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Shevlin, Alicia; Gill, Peter Richard – Social Psychology of Education: An International Journal, 2020
LGBTIQ children and adolescents experience disproportionate levels of bullying. "Safe Schools," an Australian anti-bullying program, has recently been a site of public debate, with parents and their imagined concerns being central to the debate. This study investigated how parents construct gender, sexuality, and bullying, in relation to…
Descriptors: Parent Attitudes, Discourse Analysis, Bullying, LGBTQ People
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Mohr, Jonathan J.; Selterman, Dylan; Fassinger, Ruth E. – Journal of Counseling Psychology, 2013
The present study was designed to investigate links between dimensions of romantic attachment and relationship functioning in a cross-sectional sample of people in same-sex relationships, with the goals of replicating basic findings from research on heterosexual couples and advancing understanding of unique issues faced by same-sex couples. The…
Descriptors: Females, Parent Child Relationship, Foreign Countries, Males
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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
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Feinstein, Brian A.; Goldfried, Marvin R.; Davila, Joanne – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2012
Objective: The current study used path analysis to examine potential mechanisms through which experiences of discrimination influence depressive and social anxiety symptoms. Method: The sample included 218 lesbians and 249 gay men (total N = 467) who participated in an online survey about minority stress and mental health. The proposed model…
Descriptors: Mental Health, Children, Gender Differences, Rejection (Psychology)
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Bauermeister, Jose A.; Johns, Michelle Marie; Sandfort, Theo G. M.; Eisenberg, Anna; Grossman, Arnold H.; D'Augelli, Anthony R. – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2010
Dating in adolescence plays an integral part in the development of sexual and social identities. This process is particularly salient for sexual minority youth who face additional obstacles to their identity formation due to their marginalized status. We investigated the influence of participating in a same-sex relationship (SSR) or an…
Descriptors: Homosexuality, Psychology, Depression (Psychology), Well Being
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Poteat, V. Paul; Espelage, Dorothy L. – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2007
This investigation examined the extent to which homophobic victimization predicted multiple indicators of psychological and social distress for middle school students (n = 143) during a 1-year assessment period. Hierarchical regression analyses indicated that homophobic victimization significantly predicted increased anxiety and depression,…
Descriptors: Victims of Crime, Depression (Psychology), Early Adolescents, Middle School Students