scholarly journals Impact of Social Context on the Self-Concept of Gay and Lesbian Youth: A Systematic Review

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 51-78 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fatima Hossain ◽  
Nuno Ferreira
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Social Context ◽  
Concept Development ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Gay And Lesbian ◽  
Lesbian Youth ◽  
Cultural Research ◽  
Gay And Lesbian Youth ◽  
Working Together ◽  
The Relationship

AbstractObjectivesSelf-concept distortion has been extensively linked with decreasing mental health in gay and lesbian youth. Social context has been proposed to have a moderating effect on the development of a healthy self-concept. However, no good quality review has approached these concepts with regards to LGBT youth.MethodsA systematic review was conducted on the relationship between social context and self-concept in gay and lesbian youth. Twenty studies were included in the review.ResultsQuality assessment of papers yielded moderate methodological strength. Findings implied that social context has considerable influence on self-concept development. Discrepancies in assessment methods, areas of social context examined, and one-dimensional nature of examining self-concept interferes with drawing explicit conclusions regarding the relationship between social context and self-concept.ConclusionPositivity of social context is not conclusively relatable to positive self-concept development, and similarly, a negative context is not predetermining of self-concept distortions. Building on resilience factors of gay and lesbian youth, working together with families, and advancing and utilizing available educational and community resources should mitigate the strength of overt and covert heterosexism hindering healthy self-concept development. Further longitudinal and cross-cultural research will be necessary to provide insight into the mechanisms of associations.

Opening Up the Classroom Closet: Responding to the Educational Needs of Gay and Lesbian Youth

1989 ◽  
Vol 59 (4) ◽  
pp. 444-454 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric Rofes
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
New York City ◽  
Los Angeles ◽  
Educational Needs ◽  
Gay And Lesbian ◽  
Gay Community ◽  
Lesbian Youth ◽  
Gay And Lesbian Youth ◽  
The Status ◽  
Opening Up

Eric Rofes, gay community activist and author, explores the issues surrounding the schools'failure to meet the educational needs of gay and lesbian youth. He argues that there has been an across-the-board denial of the existence of gay and lesbian youth, and that this has taken place because "their voices have been silenced and because adults have not effectively taken up their cause." Rofes goes on to present some promising initiatives that are designed to change the status quo: Project 10 in Los Angeles and the Harvey Milk School in New York City. He concludes by proposing needed changes in U. S. schools if they are to become truly accessible to gay and lesbian youth.

scholarly journals The relationship between Internet use and self-concept clarity: A systematic review and meta-analysis

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Cristina Elena Petre
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Internet Use ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Inclusion Criteria ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Self Evaluation ◽  
Cross Sectional Design ◽  
The Relationship

There are three hypotheses regarding the relationship between Self-Concept Clarity (SCC) and Internet use. It was argued that Internet use: 1) decreases SCC, 2) increases SCC, 3) does not relate with SCC. The present study, in the form of a systematic and meta-analytic synthesis, aimed to explore: a) the extent empirical evidence can support each hypothesis; b) how Internet use-SCC relationship was addressed across studies; c) the intensity of the Internet use –SCC relationship; d) potential moderators. Twenty-one studies (N = 8,910) met the inclusion criteria for the systematic review (i.e., being quantitative, written in English, concerned with Internet use -SCC relationship) and 11 studies (N = 3,298) met the additional criteria for meta-analysis (i.e., being correlational, using self-evaluation instruments, quantifying general Internet use and including the information needed to calculate the meta-analysis specific indicators). Results emphasized that all three hypotheses are plausible, as distinct dimensions of Internet use related differently with SCC. However, the conclusions were limited by the extensive use of cross-sectional design. For general Internet use and SCC relationship the overall effect was -0.350, p < .01. Some moderators were significant: cultural background, Internet operationalization, age homogeneity, participants rewarding. This paper outlines the complexity of SCC – Internet relationship and underlines some of the gaps that should be further addressed. Implications and limits of the study (e.g., publication bias, excluded outcomes in the meta-analysis or possible omission of moderators) are discussed.

The Life Course of Gay and Lesbian Youth:

1989 ◽  
Vol 17 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 315-355 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew M. Boxer ◽  
Bertram J. Cohler
Keyword(s):  
Life Course ◽  
Gay And Lesbian ◽  
Lesbian Youth ◽  
Gay And Lesbian Youth ◽  
The Life Course

How Lonely are Gay and Lesbian Youth?

2003 ◽  
Vol 93 (2) ◽  
pp. 486-486 ◽  
Author(s):  
James I. Martin ◽  
Anthony R. D'Augelli
Keyword(s):  
Gay And Lesbian ◽  
Loneliness Scale ◽  
Lesbian Youth ◽  
Gay And Lesbian Youth ◽  
Scale 8

UCLA Loneliness Scale (8-item version) scores in a sample of 384 gay and lesbian adolescents support the hypothesis that such youths are especially vulnerable to loneliness.

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