Queer Resilience: A Mixed Methods Examination of LGBTQ+ Positive Identity, Community Connectedness, and Mental Health Outcomes in Sexual Minority Emerging Adults DOI Open Access
Alana Harrison Fondren

Published: Aug. 1, 2022

Despite significant progress in the acceptance and celebration of LGBTQ+ individuals, there is overwhelming evidence that sexual minorities still face disproportionate levels health inequity compared to their heterosexual peers. Relative peers, emerging adults may encounter unique challenges with discrimination, stigma, limited social support as they navigate changes educational occupational environments. Additionally, within broader public mental literature, little known about service utilization minority adults. To address these empirical gaps, a sample 98 completed self-report measures heterosexist discrimination experiences, symptoms, positive identity, community connectedness, utilization. The present study found identity connectedness did not attenuate relationship between negative outcomes. also predicted greater likelihood utilization, whereas not. Finally, exploratory qualitative analyses yielded deeper understanding relationships resilience among Implications future directions for research clinical practice are discussed.

Language: Английский

Chronic Conditions Among Transgender Medicare Beneficiaries: Variation By Race/Ethnicity and Medicaid Dual-Enrollment DOI
Gray Babbs, Abby Mulcahy, Jacqueline Ellison

et al.

Disability and health journal, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 18(2), P. 101764 - 101764

Published: Dec. 8, 2024

Language: Английский

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Undisciplining the Science and Religion Discourse on the Holy War on Obesity DOI Creative Commons
Arvin M. Gouw

Religions, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 15(12), P. 1538 - 1538

Published: Dec. 17, 2024

Contemporary science and religion discourse (SRD) is a large field encompassing various topics, from creationism against evolution to theological anthropology artificial intelligence, though historically, what meant by “science” Western science, “religion” usually Christianity. Moreover, SRD has been driven mainly the North American context. The scope of this paper will thus be more focused on Protestant Evangelical Christianity, which hereafter referred as simply Christianity or religion. In article, I argue that often arises conflict intersections where such interdisciplinary dialogue needed better understand topic. However, also means topics seem agree between are not discussed in SRD. It if goal SRD, consciously unconsciously, attain some consensus. Topics have achieved consensus worth interrogating using approach raise topic holy war obesity case example. From medical scientific perspective, significant epidemic problem. Similarly, Christians see problem their churches can help reinforcing need for self-control virtue. alignment two fields leaves subject primarily out radar academic Yet here unholy alliance needs questioned because locating solution willpower lose weight battle gluttony short-sighted at best, misleading perhaps, harmful worst. This calls transdisciplinary obesity, emphasizing address multifaceted nature problem, spans physiology, psychology, sociology, economics, culture, theology. overlooking complexity with its intersectionalities, both colonized bodies health. Inherent within exercise undisciplining decolonizing bodies. concept “undisciplining” involves re-evaluating beyond mere loss, addressing interconnected issues food supply, government regulations, capitalism, discrimination, mental health care. narrative sin, metaphor, methodologies employed religious communities deconstructed. conclusion, recognizing entangled system all complicit, advocates nuanced comprehensive approach, free constraints traditional disciplinary boundaries influenced narratives.

Language: Английский

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Racial/Ethnic Differences in Sexually Transmitted Infection Testing Among Transgender Men and Nonbinary Assigned Female at Birth Young Adults in the United States: a National Study DOI
Madina Agénor, Elle Lett,

Natasha Ramanayake

et al.

Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 10(6), P. 2900 - 2910

Published: Dec. 5, 2022

Language: Английский

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Queer Resilience: A Mixed Methods Examination of LGBTQ+ Positive Identity, Community Connectedness, and Mental Health Outcomes in Sexual Minority Emerging Adults DOI Open Access
Alana Harrison Fondren

Published: Aug. 1, 2022

Despite significant progress in the acceptance and celebration of LGBTQ+ individuals, there is overwhelming evidence that sexual minorities still face disproportionate levels health inequity compared to their heterosexual peers. Relative peers, emerging adults may encounter unique challenges with discrimination, stigma, limited social support as they navigate changes educational occupational environments. Additionally, within broader public mental literature, little known about service utilization minority adults. To address these empirical gaps, a sample 98 completed self-report measures heterosexist discrimination experiences, symptoms, positive identity, community connectedness, utilization. The present study found identity connectedness did not attenuate relationship between negative outcomes. also predicted greater likelihood utilization, whereas not. Finally, exploratory qualitative analyses yielded deeper understanding relationships resilience among Implications future directions for research clinical practice are discussed.

Language: Английский

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0