{"title":"Differences in Religious Experience between Men and Women in a Sexual Minority Sample of Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints","authors":"W. Bradshaw, Renee V. Galliher, John P. Dehlin","doi":"10.1080/1550428X.2020.1868034","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/1550428X.2020.1868034","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract The data analyzed here were obtained from an online survey of 1612 LGBTQ members and former members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS, Mormon). Quantitative and qualitative comparisons were made between the men and women in this sample with regard to religiosity (participation, belief, and current attitudes). Women exhibited a greater degree of alienation from the church, were more likely to express negative sentiments about their personal experience in it, and were less believing in its doctrine and policies. A significantly larger proportion of women self-identified in the bisexual region of the sexual orientation continuum than men. In addition, bisexuality facilitated continued church activity for both sexes, but the effect was less strong for women. The data permit possible explanations for the unique religious profile of the women respondents in the context of gender essentialism and traditional gender roles.","PeriodicalId":46967,"journal":{"name":"JOURNAL OF GLBT FAMILY STUDIES","volume":"17 1","pages":"339 - 355"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2021-01-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/1550428X.2020.1868034","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42801996","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}
J. L. Allen, Kimberly Y. Huggins-Hoyt, Jessica Nobile, Donté T. Boyd
{"title":"A Descriptive Qualitative Analysis of Gay Men’s Recollection of Parental Similarities and Differences in Their Approaches to Talking about Sexual Orientation and Sexual Behaviors","authors":"J. L. Allen, Kimberly Y. Huggins-Hoyt, Jessica Nobile, Donté T. Boyd","doi":"10.1080/1550428X.2020.1868035","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/1550428X.2020.1868035","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract This qualitative study examined gay men’s recalled conversations about sexual identity and sexual behaviors with both their mothers and fathers. Thirteen interviews with gay men, ages 19-30, were analyzed using the iterative inductive and deductive processes related to descriptive qualitative analysis. Results showed that parents initially assumed their sons were heterosexual, initially viewed homosexuality as a sin, engaged in conversations around sexual safety, and provided limited HIV information in these conversations. However, mothers approached these conversations with broader emotional reactions to their son’s sexuality, while fathers displayed narrower sentimental ranges and provided more tangible, less emotional support for their sons. Though these mothers and fathers were accepting of their sons, they drew from their socialized gender experiences when engaging in these conversations. Recommendations guiding parents and children to start or continue in such conversations are provided.","PeriodicalId":46967,"journal":{"name":"JOURNAL OF GLBT FAMILY STUDIES","volume":"17 1","pages":"393 - 412"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2021-01-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/1550428X.2020.1868035","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44929478","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 Parent Support Program: Development and Acceptability of an Online Intervention Aimed at Increasing Supportive Behaviors Among Parents of Trans Youth","authors":"Emmie Matsuno, Tania Israel","doi":"10.1080/1550428X.2020.1868369","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/1550428X.2020.1868369","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Parental support plays a vital role in protecting trans youth from mental health risks including depression, anxiety, substance use, and suicide. This study examined the acceptability of the Parent Support Program, an online intervention aimed at increasing transgender affirming behaviors. The Parent Support Program includes three modules with psychoeducational text, affirming images, educational videos, videos of parents and trans youth, writing activities, and interactive quizzes. The program content and structure were developed based on psychological theories of behavior change and relevant research. Feedback was collected from two focus groups with parents of transgender youth and experts in transgender mental health. This pilot study found that the intervention was highly acceptable and provided useful information on how to improve the intervention in preparation for a larger efficacy study. Improvements include making the intervention more tailored to the participant and modifying writing exercises. Implications for future research and practice with this population are discussed.","PeriodicalId":46967,"journal":{"name":"JOURNAL OF GLBT FAMILY STUDIES","volume":"17 1","pages":"413 - 431"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2021-01-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/1550428X.2020.1868369","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41993026","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":"Queer Kinship and Family Change in Taiwan","authors":"Jung Chen","doi":"10.1080/1550428X.2021.1876551","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/1550428X.2021.1876551","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":46967,"journal":{"name":"JOURNAL OF GLBT FAMILY STUDIES","volume":"17 1","pages":"84 - 85"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/1550428X.2021.1876551","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47023138","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}
Linda Charmaraman, Jennifer M Grossman, Amanda M Richer
{"title":"Same-Sex Attraction Disclosure and Sexual Communication Topics within Families.","authors":"Linda Charmaraman, Jennifer M Grossman, Amanda M Richer","doi":"10.1080/1550428x.2020.1820414","DOIUrl":"10.1080/1550428x.2020.1820414","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Few studies compare family communication about sex and relationships for sexual minority youth versus hetero-sexual teenagers. Further, existing studies often focus on mothers, overlooking fathers and extended family. Our survey of 952 adolescents aged 14-21 included 115 adolescents disclosing non-heterosexual attraction. Mothers offered more sexual protection methods messages to their non-SM teens, whereas fathers talked less with SM teens about risks of sex and relational sex. Most participants identified mothers, sisters, and female cousins, with male SMs having the highest number of disclosures to family members, whereas female and non-binary SMs confided in fewer family members or no one.</p>","PeriodicalId":46967,"journal":{"name":"JOURNAL OF GLBT FAMILY STUDIES","volume":"17 2","pages":"118-134"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8562695/pdf/nihms-1706221.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39592177","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}
{"title":"Relationship Satisfaction, Social Support, and Psychological Well-Being in a Sample of Italian Lesbian and Gay Individuals","authors":"J. Lampis, S. De Simone, Christopher K. Belous","doi":"10.1080/1550428x.2020.1724844","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/1550428x.2020.1724844","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract This study attempted to measure relationship satisfaction, social support, and psychological well-being in a sample of 235 Italian lesbian and gay individuals (46.8% were female, and 53.2% were male, age M = 32) with an average age of 32 years. We administered a research protocol composed of the Gay and Lesbian Relationship Satisfaction Scale (Belous & Wampler, 2016), the Revised Dyadic Adjustment Scale (Busby, Christensen, Crane, & Larson, 1995), and the Outcome Questionnaire 45.2 (Lambert et al., 1996). We found evidence of reliability and validity, with some cultural differences. Our results revealed that the dimensions emerging from the exploratory factor analysis corresponded well to the two dimensions proposed by Belous & Wampler. Data also revealed that total scores of GLRSS and scores of GRLSS Satisfaction Scale are significantly interrelated with all RDAS scales, and that no significant relationships were observed between GLRSS Social support scale and RDAS. The correlations of the GLRSS scales with the level of psychological distress measured by the OQ-45 revealed that less satisfied and less supported individuals tend to suffer more psychological, interpersonal and social difficulties. The findings indicate that the Italian Version of GRLSS can be used with clinical, non-clinical, and research samples for Italian-speaking same gender couples.","PeriodicalId":46967,"journal":{"name":"JOURNAL OF GLBT FAMILY STUDIES","volume":"17 1","pages":"49 - 62"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/1550428x.2020.1724844","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45764939","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}
Laurie A Drabble, Amy A Mericle, Angie R Wootton, Cat Munroe, Libo Li, Karen F Trocki, Tonda Hughes
{"title":"Measuring the impact of legal recognition of same-sex marriage among sexual minority women.","authors":"Laurie A Drabble, Amy A Mericle, Angie R Wootton, Cat Munroe, Libo Li, Karen F Trocki, Tonda Hughes","doi":"10.1080/1550428x.2021.1935382","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/1550428x.2021.1935382","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Reductions in structural stigma, such as gaining access to legalized same-sex marriage, is associated with positive psychological and physical health outcomes among sexual minority adults. However, these positive outcomes may be less robust among sexual minority women (SMW; e.g., lesbian, bisexual, queer) than sexual minority men and new measures are needed to develop a more nuanced understanding of the impact of affirming policies on the health and well-being of SMW. This study assessed the psychometric properties of measures developed to assess the psychosocial impacts of legalized same-sex marriage on the lives of SMW. Participants (N=446) completed an online survey assessing the psychosocial impact of legalized same-sex marriage in five domains: 1) personal impact, 2) stigma-related concerns, 3) couple impact, 4) LGBTQ community impact, and 5) political/social environment. Psychometric properties of the scales were examined using traditional and Rasch analyses. Personal, concerns, couple, and political/social environment scales demonstrated high internal consistency (α > 0.80), and acceptable levels of reliability even when scales reduced to five items each. The LGBTQ community scale demonstrated adequate internal consistency (α = 0.79) and could only be reduced to 9 items. These scales may be useful in future studies of SMW health and well-being.</p>","PeriodicalId":46967,"journal":{"name":"JOURNAL OF GLBT FAMILY STUDIES","volume":"17 4","pages":"371-392"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/1550428x.2021.1935382","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39673362","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}
Ilana Seager van Dyk, Jianmin Shao, Lucas Sohn, Patricia A Smiley, Kristina Olson, Jessica L Borelli
{"title":"Responding to Children's Diverse Gender Expression: Validation of a Parent-Report Measure of Gender-Related Conditional Regard.","authors":"Ilana Seager van Dyk, Jianmin Shao, Lucas Sohn, Patricia A Smiley, Kristina Olson, Jessica L Borelli","doi":"10.1080/1550428x.2021.1931615","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/1550428x.2021.1931615","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Epidemiological studies suggest that more youth are identifying as gender expansive (e.g., transgender, gender nonconforming) than ever before. However, due to stressors like discrimination, gender minorities remain at significantly higher risk for mental and physical health problems than their cisgender peers. While initial research has shown that parental support of youth's minority gender identities may be protective, further research is needed regarding specific parenting practices and their impact on children. We propose that parental conditional regard-the selective provision of warmth and esteem when children's behavior conforms to parental standards or values - may be a critical component of parenting behaviors that predicts maladaptation in gender expansive children. Across three studies involving parents of cisgender and gender expansive children ages 3-15 (Study 1: <i>N</i> = 601, community sample; Study 2: <i>N</i> = 793, parents of gender expansive and cisgender children; Study 3, same sample as in Study 1), we describe the development of a novel measure of parental conditional regard for gender expression and test its validity and reliability. Finally, we demonstrate that conditional regard for gender expression is distinct from existing conditional regard measures, and is uniquely associated with children's psychopathology.</p>","PeriodicalId":46967,"journal":{"name":"JOURNAL OF GLBT FAMILY STUDIES","volume":"17 5","pages":"482-500"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/1550428x.2021.1931615","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10588052","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}
{"title":"Overview of the 35-year U.S. National Longitudinal Lesbian Family Study and Its 92% Retention Rate","authors":"N. Gartrell","doi":"10.1080/1550428X.2020.1861573","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/1550428X.2020.1861573","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract The U.S. National Longitudinal Lesbian Family Study was initiated in 1986 to follow a cohort from the first generation of planned lesbian-parent families in which the children were conceived through donor insemination. Since that time, 92% of the families in the original cohort are still involved in the study. During the most recent wave (6th) for which data gathering was completed in October 2017, 213 family members (135 parents and 78 index offspring) participated. The evolution of the study over 35 years and the strategies used to retain participants are discussed. Salient among these strategies were timing the data collection, meeting participants in their homes, creating a study identity, and updating contact information annually. Having the same principal investigator from the beginning to the present provided consistency. The study also benefited from cultural shifts over the past three decades that the researchers and participants could not have anticipated at the outset—co-parent adoptions, domestic partnerships, civil unions, and marriage equality. Despite the limitations of convenience sample surveys, there are lessons to be learned from the methodological strategies that the researchers employed to keep the cohort intact.","PeriodicalId":46967,"journal":{"name":"JOURNAL OF GLBT FAMILY STUDIES","volume":"17 1","pages":"197 - 213"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2020-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/1550428X.2020.1861573","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44861093","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}
Maaike van der Vleuten, E. Jaspers, T. van der Lippe
{"title":"Same-Sex Couples’ Division of Labor from a Cross-National Perspective","authors":"Maaike van der Vleuten, E. Jaspers, T. van der Lippe","doi":"10.1080/1550428X.2020.1862012","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/1550428X.2020.1862012","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract This study concerns how male and female same-sex couples across countries organize their paid and household labor. Using unique data compiled from multiple national surveys in 7 western countries (N = 723), we examined same-sex couples’ paid and household task allocation and evaluate descriptively how this is associated with countries’ gender egalitarianism. For paid labor, results indicate that female same-sex couples spend less time in total on paid employment than male same-sex couples, but both male and female same-sex couples divide their hours of paid employment equally. For household labor, we find that female couples divide their household tasks more equally than male couples. Moreover, more gender egalitarian countries appear to be correlated to increasing differences between male and female same-sex couples’ total time spent on the labor market and to decreasing differences in how equal they divide their household labor. These findings suggest that larger, society-wide, gender regimes might be an important avenue for future research when studying same-sex couples paid and unpaid labor.","PeriodicalId":46967,"journal":{"name":"JOURNAL OF GLBT FAMILY STUDIES","volume":"17 1","pages":"150 - 167"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2020-12-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/1550428X.2020.1862012","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43085014","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}