University housing reinforces the negative relationship between interpersonal violence, psychological distress, and suicidality in undergraduates, particularly among gender diverse students

Distractions and Defractions: Using Parental Rights to Fight Against the Educational Rights of Transgender, Nonbinary, and Gender Diverse Students

Educational Policy ◽

10.1177/0895904820983033 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 089590482098303

Author(s):

Cris Mayo

Keyword(s):

Healthcare Access ◽

Self Determination ◽

Parental Rights ◽

Diverse Students ◽

Educational Rights ◽

Policy Debates ◽

Gender Diverse ◽

Youth Rights ◽

And Gender ◽

Religiously Based

In recent years, conservative advocates have obscured their transphobia by framing their concerns as religiously-based parental rights claims. They have advocated for limitations on youth rights to gender identity self-determination. This article examines policy debates over transgender-inclusive practices in schools, including conservative demands for parental notification and limitations on healthcare access for transgender youth. I suggest that schools ought to be more concerned with children’s or students’ rights to help enable diverse students to flourish and become who they are in supportive schools. This shift would move schools away from the distractions of conservative parental rights claims and re-focus them instead on the needs of students.

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A Guide for Supporting Trans and Gender Diverse Students

PsycEXTRA Dataset ◽

10.1037/e506912021-001 ◽

2019 ◽

Keyword(s):

Diverse Students ◽

Gender Diverse ◽

And Gender

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Diversity and safety on campus @ Western: Heterosexism and cissexism in higher education

International Review of Victimology ◽

10.1177/0269758018799032 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 25 (3) ◽

pp. 320-340 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Nicole L. Asquith ◽

Tania Ferfolia ◽

Brooke Brady ◽

Benjamin Hanckel

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

Gender Diversity ◽

Diverse Students ◽

University Campus ◽

Gender Diverse ◽

Sexuality And Gender ◽

Research Findings ◽

And Gender ◽

The University ◽

The Impact

Discrimination, harassment and violence can vitiate staff and students’ experiences of education and work. Although there is increasing knowledge about these experiences in primary and secondary education, very little is known about them in higher education. This paper draws from landmark research that examines the interpersonal, educational and socio-cultural perspectives that prevail about sexuality and gender diversity on an Australian university campus. In this paper we focus on three aspects of the broader research findings: the heterosexism and cissexism experienced by sexuality and gender diverse students and staff at the university; their actions and responses to these experiences; and the impact of these experiences on victims. The research demonstrates that although the university is generally safe, sexuality and gender diverse students and staff experience heterosexist and cissexist discrimination, which can have negative ramifications on their workplace and learning experiences.

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Listening to Transgender and Gender Diverse Students on Christian College Campuses

Journal of Religion and Health ◽

10.1007/s10943-021-01425-0 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Mark A. Yarhouse ◽

Janet B. Dean ◽

Stephen P. Stratton ◽

Heather Keefe ◽

Michael Lastoria

Keyword(s):

College Campuses ◽

Christian College ◽

Diverse Students ◽

Gender Diverse ◽

And Gender

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Gender identity: Exploring struggles & school support among New Zealand senior secondary students

10.26686/wgtn.17139743 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

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Krishn Chandra

Keyword(s):

New Zealand ◽

Secondary Schools ◽

Secondary Students ◽

Gender Diversity ◽

Research Approach ◽

Diverse Students ◽

Structured Interviews ◽

Gender Diverse ◽

Senior Secondary ◽

Academic And Social Experiences

This research was undertaken with an intention to contribute to the existing literature and research on issues related to struggles and support for gender diverse students in New Zealand secondary schools. Gender diversity is a classification of individuals who do not see themselves as just male or female. LGBTQIA [lesbians, gays, bisexual, transgender and Queer] has been an acronym used to describe individuals of alternative lifestyles. The main objective of this study was to investigate in-depth to understand the positive and negative experiences of gender diverse students in New Zealand Secondary schools. A qualitative research approach was utilised and pragmatics as the research paradigm, as the focus was on the experiences of the learners and view of the teachers. Semi-structured interviews were used as this is regarded as a process of in-depth inquiry which has generated detailed descriptions. The outcomes of this research have been in line with the current and existing literature related to the experiences of gender diverse students in secondary schools in New Zealand. A review of existing literature indicates that gender diverse students are subjected to negative academic and social experiences such as verbal slurs, emotional harassment and abuse. Further, the disengagement of the curriculum and the support of the teachers in schools. The positive indication of this research was the support of the heterosexual students and teachers in the school however, there is a need for more support. It is recommended from this research that the school needs to provide professional development for its teachers and design their curriculum to create equality in the school.

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Gender identity: Exploring struggles & school support among New Zealand senior secondary students

10.26686/wgtn.17139743.v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

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Krishn Chandra

Keyword(s):

New Zealand ◽

Secondary Schools ◽

Secondary Students ◽

Gender Diversity ◽

Research Approach ◽

Diverse Students ◽

Structured Interviews ◽

Gender Diverse ◽

Senior Secondary ◽

Academic And Social Experiences

This research was undertaken with an intention to contribute to the existing literature and research on issues related to struggles and support for gender diverse students in New Zealand secondary schools. Gender diversity is a classification of individuals who do not see themselves as just male or female. LGBTQIA [lesbians, gays, bisexual, transgender and Queer] has been an acronym used to describe individuals of alternative lifestyles. The main objective of this study was to investigate in-depth to understand the positive and negative experiences of gender diverse students in New Zealand Secondary schools. A qualitative research approach was utilised and pragmatics as the research paradigm, as the focus was on the experiences of the learners and view of the teachers. Semi-structured interviews were used as this is regarded as a process of in-depth inquiry which has generated detailed descriptions. The outcomes of this research have been in line with the current and existing literature related to the experiences of gender diverse students in secondary schools in New Zealand. A review of existing literature indicates that gender diverse students are subjected to negative academic and social experiences such as verbal slurs, emotional harassment and abuse. Further, the disengagement of the curriculum and the support of the teachers in schools. The positive indication of this research was the support of the heterosexual students and teachers in the school however, there is a need for more support. It is recommended from this research that the school needs to provide professional development for its teachers and design their curriculum to create equality in the school.

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THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ADVERSITY QUOTIENT WITH PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS IN STUDENTS OF MEDICAL STUDY PROGRAMS IN SEBELAS MARET UNIVERSITY SURAKARTA

PHILANTHROPY Journal of Psychology ◽

10.26623/philanthropy.v4i2.2405 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 4 (2) ◽

pp. 172

Author(s):

Galuh Maitri Imantaka Dharma ◽

Istar Yuliadi ◽

Rini Setyowati

Keyword(s):

Psychological Distress ◽

Medical Students ◽

Negative Relationship ◽

Study Program ◽

Pearson Product Moment Correlation ◽

Correlation Test ◽

Medical Study ◽

Lecture Material ◽

Distress Scale ◽

The Relationship

The Medical Study Program causes many new situational demands and has the potential to create stress on students. The high number of lecture material difficulties, the number of assignments, the demands to understand the lecture material in a relatively short time and other problems that arise in the personal lives of students can trigger stress on medical students. Medical students who have a relatively high level of adversity quotient have a better tendency to deal with and deal with stressors in order to minimize the occurrence of psychological distress.This study aims to determine the relationship between adversity quotient with psychological distress in medical students at Sebelas Maret University Surakarta. Respondents in this study amounted to 90 students consisting of classes 2017, 2018, and 2019 with an age range of 18-21 years and are still actively attending lecture activities. The sampling technique used in this study was proportionate stratified random sampling. The instrument used in this study was a psychological distress scale (α = 0.934) and an adversity quotient scale (α = 0.951). The correlation test in this study used the Pearson Product Moment correlation test.Based on the Pearson Product Moment correlation test results obtained rxy = -0,525; p = 0,000 (p <0.05). This shows that there is a significant negative relationship between adversity quotient with psychological distress in medical students of Sebelas Maret University Surakarta. The higher adversity quotient, the lower psychological distress in medical students of Sebelas Maret University Surakarta, and conversely.

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Associations Between Interpersonal Violence, Psychological Distress, and Suicidal Ideation Among Formerly Incarcerated Men and Women

Journal of Interpersonal Violence ◽

10.1177/0886260520933045 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 088626052093304

Author(s):

Madeleine Newman ◽

Lisa Fedina ◽

Boyoung Nam ◽

Jordan DeVylder ◽

Binta Alleyne-Green

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Psychological Distress ◽

Suicidal Ideation ◽

Sexual Violence ◽

Interpersonal Violence ◽

Violence Exposure ◽

Mental Health Symptoms ◽

Formerly Incarcerated ◽

Health Symptoms ◽

Incarcerated Men

Survivors of interpersonal violence are at increased risk of negative mental health outcomes; however, scant research has explored the relationship between violence exposure and mental health symptoms among formerly incarcerated individuals. This cross-sectional survey study investigates the demographic characteristics and mental health symptoms (i.e., psychological distress and suicidal ideation) associated with interpersonal violence exposure, including physical and sexual intimate partner violence, non-partner sexual violence, and sexual violence perpetrated by prison employees in a sample of formerly incarcerated men and women, with the aim that the findings both deepen the understanding of the effects of sexual violence exposure and help inform prison and jail policies. Surveys were administered to English-speaking adults ages 18 and older to recruit a sample of adults who were formerly incarcerated ( N = 201). Questions on the survey included questions regarding demographic details, sexual violence exposure, mental health symptoms, and time incarcerated. Findings show that higher levels of sexual violence exposure were significantly associated with higher levels of psychological distress and reporting of suicidal ideation. Results also suggest that higher levels of income and education and younger age were significantly associated with sexual violence perpetrated by prison employees. In addition, most forms of interpersonal violence were independently associated with psychological distress and suicidal ideation in this population. The findings make recommendations for prison and jail policies to include targeted treatment for individuals with sexual victimization histories, to mitigate the risk of revictimization and appropriately treat adverse mental health outcomes from sexual victimization within and outside the confines of incarceration.

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