A Mixed-Methods Examination of the Unique Associations of Gender-Sexuality Alliance Involvement and Family Support on Bravery in Sexual and Gender Minority Youth

Autor/inn/en	Ceccolini, Christopher J.; Poteat, V. Paul; Calzo, Jerel P.; Yoshikawa, Hirokazu; Meyer, Kasey
Titel	A Mixed-Methods Examination of the Unique Associations of Gender-Sexuality Alliance Involvement and Family Support on Bravery in Sexual and Gender Minority Youth
Quelle	In: Journal of Adolescent Research, 36 (2021) 2, S.154-182 (29 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Ceccolini, Christopher J.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0743-5584
DOI	10.1177/0743558420933226
Schlagwörter	Minority Groups; LGBTQ People; Well Being; Individual Characteristics; Sexual Identity; Sexual Orientation; Family Influence; Social Support Groups; Resilience (Psychology); Program Effectiveness; Adolescents; High School Students; Massachusetts + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ethnische Minderheit; Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden; Personality characteristic; Personality traits; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Geschlechtsidentität; Sexuelle Identität; Sexuelle Orientierung; Social support; Soziale Unterstützung; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Master-Studiengang
Abstract	Research among sexual and gender minority (SGM) youth has suggested associations between Gender-Sexuality Alliance (GSA) involvement and better health. Emergent research has similarly demonstrated associations between family support and general well-being among SGM youth. However, the trait of bravery has received little attention in this literature, despite its relevance for youth in marginalized positions. We examined the association between level of GSA involvement, family support, and bravery among GSA members (n = 295; M[subscript age] = 16.07), and whether those associations differed based on sexual orientation or gender identity. We then conducted one-on-one interviews with SGM youth (n = 10), to understand how they understood bravery and experienced support in both GSA and family contexts. Greater GSA involvement significantly predicted greater bravery for all youth, whereas greater family support predicted greater bravery only for heterosexual youth. No significant moderation was found for gender minority youth. Our qualitative findings clarified how SGM youth conceptualized bravery and how they experienced it within their GSA and family settings. GSAs were associated with more frequent displays of explicit support for SGM identity, while families were perceived as providing less explicit support. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01