Psychological Well-Being of Sexual Minority Young Adults in Iceland: Assessing Differences by Sexual Attraction and Gender

Gísladóttir, Berglind; Gronfeldt, Bjarki; Kristjánsson, Álfgeir L.; Sigfúsdóttir, Inga Dóra

doi:10.1007/s11199-017-0847-7

Cited by 10 publications

(3 citation statements)

References 47 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Unclassified

Order By: Relevance

“…A Swedish study (Durbeej et al, 2021) among teenagers shows that adolescents who identify as non-binary constitute a vulnerable group when it comes to mental health, but at the same time also exhibit a greater willingness to exert in luence and be involved in municipal policy issues such as social policy development, education and training, municipal services and drug and alcohol policy than cis gender people (25.3% versus 38.0%). Adolescents who identify as non-binary have a higher risk of mental health problems and report more truancy than cis gender people (36.5% versus 49.6%) (see also Gisladottir, Gronfeldt, Kristjansson, & Sigfusdottir, 2018;Vehmas, Holopainen, Suomalainen, & Savolainen-Peltonen, 2022).…”

Section: Heteronormativity Creates Health Challengesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Young men’s mental ill-health in the Nordics

Randell

2023

TemaNord

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Research overview point by pointMental ill-health and gender: Men ind it more dif icult to seek help for mental health problems because of masculinity norms and mental ill-health being stigmatised.School effects: School closures and distance teaching during the pandemic have negatively affected young people's well-being and learning, in particular young men. Education and training and the workplace:Young men who are neither studying nor working pose a challenge and need individualised support to enter the labour market. Effects of the pandemic:The COVID-19 pandemic has had a signi icant negative impact on young people's mental health, with increased anxiety and depressive symptoms, especially among young women. Physical activity and lifestyle:Physical activity has positive effects on young people's mental health and performance at work, but many young men reduced their physical activity during the pandemic.Gambling addiction and high-risk behaviours: Problematic gambling is more common among young men than young women and has a negative impact on their schooling as well as their working lives.Body dissatisfaction: When teenagers feel dissatis ied with their bodies, it affects their school performance and well-being.Intervention and support: Early interventions, access to psychosocial support at school, and reducing the stigma around mental ill-health are important measures for promoting young men's mental health.

show abstract

Section: Heteronormativity Creates Health Challengesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Young men’s mental ill-health in the Nordics

Randell

2023

TemaNord

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…En svensk studie (Durbeej et al, 2021) bland tonåringar visar att ungdomar med icke-binär könsidentitet utgör en sårbar grupp när det gäller psykisk hälsa, men har samtidigt en större vilja att utöva in lytande och vara engagerade i kommunpolitiska frågor såsom socialpolitisk utveckling, utbildning, kommunal service och narkotika-och alkoholpolitik än personer med cis-identitet (25,3 % mot 38,0 %). Ungdomar med icke-binär könsidentitet har högre risk ör psykiska problem och rapporterar mer skolk än personer med cis-identitet (36,5 % mot 49,6 %) (se även Gisladottir, Gronfeldt, Kristjansson, & Sigfusdottir, 2018;Vehmas, Holopainen, Suomalainen, & Savolainen-Peltonen, 2022) Berättelser kan ge betydande inblickar i det dynamiska och komplexa skapandet av sexuella identiteter, vilket ger värdefulla ledtrådar till berättarens sårbarheter och styrkor. LBTQ-individers berättelser undersöktes i en norsk studie (Synnes & Malterud, 2019).…”

Section: Heteronormativitet Skapar Hälsoutmaningarunclassified

Unga mäns psykiska ohälsa i Norden

Randell

2023

TemaNord

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Psykisk ohälsa i relation till utbildning och arbetslivDiskussion om psykisk ohälsa i relation till utbildning och arbetsliv Pandemins konsekvenser för unga mäns psykiska ohälsa Diskussion om psykisk ohälsa i relation till pandemin Avslutande diskussion Referenser Bilaga 1: Systematisk litteratur sökning -metodologi Om den här publikationen Den här publikationen inns även som en webbtillgänglig online-version: https://pub.norden.org/temanord2023-543 Research overview point by pointMental ill-health and gender: Men ind it more dif icult to seek help for mental health problems because of masculinity norms and mental ill-health being stigmatised. School effects: School closures and distance teaching during the pandemic have negatively affected young people's well-being and learning, in particular young men. Education and training and the workplace: Young men who are neither studying nor working pose a challenge and need individualised support to enter the labour market. Effects of the pandemic:The COVID-19 pandemic has had a signi icant negative impact on young people's mental health, with increased anxiety and depressive symptoms, especially among young women. Physical activity and lifestyle:Physical activity has positive effects on young people's mental health and performance at work, but many young men reduced their physical activity during the pandemic.Gambling addiction and high-risk behaviours: Problematic gambling is more common among young men than young women and has a negative impact on their schooling as well as their working lives.Body dissatisfaction: When teenagers feel dissatis ied with their bodies, it affects their school performance and well-being.Intervention and support: Early interventions, access to psychosocial support at school, and reducing the stigma around mental ill-health are important measures for promoting young men's mental health.

show abstract

“…(Aldísardóttir, 2000, p. 28) Here, the marginalization and prejudices felt by gay men are not a part of a social problem but instead, through self-critique, become the gay citizen's bad attitude problem for which he must take responsibility by correcting his outlook so that he can get over the past. It is worth mentioning that sexual minorities in Iceland have long suffered, and continue to suffer, from worse mental health than their cisgender heterosexual peers due to minority stress and other marginalizing factors (Gísladóttir et al, 2018;Sveinbjörnsdóttir, 2010;Thorsteinsson et al, 2017). A rare article about violence against gay men in Iceland from 2007 also establishes that it was not an uncommon phenomenon at the beginning of the 21 st century (Bachmann, 2007).…”

Section: The Good Gay Citizen Displaces Responsibility For Personal Harmmentioning

confidence: 99%

“No Bare Bottoms”: The Responsibilization of the Good Gay Citizen in Icelandic Media Discourses 1990–2010

Ellenberger

Vilhjálmsson

2023

Journal of Homosexuality

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

This article explores how gay men in Iceland were constructed as good responsible citizens through neoliberal discourses from 1990 to 2010. Drawing on interviews with gay men in Icelandic magazines, we focus on three discursive formations of responsibilization that reveal the technologies of agency at play in transforming the men into good, responsible gay citizens capable of managing their own risks. The discursive formations focus on the good gay citizen who (a) has a positive mindset, (b) transforms himself, and (c) displaces responsibility for personal harm. They reveal how gay men are constituted as neoliberal subjects through discursive practices linked to responsibility, happiness, and national progress. These practices enable a normalization process devoid of confrontation, anger, or blame where gay men are not only made responsible for their own lives but also the marginalization they experienced in the past.

show abstract

Psychological Well-Being of Sexual Minority Young Adults in Iceland: Assessing Differences by Sexual Attraction and Gender

Cited by 10 publications

References 47 publications

Young men’s mental ill-health in the Nordics

Young men’s mental ill-health in the Nordics

Unga mäns psykiska ohälsa i Norden

“No Bare Bottoms”: The Responsibilization of the Good Gay Citizen in Icelandic Media Discourses 1990–2010

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About