Teacher Support, Victimization, and Alcohol Use Among Sexual and Gender Minority Youth: Considering Ethnoracial Identity

Sexual and gender minority (SGM) adolescents report higher rates of dating violence victimization compared with their heterosexual and cisgender peers. Research on dating violence often neglects diversity in sexual and gender identities and is limited to experiences in relationships. Further, given that dating violence and alcohol use are comorbid, research on experiences of dating violence could provide insights into alcohol use disparities among SGM adolescents. We aimed to map patterns of relationship experiences, sexual and physical dating violence, and sexual and physical assault and explored differences in these experiences among SGM adolescents. Further, we examined how these patterns explained alcohol use. We used a U.S. non-probability national web-based survey administered to 13–17-year-old SGM adolescents ( N = 12,534). Using latent class analyses, four patterns were identified: low relationship experience, dating violence and harassment and assault (72.0%), intermediate dating experiences, sexual harassment, and assault and low levels of dating violence (13.1%), high dating experiences, dating violence, and sexual assault (8.6%), and high dating experiences, dating violence, and sexual harassment and assault (6.3%). Compared to lesbian and gay adolescents, bisexual adolescents reported more experiences with dating, dating violence, and sexual assault, whereas heterosexual adolescents reported fewer experiences with dating, dating violence, and sexual harassment and assault. Compared to cisgender boys, cisgender girls, transgender boys, and non-binary/assigned male at birth adolescents were more likely to experience dating violence inside and outside of relationship contexts. Experiences of dating, dating violence, and sexual harassment and assault were associated with both drinking frequency and heavy episodic drinking. Together, the findings emphasize the relevance of relationship experiences when studying dating violence and how dating violence and sexual harassment and assault might explain disparities in alcohol use.

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Feasibility of a Web-Accessible Game-Based Intervention Aimed at Improving Help Seeking and Coping Among Sexual and Gender Minority Youth: Results From a Randomized Controlled Trial

Journal of Adolescent Health ◽

10.1016/j.jadohealth.2021.03.027 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

James E. Egan ◽

Stephanie L. Corey ◽

Emmett R. Henderson ◽

Kaleab Z. Abebe ◽

William Louth-Marquez ◽

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Keyword(s):

Randomized Controlled Trial ◽

Help Seeking ◽

Controlled Trial ◽

Minority Youth ◽

Gender Minority ◽

Randomized Controlled ◽

Sexual And Gender Minority ◽

And Gender ◽

And Coping

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Do Marginalized Youth Experience Strengths in Strengths-Based Interventions? Unpacking Program Acceptability through Two Interventions for Sexual and Gender Minority Youth

Journal of Social Service Research ◽

10.1080/01488376.2018.1436631 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 44 (2) ◽

pp. 168-179 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Shelley L. Craig ◽

Ellis Furman

Keyword(s):

Minority Youth ◽

Marginalized Youth ◽

Gender Minority ◽

Sexual And Gender Minority ◽

And Gender ◽

Program Acceptability

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Promoting the Sexual Self-efficacy of Sexual and Gender Minority Youth through a Group Intervention

Groupwork ◽

10.1921/gpwk.v29i2.1213 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 29 (2) ◽

pp. 35-57

Author(s):

Shelley L Craig ◽

Wook Yang ◽

Ashley Austin

Keyword(s):

Self Efficacy ◽

Group Intervention ◽

Behavioral Therapy ◽

Minority Youth ◽

Cognitive Behavioral ◽

Cognitive Behavioral Intervention ◽

Gender Minority ◽

Before And After ◽

Sexual And Gender Minority ◽

And Gender

The current study examined the efficacy of an affirmative group cognitive behavioral intervention on the sexual self-efficacy level of sexual and gender minority youths (SGMY). SGMY (n=30) between the age of 15 and 18 participated in a series of eight cognitive behavioral-focused groups. They also completed measures on sexual self-efficacy before and after the intervention. Paired sample t-test was chosen as method of analysis. The results indicated a statistically significant increase in protection sexual self-efficacy but not in abstinence sexual self-efficacy post intervention.The current study concluded that affirmative groups that utilize cognitive behavioral therapy show promise for SGMY. Group content and process is detailed, and key components of groups designed to improve the sexual health of SGMY are discussed.

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