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Associations between Sexual Orientation, Sex Education Curriculum, and Exposure to Affirming/Disaffirming LGB Content in Two US-Based Cohorts of Adolescents
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Tabaac, Ariella R.; Johns, Michelle M.; Zubizarreta, Dougie; Haneuse, Sebastien; Tan, Andy S.L.; Austin, S. Bryn; Potter, Jennifer; Lindberg, Laura; Charlton, Brittany M. – Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, 2023
Sexual health education experienced by lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) youth varies widely in relevancy and representation. However, associations among sexual orientation, type of sex education, and exposure to affirming or disaffirming content have yet to be examined. Understanding these patterns can help to address gaps in LGB-sensitive sex…
Descriptors: Sexual Orientation, Sex Education, Curriculum, LGBTQ People
Interventional Effects Analysis of Dating Violence and Sexual Assault Victimization in LGBTQ + Adolescents: Quantifying the Roles of Inequities in School and Family Factors
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Murchison, Gabriel R.; Chen, Jarvis T.; Austin, S. Bryn; Reisner, Sari L. – Prevention Science, 2023
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender/nonbinary, and queer (LGBTQ +) adolescents experience considerable disparities in dating violence and sexual assault victimization relative to heterosexual and cisgender peers. These disparities may be driven in part by the disruptive effects of heterosexism and cissexism on school-based and family…
Descriptors: High School Students, Dating (Social), Violence, Rape
Use of Media Sources in Seeking/Receiving Sexual Health Information during Adolescence among Adults of Diverse Sexual Orientations in a US Cohort
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Tabaac, Ariella R.; Benotsch, Eric G.; Agénor, Madina; Austin, S. Bryn; Charlton, Brittany M. – Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, 2021
The objective of this study was to examine the association between sexual orientation and seeking/receiving sexual and reproductive health (SRH) information from media sources during adolescence. We analysed data from male and female participants (aged 23-35 years) from the U.S.-based Growing Up Today Study (GUTS) in 2016. Sex-stratified,…
Descriptors: Sexual Orientation, Information Seeking, Birth, Sexuality
Gender Expression, Violence, and Bullying Victimization: Findings from Probability Samples of High School Students in 4 US School Districts
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Gordon, Allegra R.; Conron, Kerith J.; Calzo, Jerel P.; White, Matthew T.; Reisner, Sari L.; Austin, S. Bryn – Journal of School Health, 2018
Background: Young people may experience school-based violence and bullying victimization related to their gender expression, independent of sexual orientation identity. However, the associations between gender expression and bullying and violence have not been examined in racially and ethnically diverse population-based samples of high school…
Descriptors: High School Students, Sexual Orientation, Sexual Harassment, Violence
Patterns of Body Image Concerns and Disordered Weight- and Shape-Related Behaviors in Heterosexual and Sexual Minority Adolescent Males
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Calzo, Jerel P.; Masyn, Katherine E.; Corliss, Heather L.; Scherer, Emily A.; Field, Alison E.; Austin, S. Bryn – Developmental Psychology, 2015
This study investigates body image concerns and disordered weight- and shape-related behaviors across adolescence and young adulthood in males and how patterns vary by sexual orientation. Participants were 5,388 males from the U.S. national Growing Up Today Study. In 2001, 2003, and 2005 (spanning ages 15-20 years), participants reported sexual…
Descriptors: Human Body, Body Composition, Self Concept, Body Weight
Childhood Gender Nonconformity, Bullying Victimization, and Depressive Symptoms across Adolescence and Early Adulthood: An 11-Year Longitudinal Study
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Roberts, Andrea L.; Rosario, Margaret; Slopen, Natalie; Calzo, Jerel P.; Austin, S. Bryn – Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 2013
Objective: Childhood gender nonconformity has been associated with increased risk of caregiver abuse and bullying victimization outside the home, but it is unknown whether as a consequence children who are nonconforming are at higher risk of depressive symptoms. Method: Using data from a large national cohort (N = 10,655), we examined differences…
Descriptors: Females, Children, Bullying, Depression (Psychology)