Wharton, S. Kravet, R. Arrington-Sanders","doi":"10.1080/19361653.2022.2108534","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/19361653.2022.2108534","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract LGBT youth experience disproportionate rates of mental health diagnoses, including depression and anxiety. Using qualitative interviews of LGBT youth (n = 14) and primary care providers (n = 12), we sought to identify whether mental health discussions with a primary care provider were perceived as overall beneficial. Most LGBT youth felt comfortable being asked about depression, anxiety, or other mental health conditions by their primary care provider. All felt it appropriate to provide this information by survey or tablet. However, youth participants’ comfort depended on feeling connected with and accepted by their provider. Those that did feel comfortable, perceived a benefit when these conversations did happen. Providers unanimously described wanting to address mental health needs in LGBT youth, either in terms of societal advancement, or clinic-based changes. Both LGBT youth and primary care providers appeared to want more mental health discussions during visits. However, more connectedness may be needed to improve willingness to engage in care; and providers may require specific support to successfully fill this need.","PeriodicalId":46767,"journal":{"name":"Journal of LGBT Youth","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2022-09-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43378800","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Transgressing purity: Intersectional negotiations of gender identity in Swedish schools","authors":"Irina Schmitt","doi":"10.1080/19361653.2022.2103609","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/19361653.2022.2103609","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract The vulnerability of gender nonconforming young people is all too well documented. Arguably, “trans issues” in schools are not restricted to transphobic comments, and need to be analyzed intersectionally. Guided by Lugones’ discussion of the politics of purity read together with the analysis of cisnormativity, this article draws on interviews with Rakel, Robin and Mika, who were part of a larger study with 13 trans and nonbinary young people and young adults in Sweden, the first of its kind in Sweden. It engages their analyses of how schools and teachers express a desire for cisnormative purity in their interactions with gender nonconforming students. Normative whiteness and fat-phobia, as well as adultism and schools’ reluctance in instituting nondiscrimination regulations and policy frameworks into appropriate, affirming and reliable practices, violently affect gender nonconforming young people just as much as schools’ and teachers’ poor knowledge about gender identities. In examining participants’ negotiations with schools, this text reads both cisnormative oppression and gender nonnormative transgression as a condition of a specific moment in the Swedish political landscape marked by the simultaneousness of control and liberation, of imposed cisnormative purity and concurrent negotiation.","PeriodicalId":46767,"journal":{"name":"Journal of LGBT Youth","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2022-08-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42239228","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}