Mental Health Status of Double Minority Adolescents: Findings from National Cross-Sectional Health Surveys

Chiang, Szu-Ying; Fleming, Theresa; Lucassen, Mathijs; Fenaughty, John; Clark, Terryann; Denny, Simon

doi:10.1007/s10903-016-0530-z

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“…Chinese and sexual/gender minority identities were described as integral parts of As detailed previously, the presence of strong cultural and family ties (Snowshoe et al 2017;Reid et al 2016), as well as personal resilience (LeVasseur, Kelvin and Grosskopf 2013) developed over many years, could help to explain why Chinese sexual/gender minority youth in New Zealand may be more equipped to manage psycho-social challenges than their New Zealand European counterparts (Chiang et al 2017). Similar findings emerged from studies on Taiwanese and Hispanic sexual minority men in the USA (Rios and Eaton 2016;Wang, Bih and Brennan 2009), indicating that these men may develop an alternative path to obtain parental support and create additional supporting social networks while being marginalised.…”

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“…self-advocacy when facing mistreatment and oppression, and the development of alternative social support networks (Li et al 2017;Rios and Eaton 2016). Indeed, our recent New Zealand study (Chiang et al 2017) found that while sexual/gender and ethnic minority status were singularly more likely to be associated with mental illhealth, double minority youth were overall less likely to report mental ill-health than their ethnic-majority (i.e., New Zealand European) sexual/gender minority peers.…”

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Navigating double marginalisation: migrant Chinese sexual and gender minority young people’s views on mental health challenges and supports

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Navigating double marginalisation: migrant Chinese sexual and gender minority young people’s views on mental health challenges and supports

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“…This in turn can lead to self-loathing and a range of unhelpful cognitions, which are then thought to place LGBT+ young people at greater risk of mental health problems, such as depression [6]. Moreover, it is not unusual for LGBT+ young people to face the challenge of navigating multiple stigmas related to difference, such as being LGBT+ and having mental health problems [7] or being an ethnic minority and LGBT+ [8]. In addition to being different and having greater mental health needs,…”

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How LGBT+ Young People Use the Internet in Relation to Their Mental Health and Envisage the Use of e-Therapy: Exploratory Study

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BACKGROUND: Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) youth and other young people diverse in terms of their sexuality and gender (LGBT+) are at an elevated risk of mental health problems such as depression. Factors such as isolation and stigma mean that accessing mental health services can be particularly challenging for LGBT+ young people, and previous studies have highlighted that many prefer to access psychological support on the Web. Research from New Zealand has demonstrated promising effectiveness and acceptability for an LGBT+ focused, serious game-based, computerized cognitive behavioral therapy program, Rainbow Smart, Positive, Active, Realistic, X-factor thoughts (SPARX). However, there has been limited research conducted in the area of electronic therapy (e-therapy) for LGBT+ people. OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to explore how and why LGBT+ young people use the internet to support their mental health. This study also sought to explore LGBT+ young people's and professionals' views about e-therapies, drawing on the example of Rainbow SPARX. METHODS: A total of 3 focus groups and 5 semistructured interviews were conducted with 21 LGBT+ young people (aged 15-22 years) and 6 professionals (4 health and social care practitioners and 2 National Health Service commissioners) in England and Wales. A general inductive approach was used to analyze data. RESULTS: LGBT+ youth participants considered that the use of the internet was ubiquitous, and it was valuable for support and information. However, they also thought that internet use could be problematic, and they highlighted certain internet safety and personal security considerations. They drew on a range of gaming experiences and expectations to inform their feedback about Rainbow SPARX. Their responses focused on the need for this e-therapy program to be updated and refined. LGBT+ young people experienced challenges related to stigma and mistreatment, and they suggested that strategies addressing their common challenges should be included in e-therapy content. Professional study participants also emphasized the need to update and refine Rainbow SPARX. Moreover, professionals highlighted some of the issues associated with e-therapies needing to demonstrate effectiveness and challenges associated with health service commissioning processes. CONCLUSIONS: LGBT+ young people use the internet to obtain support and access information, including information related to their mental health. They are interested in LGBT-specific e-therapies; however, these must be in a contemporary format, engaging, and adequately acknowledge the experiences of LGBT+ young people.

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“…From the perspective of psychology, the optimal status of adolescents' mental health is the maximization of positive emotions, and sports training is the most influential way for adolescents' emotional benefits (Tan, Chen, Xia et al, 2017). From the perspective of sports psychology, sports can change people's negative emotions, effectively improve their mood, and reduce depression and anxiety (Chiang, Fleming, Lucassen et al, 2017). Continuous sports training can change the cognitive pattern and lifestyle of adolescents, educate them with a wider range of resources such as physical, cognitive, psychological and social knowledges, ultimately, it can cultivate the adolescents to form sports training habits and awareness of continuous sports training (Harikrishnan, Arif, & Sobhana, 2017, Shulman, Luo, & Shah, 2018.…”

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Influence of Continuous Sports Training on Mental Health of Adolescents

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Adolescence is an important stage of physical and mental growth. At this stage, sports training is often introduced to promote their physical and mental health. This paper attempts to disclose how continuous sports training affects the mental health of adolescents. First, the author discussed the relationship between sports training behavior of adolescents and the factors of mental health. Then, the mental health of adolescents was divided into positive mental health and non-positive mental health. The latter was further split into mental sub-health and mental morbidity. On this basis, adolescents with no mental morbidity were selected for physical fitness test and psychological questionnaire survey. Through detailed analysis on the test results and survey data, it is concluded that more than 30% of adolescents are mentally sub-healthy; With mental subhealth, the adolescents have reduced cardiorespiratory endurance and the number repeat lateral-striding times; continuous sports training is conductive to self-awareness, self-regulation, physical health, mental health and psychological quality of adolescents. The research findings provide an important reference for improving the physical and mental growth of adolescents.

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Mental Health Status of Double Minority Adolescents: Findings from National Cross-Sectional Health Surveys

Abstract: Background: Little population-based work has been published about the mental health

Cited by 31 publications

References 39 publications

Navigating double marginalisation: migrant Chinese sexual and gender minority young people’s views on mental health challenges and supports

Navigating double marginalisation: migrant Chinese sexual and gender minority young people’s views on mental health challenges and supports

How LGBT+ Young People Use the Internet in Relation to Their Mental Health and Envisage the Use of e-Therapy: Exploratory Study

Influence of Continuous Sports Training on Mental Health of Adolescents

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