Sexual Minority Status, Abuse, and Self-Harming Behaviors among Incarcerated Girls

Belknap, Joanne; Holsinger, Kristi; Little, Jani

doi:10.1080/19361521.2012.671797

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“…Belknap and colleagues (2012) found sexual minorities reported higher rates of sibling aggression than heterosexual participants. No articles explored differences in sibling aggression by sexual minority orientation, gender, or race/ethnicity.…”

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confidence: 87%

“…Higher rates of physical and emotional abuse were associated with higher levels of psychological distress as measured by the Global Severity Index (D’Augelli, 2003). Participants with histories of childhood physical (Belknap, Holsinger, & Little, 2012; Hughes et al, 2007; McLaughlin, Hatzenbuehler, Xuan, & Conron, 2012) and sexual (Belknap et al, 2012; Hughes et al, 2007; McLaughlin et al, 2012) abuse reported higher levels of depression. In addition, higher levels of physical, sexual, and emotional abuse were associated with greater severity of PTSD symptoms (Gold, Feinstein, Skidmore, & Marx, 2011; Roberts, Rosario, Corliss, Koenen, & Austin, 2012).…”

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confidence: 99%

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A Systematic Review of Family Victimization Experiences Among Sexual Minority Youth

McGeough

Sterzing

2018

J Primary Prevent

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Sexual minority youth experience substantially higher rates of family victimization than their heterosexual peers. No systematic review has yet identified the predictors and consequences in this vulnerable population of childhood abuse, exposure to sibling abuse and domestic violence, and sibling aggression. This systematic review aims to (a) describe differences in these family victimization rates by sexual orientation, gender, and race/ethnicity; (b) identify potential sexual minority and non-sexual minority-specific risk factors; and (c) identify physical, mental, and behavioral health and extrafamilial victimization correlates. The systematic review, which followed PRISMA guidelines, yielded 32 articles that met study inclusion criteria. Rates of childhood physical, sexual, and emotional abuse were consistently higher for sexual minority youth than for their heterosexual peers. Bisexual youth appear to be at greater risk for physical abuse than their gay and lesbian peers. Younger age at sexual minority milestones (first awareness, disclosure, and same-sex sexual contact) and higher levels of sexual minority-specific (sexuality disclosure, gender non-conformity) and non-sexual minority-specific (delinquent behaviors, parental drinking) risk factors were associated with higher rates of family victimization. Sexual minorities who experienced some form of childhood abuse reported more frequent physical (higher rates of HIV, higher BMIs, lower levels of perceived health), mental (higher rates of depression, PTSD symptoms, experiential avoidance, internalized homophobia), and behavioral (higher rates of suicidality, substance misuse, earlier sexual debut, unprotected anal sex) health problems relative to heterosexual or non-abused sexual minority peers. Sexual minority females who experienced childhood physical or sexual abuse were at greater risk than abused sexual minority males for sexual assault later in life. We conclude this systematic review with recommendations for future research, including the necessity for longitudinal research that utilizes a poly-victimization conceptual framework to identify the developmental pathways connecting risk factors, different types of family victimization, and health and extrafamilial victimization consequences.

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confidence: 87%

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

A Systematic Review of Family Victimization Experiences Among Sexual Minority Youth

McGeough

Sterzing

2018

J Primary Prevent

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“…Studies conducted in other jurisdictions have found a similarly disproportionate number of lesbian and bisexual-identified girls involved in the juvenile justice system. For example, a 1998-1999 Ohio study found that among incarcerated youth statewide, 27% of girls compared to 5.2% of boys identify as LGB (Belknap, Holsinger, & Little 2012). A 2008-2009 study focused only on girls in probation or supervised diversion programs in two Nevada jurisdictions reached nearly the same figure with 27.1% of respondents identifying as lesbian or bisexual (Buttar, Clements-Nolle, Haas, & Reese 2013).…”

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“…Studies indicate that sexual minority youth are overrepresented among homeless youth (Corliss, Goodenow, Nichols, & Austin 2011; Durso & Gates 2012) and in the child welfare system (Wilson & Kastanis 2015) where they may be particularly susceptible to further victimization (Cochran, Stewart, Ginzler & Cauce 2002; Mitchell, Panzarello, Grynkiewicz & Galupo 2015; Woronoff, Estrada, Sommer, & Marzullo 2006). Sexual minority youth in the juvenile justice system are more likely than their heterosexual peers to report histories of home removal, group home or foster care placements, and/or homelessness (Irvine 2010; Irvine and Canfield 2016), as well as past experiences of victimization and self-harm (Belknap et al 2012), dating violence and suicide attempts (Buttar et al 2013). They are also more likely than heterosexual youth to report having been detained for offenses commonly associated with survival strategies, such as running away, truancy, technical violations, or prostitution (Irvine 2010; Garnette, Irvine, Reyes, & Wilber 2011).…”

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confidence: 99%

Disproportionality and Disparities among Sexual Minority Youth in Custody

Wilson

Jordan

Meyer

et al. 2017

J Youth Adolescence

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Research indicates that sexual minority youth are disproportionately criminalized in the U.S. and subjected to abusive treatment while in correctional facilities. However, the scope and extent of disparities based on sexual orientation remains largely overlooked in the juvenile justice literature. This study, based on a nationally representative federal agency survey conducted in 2012 (N= 8,785; 9.9% girls), reveals that 39.4% of girls and 3.2% of boys in juvenile correctional facilities identified as lesbian, gay, or bisexual. These youth, particularly gay and bisexual boys, report higher rates of sexual victimization compared to their heterosexual peers. Sexual minority youth, defined as both lesbian, gay, and bisexual identified youth as well as youth who identified as straight and reported some same-sex attraction, were also 2-3 times more likely than heterosexual youth to report prior episodes of detention lasting a year or more. Implications for future research and public policy are discussed.

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“…In fact, one study of 10–21 year old incarcerated Ohio youth who were convicted of a felony found that 22.4% and 4.6% of female participants were bisexual and lesbian, respectively (Belknap, Holsinger, & Little, 2012). By comparison, American data from the 2010 census indicate that only 2.2% of women identified as bisexual and 1.1% identified as lesbian (Gates, 2011).…”

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Do Bisexual Girls Report Higher Rates of Substance Use than Heterosexual Girls? A Failure to Replicate with Incarcerated and Detained Youth

Bernstein

Stein

2015

Journal of Bisexuality

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Prior research suggests that sexual minority females, particularly bisexuals, report greater rates of substance use than heterosexuals. However, to our knowledge, no study has compared alcohol/drug use between bisexual and heterosexual incarcerated or detained female youth. The current study pools data from three prior treatment studies with incarcerated or detained adolescent girls that self-identify as bisexual or heterosexual (N=86). Hierarchical regression models were conducted to determine whether 12-month prevalence of alcohol, cigarettes, marijuana, or other drug use differed between bisexual and heterosexual participants. In contrast to most prior work, no differences were observed. Findings are considered in light of the recruitment setting, which drew a sample with high levels of substance use prevalence.

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Sexual Minority Status, Abuse, and Self-Harming Behaviors among Incarcerated Girls

Cited by 26 publications

References 14 publications

A Systematic Review of Family Victimization Experiences Among Sexual Minority Youth

A Systematic Review of Family Victimization Experiences Among Sexual Minority Youth

Disproportionality and Disparities among Sexual Minority Youth in Custody

Do Bisexual Girls Report Higher Rates of Substance Use than Heterosexual Girls? A Failure to Replicate with Incarcerated and Detained Youth

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