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Showing 1 to 20 of 20 for “"Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual (LGB)"”.
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Assessing the community readiness of a Latina/o campus community to address lesbian, gay, and bisexual concerns
Research on the campus climate for lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) individuals evidences that heterosexism at institutions of higher education is still prevalent. Although campus climate research is increasing, studies have been primarily conducted with European American samples. Sexual …
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The Role of Identity in Understanding Prejudice Within the LGBTQ+ Community
This study explored lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) individuals’ strength of identification with their subgroup (lesbian/gay or bisexual) and superordinate group (LGBTQ+) and whether the discrepancy between these identity dimensions relates to binegativity (the stigmatization of bisexuality). Our …
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Interpersonal relationships and psychological well-being: insights from therapeutic practice, scholarship and research
… has highlighted that a substantial minority of lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) individuals are rejected (overtly and/or covertly) by their families because of sexual stigma. As such, LGB individuals may become estranged from their families-of-origin (LaSala, 2010). However, no rigorous …
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Risk Factors and Psychological Outcomes for LGB Individuals Residing in Rural Areas
<p>Most research involving lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) individuals residing in rural areas is either qualitative or restricted in geographic area. Consequently, the purpose of the current study was to determine if differences exist between rural and non-rural LGB individuals in risk factors …
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Race, place, and sexuality: a contextual understanding of LGB identity salience
This study used feminist intersectionality and identity theories to examine the association between residential context (racial exposure and community climate) and identity salience among 375 lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) survey respondents. I hypothesized that LGB identity salience would vary …
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“It Totally Sucked the Happy out of the Gay”: Coming Out in Rural Newfoundland
The coming out process for lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) individuals has been found to significantly impact psychological well-being. Past research suggests that self-disclosing one’s sexual orientation is a major developmental milestone for sexual minorities that can be hindered by the coming …
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Pre-Service Teacher Candidates’ Knowledge and Attitudes of Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual People
… Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC) mandates teachers to provide equitable access to the core curriculum by maximizing academic achievement for all students, including those who are lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB), (Commission on Teacher Credentialing, 2014). Without the knowledge, …
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My Power, My People: Exploring the Identity Management of Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Employees in the Irish Workplace
This thesis explores the identity management of lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) employees in Ireland. A qualitative method (semi-structured interviews with 29 participants) is used to examine what affects LGB identity management in the workplace. The study uses a Critical Realist perspective, …
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Voice and visibility: tackling the ‘invisibility’ of the sexual orientation strand in UK organisation equality and diversity research
… the nine published outputs in this submission, and explains their genesis. It considers the implications of the growing visibility of the sexual orientation strand for individuals and organisations operating in the UK context before and after the introduction of the Employment Equality (Sexual …
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Minority Stress and TV Viewing Behaviors among Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Adults
… body of research has examined the ways in which lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) individuals consume LGB-inclusive media. Despite growing focus on this topic, no studies have explored the role of minority stress in the media consumption process among LGB adults. The present study examined the …
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The Impact of Outness and Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Identity Formation on Mental Health
… disclosure, outness, sexual minority identity, and mental health among lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) individuals. That is, while the relationship between LGB identity and mental health has been relatively consistently positive in the literature, the relationship between outness and mental …
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The Relationship between State-Level Policy and Mental Health among Sexual Minority Youth in the United States
… state-level policies, pertaining to hate crimes and mental health care, on the association between sexual orientation and the prevalence of depression, suicidal ideation, suicide attempt, and bullying amongst adolescents. State-level policies included whether hate crime laws included sexual …
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License to Discriminate: Structural Stigma and Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Health
A growing body of research suggests that a lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) persons’ stigmatized status impacts their health relative to heterosexuals. However, less research has examined how differences in stigma towards LGB people across geographic locales influences these health differentials. …
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Supervision Experiences of Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Psychologists-in-Training: A Qualitative Study
<p>With little research on how LGB psychologists-in-training experience supervision and how supervision affects their development as professionals and as LGB individuals, this qualitative study investigated the experiences of lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) psychologists-in-training within the …
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Disparities in Mental Health, Physical Health, and Substance Use Across Sexual Orientations in Adults
… sexual orientations is important for the design and implementation of public health interventions to improve health in lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) individuals. While prior studies have shown LGB individuals have elevated risk of poor mental health, poor physical health, and substance use, …
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Counselors' self-perceived competency with lesbian, gay, and bisexual clients
… Counseling Association recently adopted standards of competency for counselors working with lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) clients (Logan & Barret, 2005). Concurrently, the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) revised standards to require …
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A structural model examining predictors of lesbian, gay and bisexual counseling self-efficacy beliefs
Counselors and counselors-in-training are expected to provide affirmative and competent counseling services to lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) clients. Counseling self-efficacy, a construct based on the tenets of social cognitive theory, is a useful framework to assess counselors’ perceptions …
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The Interpersonal Psychological Theory of Suicide: Suicidal Ideation and Behaviors of Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual College Students and Their Heterosexual Peers
Lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) college students are among the most vulnerable to suicidal ideation and behaviors when compared to both heterosexual college students and other, generally older, members of the LGB community (Oswalt & Wyatt, 2011). Joiner’s (2005) interpersonal psychological theory …
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"Thank you for letting me be myself": Exploring the effects of identity management strategies on engagement levels of lesbian, gay and bisexual employees
… discussions regarding the social inequality of lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) individuals have been at the forefront of the U.S. national dialogue over the last decade, and estimates suggest that LGB employees comprise between 6 and 17 percent of the workforce (Gonsiorek & Weinrich, 1991), …
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A mixed-method study exploring the mental health problems of a diverse LGB community in the UK: a focus on the experiences of BAME LGB individuals
Mental health inequalities among Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) people from lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) communities remain under-researched. Existing literature in the UK highlights increased rates of mental illness in both LGB (predominantly White) and BAME (predominantly …