ERIC Number: EJ1400521
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 12
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ISSN: ISSN-0744-8481
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NCHA Variable Combination as a Method to Undertake LGBTQ + Student Subpopulation Analyses
Schwartz, Joanna; Ginder, Whitney
Journal of American College Health, v71 n6 p1658-1669 2023
Objective: Combine National Collegiate Health Assessment (NCHA) measures indicating LGBTQ + membership into a single variable in order to analyze health responses of this group as compared to their cisgender, heterosexual (cis-het) peers. Participants: Students at a liberal arts university who completed the Spring 2019 NCHA-II study (n = 1107). Methods: Four different NCHA sexual orientation and gender identification variables were combined, creating a new variable to examine the campus LGBTQ + student sub-sample as a single, complete group. That group was then compared to cis-het students across multiple variables. Results: LGBTQ + students reported statistically significant differences for key variables such as suicide attempts, suicidal ideation, and self-harm, as well as for stressors that impact academic success such as discrimination. Conclusions: This analysis indicates that the challenges campus LGBTQ + students face are much different than their cis-het peers. Support from campus community members is suggested to reduce negative impacts for these students.
Descriptors: College Students, LGBTQ People, Barriers, Social Bias, Mental Health, Suicide, Psychological Patterns, Self Destructive Behavior, Stress Variables, Social Discrimination, At Risk Persons, Health Behavior
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Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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