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Being out in High School: Positive Implications for Well-Being in Three U.S. Cohorts of Sexual Minority Adults
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Armin A. Dorri; Stephen T. Russell – Developmental Psychology, 2024
For lesbian, gay, bisexual, or queer (i.e., sexual minority [SM]) youth, coming out is an important developmental milestone and is typically associated with positive well-being. However, coming out in high school may entail a higher risk of school-based victimization. Due to the greater risk of homophobic bullying, the implications of being out in…
Descriptors: LGBTQ People, Well Being, Adolescents, High School Students
The Impact of Religious Faith and Internalized Homonegativity on Resiliency for Black Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Emerging Adults
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Walker, Ja'Nina J.; Longmire-Avital, Buffie – Developmental Psychology, 2013
Religious faith has been instrumental in fostering positive mental health outcomes for historically disenfranchised populations, such as Black Americans. However, the religious institutional devaluing of same-sex behavior and identity fuels internalized homonegativity (i.e., negative thoughts regarding one's same-sex sexual behavior) for…
Descriptors: Religion, Religious Factors, Mental Health, African Americans
Toward an LGBT-Informed Paradigm for Children Who Break Gender Norms: Comment on Drummond et al. (2008) and Rieger et al. (2008)
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Hegarty, Peter – Developmental Psychology, 2009
In this commentary, the author reviews methodological and conceptual shortcomings of recent articles by K. D. Drummond, S. J. Bradley, M. Peterson-Badali, and K. J. Zucker (2008) as well as G. Rieger, J. A. W. Linsenmeier, L. Gygax, and J. M. Bailey (2008), which sought to predict adult sexual identity from childhood gender identity. The author…
Descriptors: Sexuality, Sexual Identity, Social Attitudes, Gender Issues
Research on Sexual Orientation and Human Development: A Commentary.
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Strickland, Bonnie R. – Developmental Psychology, 1995
Reviews the evolution of research over the past 25 years on sexual orientation and its effects on human development, concluding that gay and lesbian interests and behavior appear to result from a complex interplay of genetic, prenatal, and environmental influences. Notes that gender identity develops early, especially for males, and is difficult…
Descriptors: Bisexuality, Developmental Psychology, Homosexuality, Individual Development
Commentary on Sexual Orientation: Research and Social Policy Implications.
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Baumrind, Diana – Developmental Psychology, 1995
Evaluates the methodology and conclusions reached in the 12 research articles in this issue as they pertain to 3 questions: (1) is homosexuality a choice?; (2) what psychological risks are unique to the mental health and well-being of lesbian and gay youths?; and (3) what are the effects of being raised by homosexual parents? (MDM)
Descriptors: Bisexuality, Developmental Psychology, Homosexuality, Individual Development
Children with Lesbian Parents: A Community Study.
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Golombok, Susan; Perry, Beth; Burston, Amanda; Murray, Clare; Mooney-Somers, Julid; Stevens, Madeleine; Golding, Jean – Developmental Psychology, 2003
Examined the quality of parent-child relationships and the socioemotional and gender development of a community sample of 7-year-olds with lesbian parents, with two-parent heterosexual parents, or with single heterosexual mothers from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children. Found no significant differences between lesbian mothers and…
Descriptors: Children, Comparative Analysis, Depression (Psychology), Emotional Adjustment