Special Issue Introduction: New Research on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Youth: Studying Lives in Context

Horn, Stacey S.; Kosciw, Joseph G.; Russell, Stephen T.

doi:10.1007/s10964-009-9420-1

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“…It also extends existing evidence by including youth service practice, less often explored in bullying literature (Horn, Kosciw and Russell, 2009). The research is therefore able to point to some of the (different) ways in which school teachers and youth service workers approach the issues of homophobia and/or bullying, and the potential implications for young people.…”

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Understanding and Responding to Homophobia and Bullying: Contrasting Staff and Young People’s Views within Community Settings in England

Formby

2013

Sex Res Soc Policy

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Schools have been called the last bastion of homophobia; by comparison little research has been carried out on this subject in youth services. This article reports on qualitative findings from a recent mixed methods study of barriers and facilitators to schools and youth services addressing issues about (homo)sexuality, homophobia and transphobia in one English region. The research sought to more fully understand the contexts in which young people experience and manage their identities and/or the prejudices they may face. Findings are based on 146 self-completion survey responses from young people, and qualitative data drawn from 74 participants involved in in-depth methods (interviews and discussion groups) in nine different settings. This included teachers, youth service workers and young people (aged 11-20) who self-identified as lesbian, gay or bisexual, or heterosexual. The study adds to existing literature by taking a broader view of the social contexts in which young people learn about, make sense of, and practice, identities. In doing so, it suggests ways in which sociological perspectives can add to and expand the current (often psychology-based) body of work on bullying.The article documents six key themes emerging from the data: curriculum inclusion/exclusion; understandings of homophobia and bullying; experiences and impacts of bullying and homophobia; professional responses and support services; issues underlying professional practice; implications for identity management. Drawing on these findings and supporting evidence, the article concludes with a critique of the limiting constraints of individualised anti-bullying discourses, and argues that these risk minimising understandings of the complex social contexts for homophobia and transphobia.2

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Understanding and Responding to Homophobia and Bullying: Contrasting Staff and Young People’s Views within Community Settings in England

Formby

2013

Sex Res Soc Policy

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“…The general principles of CBT are the same for all groups, and CBT can be used effectively with sexual minority youth (Martell, Safren, & Prince, 2004;Safren, Hollander, Hart, & Heimberg, 2001); however, CBT for sexual minority youth requires some adaptation, to take into account the unique socio-political and interpersonal challenges faced by these young people (Almeida et al, 2009;Horn, Kosciw, & Russell, 2009;Purcell, Campos, & Perilla, 1996;Williams et al, 2005). For instance, from a cognitive perspective, sexual minority youth are frequently exposed to negative attitudes about CCBT FOR DEPRESSION IN SEXUAL MINORITY YOUTH 4 same-sex sexual attraction and this often leads to the development of harmful core beliefs, which are theoretically linked to the development of psychological dysfunction ).…”

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Rainbow SPARX: A Novel Approach to Addressing Depression in Sexual Minority Youth

Lucassen

Merry

Hatcher

et al. 2015

Cognitive and Behavioral Practice

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Highlights: Psychotherapies for sexual minority youth should be sensitive to their unique needs. Computerised CBT was acceptable and feasible to deliver to this population. Preliminary data on the effectiveness of Rainbow SPARX were promising (d=1.01). Rainbow SPARX can be used as an adjunct to face-to-face therapy. Our objectives for the open pilot trial were: 1) to ascertain the acceptability of Rainbow SPARX (using the results of a post-intervention satisfaction questionnaire and by establishing completion rates); 2) to assess feasibility (based on recruitment and uptake rates); and, 3) to collect preliminary data on the program"s effectiveness. *Highlights (for review) Method ParticipantsParticipants were sexual minority youth (i.e. young people attracted to the same sex, both sexes, or not sure of their sexual attractions) aged 13 to 19 years old with depressive symptoms (i.e. Child Depression Rating Scale -Revised raw score ≥30) at baseline, living in Auckland (a city and region with over 1.5 million people), New Zealand. Sexual minority youth with severe depressive symptoms, at risk of suicide or self-harm could be included, provided they reported Potential participants who were not receiving the necessary face-to-face support preintervention were not excluded from the study, but were referred for support by the researcher (ML). Those receiving antidepressant medication or other relevant therapies (e.g. CBT or interpersonal therapy) were able to take part; these additional treatments were documented at the pre-intervention assessment. Participants were excluded if they were adolescents exclusively sexually attracted to the opposite sex (i.e. they responded that they were attracted to the opposite sex in the sexual attraction question).The mean age of the open trial participants (n=21) was 16.5 years (range 13-19 years, SD=1.6) and 11 participants (52.4%) identified as male. In terms of ethnicity, 15 (71.4%) were New Zealand European, 2 (9.5%) were Māori, 1 (4.8%) was of a Pacific ethnicity and 3 (14.3%)were Asian. Seven of the 21 participants were receiving professional help for mental health issues at baseline, with one of these participants receiving two forms of assistance: four participants were engaged in weekly (or more frequent) counseling at a high school or a tertiarylevel educational institution, and they had all been attending sessions for more than three months; two participants were taking antidepressants and both had been prescribed these for more than three months; and, two of the participants were current clients of a state-funded outpatient child and adolescent mental health service. ProceduresA youth-led organization for sexual minority youth promoted the study and four high schools supportive of this initiative also encouraged participation. The study was advertised and endorsed by the sexual minority media. Written parental and participant informed consent was CCBT FOR DEPRESSION IN SEXUAL MINORITY YOUTH 8 obtained from those under 16 and young people were able to provide written ...

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“…Thus, special issue introductions will not work if they only repeat the content of the manuscripts; introductions are justified only if they situate the articles into the relevant area of research, and do so in a substantive, original manner. The standard is undoubtedly high but not impossible to reach, as it remains a reasonable one: the standard for acceptance is the same one used for regular submissions, which is that they make an independent, substantive and original contribution (see, as excellent examples of special issue introductions, Horn et al 2009;Lerner et al 2010). …”

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On Proposing Special Issues for the Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Levesque

2012

J Youth Adolescence

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Special Issue Introduction: New Research on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Youth: Studying Lives in Context

Cited by 134 publications

References 17 publications

Understanding and Responding to Homophobia and Bullying: Contrasting Staff and Young People’s Views within Community Settings in England

Understanding and Responding to Homophobia and Bullying: Contrasting Staff and Young People’s Views within Community Settings in England

Rainbow SPARX: A Novel Approach to Addressing Depression in Sexual Minority Youth

On Proposing Special Issues for the Journal of Youth and Adolescence

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